Abstract
Fuel use and air emission consequences of using the Soo Locks for Great Lakes coal shipping are considered. By including all major origin/destination route-specific characteristics, it is seen, in contrast to many industry and government publications, that a switch primarily to rail would reduce fuel use and air emissions. The consequences of the extra pollutants are calculated based on existing offset/permit prices and marginal damage estimations. It is likely that emission costs are well below the purported economies of scale savings from vessel shipping.
| Original language | English (US) |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 117-121 |
| Number of pages | 5 |
| Journal | Transportation Research Part D: Transport and Environment |
| Volume | 18 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Jan 2013 |
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Keywords
- External cost accounting
- Modal shift
- Shipping fuel use
- Shipping's relative efficiency
- Transportation emissions
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