The impact of ITS on CO2 emissions – An analysis of effect chains

Information and communication technologies (ICT) applied to the transport sector are expected to play a significant role in reducing the carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions emitted by the transport sector. To foster the development and deployment of these technologies, known as “intelligent transport systems” (ITS), and direct the development into promising tracks their potential impact on CO2 emissions needs to be known in advance. Therefore a methodology for a reliable environmental evaluation is crucial, which is outline in this technical paper.