The New Silk Road as an green alternative for China-European Union transport – CO2 emission analysis
The New Silk Road as an green alternative for China-European Union transport – CO2 emission analysis

Summary/Abstract: The current climate policy of the European Union is aimed at reducing carbon dioxide emissions. This has a significant impact not only on the functioning of transport within the Union but also with its key partners. China has been the European Union’s biggest partner for many years. Since 2013, that is, after the launch of the New Silk Road, along with sea and air transport, rail transport has also remained a viable transport alternative on that route. The conducted research showed that, taking into account CO2 emission measured with WTW and TTW method, rail transport between China and the European Union can be treated as a relatively green solution in comparison to other modes of transport. The shortcomings of these methods were indicated and the need to correctly present the length of the route for which the emission measurement was performed. Attention was also paid to the infrastructural limitations related to the further development of rail transport within the New Silk Road.

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