Type
Position Papers
Author
Huib van Essen
Organization
OECD
Published in
2008
Submitted by
Catherine Willis
Related theme(s)
Environment & Climate Change
Region
All Regions
Country
All Countries

The Environmental Impacts of Increased International Road and Rail Freight Transport

This paper was prepared by Huib van Essen, CE Delft, Delft, the Netherlands, as a contribution to the OECD/ ITF Global Forum on Transport and Environment in a Globalising World that was held November 2008 in Guadalajara, Mexico. It discusses the environmental impacts of increased international road and rail freight transport past trends and future perspectives.