Within the scope of the Communication for the approval of the C02 emission level for combustibles, the Federal Council explains how the Kyoto-gap is to be closed. In addition to the proposed principle measures of C02 tax and climate cent, significant CO2 contributions can also be expected from promotional measures in non-motorised transport (NMT) in the longer term. The present INFRAS-report, commissioned by the Federal roads office (FEDRO), quantifies this C02 potential of non-motorised transport. The study restricts itself to the transfer potential of short MIT (motorised individual transport) journeys to non-motorised transport. From a methodical point of view, a distinction is made between «technical» and «realisable» potential: Depending on the assumption in terms of the reasonable maximum length of an excursion, a technical transfer potential of 17-20% of all MIT-trips (traffic volume) results. This corresponds to savings of around 0.4-0.5 million tonnes of CO2. Depending on the future scenario and assumptions in terms of reasonable maximum excur-sion length, achievable potential of 6% to 15% of all MIT-trips by 2030 results. This corresponds to savings of ap-proximately 0.1 to 0.35 million tonnes CO2. Compared with other domestic and foreign potential analyses, the present study arrives at more cautious estima-tions of potential. This is above all because a more differentiated methodical approach was chosen.

C02 potential of non-motorised transport

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