Estimating the direct rebound effect for on-road freight transportation

Winebrake, James J.; Green, Erin H.; Comer, Bryan; Corbett, James J.; Froman, Sarah

doi:10.1016/j.enpol.2012.05.018

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“…This again can lead to an aggregate absolute increase in negative sustainability impacts e.g., emissions. For transportation in general, this is for example outlined by Wang and Lu [188], Winebrake et al [189] or Matos and Silva [190]. In the analysed business reports, this is present for example with the following citation: "For example, by using dedicated freight aircraft, versus utilizing belly cargo in passenger planes, greenhouse gas emissions per ton-km of cargo can be reduced."…”

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How to Achieve Supply Chain Sustainability Efficiently? Taming the Triple Bottom Line Split Business Cycle

Klumpp

2018

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For sustainable supply chains, specific concepts regarding how to efficiently improve sustainability are needed in a global comprehensive triple bottom line (TBL) approach, especially for forwarders as central actors in supply chain design. Such specific advice is provided by reporting empirical DEA Malmquist index findings from seven large European forwarders regarding a TBL sustainability analysis from 2006 to 2016. A major obstacle in improving sustainability consists in the newly discovered fact that with the business cycle, the three TBL areas of economic, ecologic and social objectives for logistics are undergoing different up-and down-ward trends, making it very hard to improve all three simultaneously. Additional factors are identified in the characteristics of size and government influence regarding the sustainability efficiency of forwarders. This has important impacts on supply chain design like e.g., with selection criteria.

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How to Achieve Supply Chain Sustainability Efficiently? Taming the Triple Bottom Line Split Business Cycle

Klumpp

2018

Sustainability

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“…As described by Jevons, the rebound effect may lead to the consequence that, with increased sustainability efficiency, the increased use of transportation resources may lead to an overall absolute increase in negative sustainability impacts. For transportation in general, this is outlined by Wang and Lu [167], Winebrake et al [168], or Matos and Silva [169]. In order to identify such rebound effects for the specific triple bottom line objectives and indicators suggested here would have to be tested in further research, but a similar rebound effect may not be rejected out of hand in light of the existing research results.…”

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Do Forwarders Improve Sustainability Efficiency? Evidence from a European DEA Malmquist Index Calculation

Klumpp

2017

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Sustainability performance and efficiency is an important topic in transportation and for forwarders. This is shown, for example, by the fact that major logistics service providers LSP publish sustainability reports, often within the annual legal business report. However, in depth research is missing regarding the efficiency of forwarders regarding the established triple bottom line approach for sustainability, including economic, social, and ecology performance areas. This is especially true for a dynamic time-series perspective, as usually only static analyses for one point in time are presented (in most cases single business years). Therefore, the operations research technique of a data envelopment analysis (DEA) Malmquist index calculation is used in order to provide a longitudinal calculation of efficiency, incorporating multiple objectives regarding the triple bottom line approach for European forwarders. Several indicators are tested, including total revenues and assets as input types, profit (EBIT) and dividend volume (economic dimension), employment and gender equality in management (social), and carbon-equivalent emissions (environmental) as output types.

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“…Rebound effects are the difference between anticipated/projected energy savings and the real energy savings from implemented measures or policies [33]. There may even be backfire effects of measures and policies when the improved energy efficiency results in an increased total energy demand.…”

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Regional Transport Indicators Used in Sweden for Measurement, Reporting and Verification of CO2 Emissions

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Established practice is available as a reference for evaluating sustainable transport and CO2 emissions at national, European and global levels, but comparing corresponding systems at the regional and local levels are more challenging. Therefore, this paper analyses the use of indicators, evaluation methods and data availability at local and regional levels for applied policies and measures in transport planning. Sweden is used as a case study. Available data show that total surveys (e.g., vehicle registry data), sample surveys (e.g., interviews) or modelling can be used to develop transport indicators, and that either generated (volume generated in the area) or performed (volume in the area) traffic and transportation is estimated. However, there are limitations with all methods and the design of evaluations needs careful consideration in order to reflect changes in local and regional transport systems and to relate those changes to specific measures and policies. In most cases, survey methods need to be used in order to follow up the most common indicators. All evaluation methods need to be complemented with analyses of a baseline to determine additionality and also potential rebound effects need to be considered, which requires the application of a wider systems perspective. OPEN ACCESSChallenges 2015, 6 56

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Estimating the direct rebound effect for on-road freight transportation

Cited by 40 publications

References 29 publications

How to Achieve Supply Chain Sustainability Efficiently? Taming the Triple Bottom Line Split Business Cycle

How to Achieve Supply Chain Sustainability Efficiently? Taming the Triple Bottom Line Split Business Cycle

Do Forwarders Improve Sustainability Efficiency? Evidence from a European DEA Malmquist Index Calculation

Regional Transport Indicators Used in Sweden for Measurement, Reporting and Verification of CO2 Emissions

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