(Finance) – To counter the energy crisis triggered by the war in Ukraine it should encourage train travelboth on short and long distances, a sustainable means that would allow save oil at a time when the offer is lacking. This is what emerges from one ten point analysis drawn up of theInternational Energy Agency (AIE).
It is – explains FSNews the information portal of the FS Italiane Group – of a to do list to shift the demand for oil towards a more sustainable path, both from an environmental and an economic point of view. If fully implemented, the recommended measures should reduce demand of petroleum 2.7 million barrels per day within four months, the amount of crude oil equivalent to powering all cars in China.
Since the greater demand comes from transportthe Paris-based agency dictates a series of behaviors that would help reduce demand: lower i speed limits by carencourage the work from home and carpooling, to limit car access to urban centersmake the public transport cheaper, incentivize the micromobility And increased use of the train. For distances of less than a thousand kilometers, high-speed trains are an excellent substitute for short-haul flights, as are night trains for crossing greater distances and distributing traffic at different times of the day.
According to the IEA about 2% of aeronautical activity could be moved on high-speed linesconsidering the existing infrastructures, while the arrival at railway stations, which are mainly located in the city center, would make an important contribution to solving the energy crisis and also to the ecological transition.