Public Hearing on Sustainable European Transport Policy. Jens Hügel,, Head Sustainable Development Brussels, 9 October 2007

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1 Public Hearing on Sustainable European Transport Policy Jens Hügel,, Head Sustainable Development Brussels, 9 October 2007 Page 1

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3 Evolution of IRU Membership Created Founder States: Belgium Norway Denmark Sweden France UK Netherlands Switzerland Updated August Members 72 Countries Page 3

4 Road transport is a vital production tool in a global economy tool in a global economy What does it take to have a cup of coffee in a café? The combined efforts of 29 companies in 18 countries There is transport between each. Most of it is by road. Road Transport = Production Tool! Source: IRU Page 4

5 Focussing on toxic emissions first Evolution of Commercial Vehicle Emission Standards in the EU Euro 0 (1990) Euro 1 (1993) Euro 2 (1996) Euro 3 (2000) Euro 4 (2005) Euro 5 (2008) 120 percentage (1990 = 100) % - 81% - 86% - 97% CO HC NOx particulates Source: Eur Commission, Auto Oil II Page 5

6 Misperception who really produces CO2 17% Power generation 20% 27% Heating 33% 30% 3% Other (waste disposal agriculture, etc) Private Car, Airline, Ship, Rail Goods transport by road While power generation and heating contribute to over 50% of CO2 emissions, these are areas where viable alternate energy sources with low CO2 emissions exist already today. Page 6

7 3 i Strategy for Sustainable Development innovation Effective at-source technical measures & operating practices to reduce environmental impact are the best way to reduce emissions of road transport. incentives Governments need to encourage faster introduction by transport operators of best available technology and practices. infrastructure Adequate investment in new infrastructure to remove bottlenecks and missing links, plus best use of existing infrastructure, are essential to reduce emissions from road transport. Page 7

8 Innovation Eco-driving training helps to further reduce fuel consumption and therefore CO2 emissions by up to 10%. The right priority! - reducing toxic emissions over non-toxic emissions Biofuels are not the solution! Fuel consumption and thus CO2 emissions of commercial vehicles have been reduced by 36% since Leave it to the industry! Page 8

9 Evolution of Fuel Consumption 40-tonne truck Fuel consumption (l/100 km) : -36% Source: Verband der Automobilindustrie (VDA) e.v., 2004 Page 9

10 Incentives Real business incentives can make road transport cleaner. CO2 emission taxation needs to be applied correctly. Buses and coaches replace up to (maximum of) 80 cars, reducing congestion and emissions. Clean transport by rail only with nuclear energy. Modal shift from road to rail only if rail transport offers right quality! Page 10

11 Infrastructure Congestion is responsible for 100 billion litres of wasted fuel in the United States alone and is a source of unecessary emissions! Road transport taxes should go back into roads. Road congestion increases CO2 emissions by 300%. Page 11

12 Road Congestion increases Fuel Consumption 100 (40 tonne truck) 84 fuel consumption (l/100 km) km/h, no stops 50 km/h, 1 stop per km 50 km/h, 2 stops per km Source: VDA, 2000 Page 12

13 Focus on the right issue! Fossil fuel is not renewable! Our industry is 100% dependent on oil. No economically viable alternatives to fossil fuel. Our duty is to ensure that our children s s children can benefit from black gold through a sustainable energy policy. Page 13

14 Need to diversify the energy market Page 14

15 Conclusion 1. The road transport industry is committed to achieving sustainable development. 2. The IRU 3 i strategy for sustainable development paves the way to reducing emissions. 3. Road transport has already significantly reduced its emissions and will continue doing so. However A sustainable transport policy needs to be linked with a sustainable energy policy. Page 15

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