Measurement of CO2 emissions from road freight transport: A review of UK experience

Energy Policy

Volumn 37, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 3733-3742

  McKinnon, A C ^a   Piecyk, M I ^a  

^a HERIOT WATT UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

CO2; Road freight; UK

Indexed keywords

CO2; DATA SETS; INDUSTRY STAKEHOLDERS; NATIONAL LEVEL; POLICY MAKING; ROAD FREIGHT; ROAD FREIGHT TRANSPORT; TIME PERIODS; TRAFFIC COUNTS; UK; VEHICLE TESTS;

ROADS AND STREETS; SURVEYS; TRUCKS;

FREIGHT TRANSPORTATION;

CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON EMISSION; EMISSION CONTROL; FREIGHT TRANSPORT; MEASUREMENT METHOD; POLICY MAKING; POLLUTION POLICY; ROAD TRANSPORT; TRAFFIC EMISSION; TRUCKING;

EURASIA; EUROPE; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 69949161177     PISSN: 03014215     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enpol.2009.07.007     Document Type: Article

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