UK road freight energy use by product: Trends and analysis from 1985 to 1995

F. M. Vanek; J. B. Campbell

doi:10.1016/S0967-070X(99)00024-4

UK road freight energy use by product: Trends and analysis from 1985 to 1995

F. M. Vanek, J. B. Campbell

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Since the early 1980s, energy use in road freight has been rising much faster than overall energy use in the UK. To better understand the factors driving this rapid growth, we carried out an analysis of road freight energy use trends across 14 product sectors from 1985 to 1995. Growth in length and complexity of supply chains, rather than growth of output, is shown to be the main driver of increasing freight energy consumption, with high value products having the highest energy use per tonne lifted. Policy options and a proposal for improved estimation of energy consumption are also discussed. (C) 2000 Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserved.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	237-246
Number of pages	10
Journal	Transport Policy
Volume	6
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/S0967-070X(99)00024-4
Publication status	Published - Oct 1999

Keywords

Energy
Freight
Logistics
Production sectors

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UK road freight energy use by product: Trends and analysis from 1985 to 1995

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