 Strategic insights: a system dynamics approach to analyse sustainability and cost efficiency in Indian freight transportation scenariosN. Firoz and Vinay V. Panicker European Journal of Industrial Engineering, 2025, vol. 20, issue 3, 335-367 Abstract: Freight transportation decarbonising is one of the key challenges in climate change mitigation efforts. The modal shift is considered a widely accepted effective strategy towards reducing carbon emissions in transportation. The main focus of this paper is to analyse the modal shift policy towards freight transport decarbonisation in India. A carbon tax on road transport was proposed to promote the transport to low carbon transport modes. A system dynamics model was developed to analyse the time-dependent complex freight transportation system with the introduction of a carbon tax under three scenarios. The optimal modal share can be obtained in a fast-change scenario by 2042, with a significant reduction of 37% in carbon emission and 4% in logistics cost. The fast change scenario recommends the modal transition at a rate of 1-1.5%. These findings will support the government for proactive measures for a swift transition in line with the fast-change scenario. [Submitted: 12 October 2023; Accepted: 6 August 2024] Keywords: freight transport; decarbonisation; modal shift; carbon tax; system dynamics; India. (search for similar items in EconPapers) Downloads: (external link) Related works: Export reference: BibTeX RIS (EndNote, ProCite, RefMan) HTML/Text Persistent link: https://EconPapers.repec.org/RePEc:ids:eujine:v:20:y:2025:i:3:p:335-367 Access Statistics for this article More articles in European Journal of Industrial Engineering from Inderscience Enterprises Ltd |
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