Frederic Rudolph

• Dr.-Ing.
• Project Manager at Wuppertal Institute for Climate, Environment and Energy

This chapter reflects on the ways in which Horizon 2020 capacity building programmes support the diffusion of the sustainable urban mobility planning (SUMP) concept among European cities. It explores the different knowledge requirements of local administrations and how they are addressed through capacity building activities. The chapter builds on t...

Mobility as a service (MaaS) is being developed as a means of providing passengers with a convenient, on-demand, multimodal transport service. Pilot trials claim that MaaS can bring substantial benefits at individual and city level in terms of increases in efficiency, health and environmental factors. The SUITS project hosted a one-day conference i...

This article aims to analyse the potential for international climate governance to promote the decarbonisation of land transport. It first summarises challenges and barriers that impede the transformation of the sector. On this basis, the article discusses how international governance could potentially assist with overcoming these barriers and mobi...

Im vergangenen Jahr waren die Zuwachszahlen im Bereich der Elektromobilität in Deutschland höher als jemals zuvor. Das enorme Wachstum ist vor allem der EU-Verordnung zur Flottenemissionsnorm zu verdanken. Die Elektromobilität hat damit einen wichtigen Schritt gemacht und gezeigt, dass sie das Potenzial hat, den Verbrennungsmotor bald zu verdrängen...

The overall objective of the H2020 CiViTAS SUITS project 1 is to enhance the capacity of small and medium local authorities to develop and implement sustainable, inclusive, integrated and accessible transport strategies, policies, technologies, practices, procedures, tools, measures and intelligent transport systems that recognise the end-to-end tr...

Umweltschutz und Pandemie-Schutz haben als Handlungsfelder urbaner Politik scheinbar wenig miteinander zu tun. Es zeigt sich jedoch, dass die Folgen der Pandemie große Potenziale für erfolgreichen urbanen Umweltschutz bergen und umgekehrt, dass dieser die Resilienz der Städte fördert.

The transformation of urban mobility systems causes financial costs for the procurement and operation of innovative products and services and for the adaptation of existing infrastructure. While public budgets are limited, investments in infrastructure and transport services compete against other spending priorities, and private investors often are...

This paper investigates the multimodal nature of urban congestion and network performance, with the aim of developing practice ready policy tools to alleviate the adverse effects of excess demand, no matter in which mode it realizes. As part of the efforts to get an overall understanding of how congestion is defined in various disciplines, we condu...

In this policy paper we discuss policy instruments which can help to decarbonise passenger cars in the European Union. We elaborate to what extent these policy instruments are effective, technology-neutral, predictable, cost-effective and enforceable. Based on these criteria, we develop recommendations for the European Union and its Member States o...

This policy brief discusses the importance of Sustainable Urban Mobility Plans (SUMPs) for sustainable mobility. We test the hypothesis that the development of an ambitious plan in itself does not necessarily translate into successful policies and measures and in actual sustainable urban mobility. We find that the existence of a SUMP correlates pos...

This review of sources has assessed existing evidence for economic benefits arising from innovations or interventions that aim to improve the environmental performance of vehicles - such as enhancements to engine and vehicle technologies or improved fuels. It is designed to support cities in their decision making and measure selection process. The...

This review of sources has assessed existing evidence for economic benefits arising from marketing / social marketing and rewards-based schemes encouraging greater use of more sustainable modes and travel behaviours. It is designed to support cities in their decision making and measure selection process. The article is one of 22 reviews published i...

Transport investment schemes tradition- ally have to undergo appraisal in order to prove their value for money to funding agencies and also in order to justify the expenditure to electorates. Ex-ante appraisals can also be used to assist in the measure selection process by providing an indication of the costs and benefits of specific policy or infr...

This paper discusses the current practices and challenges facing cities in assessing urban transport interventions. On this basis, it develops options for decision-makers to appraise small-scale, sustainable urban transport policy measures. The analysis of current appraisal practice shows that data requirements and complexity are cities’ main obsta...

The paper examines policies and measures that promote the usage of pedelecs and that contribute to climate friendly passenger transportation thereby. As pedelecs allow the rider to pedal at lower efforts, pedelecs provide the potential to increase the share of bicycle trips in metropolitan regions with hilly landscapes and with a significant share...

Was erreicht eine engagierte Förderung von Pedelecs im städtischen Personenverkehr für den Klimaschutz? Diese Frage wird in zwei Szenarien für die Stadt Wuppertal beantwortet. Während das erste Szenario von einem business as usual ausgeht, nimmt das zweite Szenario eine ambitionierte Förderung von Anscha und Nutzung des Pedelecs an. Es stellt sich...

This article analyses the negotiations on the future of the international climate regime at the United Nations Climate Summit in Copenhagen. It also discusses key issues in the ongoing business of implementing the Climate Convention and the Kyoto Protocol. The article lays out the main issues at stake in the negotiations, contrasts divergences in i...

In December 2009, countries meet in Copenhagen to establish a new global climate agreement. This article links the need for reducing transport-related greenhouse gas emissions in developing countries with the current international climate negotiations. Arguing that a sustainable transport approach requires comprehensive policy packages, it assesses...

The EU Directive on Energy End-use Efficiency and Energy Services (ESD) set an indicative target for EU Member States to achieve a 9% annual energy saving by 2016 from new energy efficiency improvement (EEI) measures. Until now there has been no common methodology on how to measure and evalu-ate such savings. An international consortium funded by t...

This paper analyzes the international climate negotiations that took place at the 14th Conference of the Parties to the UNFCCC (COP) and the 4th Meeting of the Parties to the Kyoto Protocol (CMP) held in Poznan, December 1–12, 2008. It works out the main issues at stake in the negotiations, contrasts divergences in interests amongst negotiating Par...

Die Städte tragen weltweit am stärksten zum Klimawandel bei. Wer mit dem Klimaschutz ernst machen will, muss also dort ansetzen. Eine Metropole in einen weitgehend CO2 -freien Ballungsraum umzuwandeln, ist eine sehr anspruchsvolle, aber machbare Aufgabe, die natürlich nicht umsonst zu haben ist, sich im Großen und Ganzen aber rechnet. Wie eine aktu...

For the climate conference in Copenhagen, December 7 to 18, after broad expert discussions, the Wuppertal Institute for Climate, Environment and Energy submits a proposal for an effective and equitable climate change agreement. -- Für die Klimakonferenz in Kopenhagen vom 7. bis 18. Dezember 2009 legt das Wuppertal Institut nach breiter Fachdiskussi...

Also in the global South, transport already significantly contributes to climate change and has high growth rates. Further rapid motorisation of countries in Asia and Latin America could counteract any climate efforts and aggravate problems of noxious emissions, noise and congestion. This Paper aims at connecting the need for transport actions in d...