Road
Decarbonising Europe’s Trucks: How to Minimise Cost Uncertainty
Case-Specific Policy Analysis, Policy Insights,
4 September 2022
- Ensure that policies to promote direct electrification of trucks remain technology-neutral.
- Launch targeted studies and pilot projects to assess the merits of electric road systems for road freight decarbonisation.
- Further investigate decarbonisation technologies for particularly challenging road freight applications.
- Introduce policies that help zero-emission vehicles become cost-competitive sooner.
- Accelerate the deployment of zero-emission vehicle infrastructure.
- Strengthen regulations that make trucks more energy-efficient.
Implementing the ASEAN Fuel Economy Roadmap
Case-Specific Policy Analysis, Policy Insights,
27 March 2022
- Strengthen alignment on fuel economy measurement as a key prerequisite for further action.
- Ensure availability of testing capacity for fuel economy.
- Build data processing and storage capacity for benchmarking, monitoring and decision making.
- Adopt and align policy tools to strengthen ASEAN fuel economy ambition.
- Align fuel taxation policies across ASEAN.
- Include low- and zero-emission vehicles in the ASEAN fuel economy roadmap.
- Target all motorised vehicles with policies that reduce fuel consumption and CO2 emissions.
Lightening Up: How Less Heavy Vehicles Can Help Cut CO2 Emissions
Case-Specific Policy Analysis, Policy Insights,
3 November 2017
- Consider the potential of vehicle mass reduction when designing climate policies.
- Do not rely on vehicle mass reductions alone to achieve the European Union’s target of a 60% transport CO2 reduction.
- Nudge consumers into buying lighter vehicles by emphasising their benefit.
ITF signs path-breaking agreements on road safety, sustainable development, decarbonising aviation and open data
Media Release,
7 June 2017
Managing the Transition to Driverless Road Freight Transport
Case-Specific Policy Analysis, Policy Insights,
30 May 2017
- Continue driverless truck pilot projects to test vehicles, network technology and communications protocols.
- Set international standards, road rules and vehicle regulations for self-driving trucks.
- Establish a temporary transition advisory board for the trucking industry.
- Consider a temporary permit system to manage the speed of adoption and to support a just transition for displaced drivers, while ensuring fair access to markets.
Communicating on the Access Charging Scheme in the City Centre ‘AREA C’ and Other Strategies in Milan
Presentation, slides, speech,
17 January 2017
Free Public Transport as a Measure for Improving Air Quality
Presentation, slides, speech,
17 January 2017
Use of Speed Limits to Mitigate Pollution Peak in Paris and Reallocation of Road Space
Presentation, slides, speech,
17 January 2017
Air Pollution Mitigation Strategies in Major Developing Cities
Presentation, slides, speech,
17 January 2017
Air Pollution Crisis Measures and Traffic Management in Shanghai and Beijing
Presentation, slides, speech,
17 January 2017
Charging Scheme in Milan City Centre ‘AREA C’ and Other Strategies in Milan
Presentation, slides, speech,
17 January 2017
Low Emission Zones in German Cities and other Incentives Used to Encourage the Use of Clean Technologies in the Freight Sector
Presentation, slides, speech,
17 January 2017
A Comprehensive Policy and Technology Strategy for Mitigating Emissions from Heavy-Duty Vehicles in Brazilian Urban Centres
Presentation, slides, speech,
17 January 2017
Effective Technologies for Mitigating Emissions from Light-Duty Vehicles
Presentation, slides, speech,
17 January 2017
Experience with DPF and GPF Applications, First Fit and Retrofit in Europe, USA and Emerging Countries
Presentation, slides, speech,
17 January 2017
Improvements of the Inspection and Maintenence System: Experience in Santiago de Chile
Presentation, slides, speech,
17 January 2017