Selected Determinants of Sustainable Transport in the Context of the Development of a Low-Carbon Economy in Poland

Karolina Godzisz, Maciej Dzikuć, Piotr Kułyk, Arkadiusz Piwowar, Piotr Kuryło and Szymon Szufa
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Karolina Godzisz: Faculty of Economics and Management, University of Zielona Góra, 65-417 Zielona Góra, Poland
Maciej Dzikuć: Faculty of Economics and Management, University of Zielona Góra, 65-417 Zielona Góra, Poland
Piotr Kułyk: Faculty of Economics and Management, University of Zielona Góra, 65-417 Zielona Góra, Poland
Piotr Kuryło: Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, University of Zielona Góra, 65-417 Zielona Góra, Poland
Szymon Szufa: Faculty of Process and Environmental Engineering, Lodz University of Technology, 90-924 Lódź, Poland

Energies, 2021, vol. 14, issue 17, 1-14

Abstract: Road transport is one of the key elements of economic development that helps build social and territorial cohesion. The economic development that has taken place in Poland over the last three decades has led to an improvement in road infrastructure throughout the country. Construction of new roads and improvement of existing ones promotes economic development. However, as the number of cars increases, so does the level of air emissions. In reducing pollutant emissions, the analysis of the technological possibilities used and the improvement of their efficiency with the simultaneous minimization of generated pollution is also of particular importance. The purpose of the publication is to present development trends in road transport in Poland and the possibility of reducing emissions in this respect. The method of analysing strategic documents and statistical data was used to achieve this goal. Moreover, the article shows perspectives for reducing the level of emissions from road transport and refers to the assumptions related to the modernization of the transport sector and reducing its share in carbon emissions and its sustainable development in cities.

Keywords: energy; economy; low-carbon development; electromobility; road transport (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: Q Q0 Q4 Q40 Q41 Q42 Q43 Q47 Q48 Q49 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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