IDEAS home Printed from https://ideas.repec.org/a/ers/journl/vxxviy2023i1p203-221.html
   My bibliography  Save this article

An Analysis of the Current Structure of Means of Transport in Poland in Terms of Emission Performance

Author

Listed:
  • Mariusz Pyra

Abstract

Purpose: This study analyses the current structure of the means of road transport in Poland in the context of emission performance and transition to sustainable mobility. Its main aim is to present numerical data for key categories of vehicles from the decarbonisation perspective, i.e. buses and trucks, as well as to formulate conclusions concerning the presence or absence of a qualitative improvement in these means of transport, as well as the nature of these qualitative changes, if any. Design/Methodology/Approach: This study is based on secondary data sources, mainly the literature of the subject, statistical data from SAMAR reports with regard to the automotive market as well as statistical information from EUROSTAT. It employs a method involving the analysis of the structure and dynamics of phenomena related to the Polish road transport stock. Findings: Statistical analysis allowed us to conclude that the structure of the means of transport in the Polish road transport sector has seen a noticeable qualitative improvement over the past 10 years, which involved the introduction of vehicles that comply with stricter exhaust gas emission standards, as well as vehicles with other sources of propulsion than internal combustion engines. Still, high-emission vehicles prevail in the sector. The scale of qualitative changes in the structure of the means of road transport in terms of emission performance (types of propulsion) is not permanent. Practical Implications: The analyses carried out in this study reveal the condition of the Polish road transport sector in the context of zero-emission and low-emission transport. This type of study may provide a clear signal for decision-makers that the current steps are insufficient to achieve the set decarbonisation targets. Originality/Value: The overall picture emerging from the analysis is not optimistic. The stock of vehicles in Poland’s road transport is dominated by long used or old vehicles, which means that these vehicles have been in service for a long time and that they have poor emission performance, which is disadvantageous in the context of road transport decarbonisation targets.

Suggested Citation

  • Mariusz Pyra, 2023. "An Analysis of the Current Structure of Means of Transport in Poland in Terms of Emission Performance," European Research Studies Journal, European Research Studies Journal, vol. 0(1), pages 203-221.
  • Handle: RePEc:ers:journl:v:xxvi:y:2023:i:1:p:203-221
    as

    Download full text from publisher

    File URL: https://ersj.eu/journal/3106/download
    Download Restriction: no
    ---><---

    Citations

    Citations are extracted by the CitEc Project, subscribe to its RSS feed for this item.
    as


    Cited by:

    1. Mariusz Pyra, 2023. "A Scenario Analysis for the Decarbonisation Process in Poland’s Road Transport Sector," European Research Studies Journal, European Research Studies Journal, vol. 0(1), pages 411-432.
    2. Mariusz Pyra, 2023. "Simulation of the Progress of the Decarbonization Process in Poland’s Road Transport Sector," Energies, MDPI, vol. 16(12), pages 1-21, June.
    3. Agnieszka Galecka & Mariusz Pyra, 2023. "Analysis of the Objectives of the EU's New Climate and Transport Policy - An Attempt to Identify the Most Significant Challenges for Companies from the Polish Road Transport Sector," European Research Studies Journal, European Research Studies Journal, vol. 0(3), pages 457-481.

    More about this item

    Keywords

    Road transport; decarbonisation; emission performance.;
    All these keywords.

    JEL classification:

    • C1 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Econometric and Statistical Methods and Methodology: General
    • Q5 - Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics; Environmental and Ecological Economics - - Environmental Economics
    • R4 - Urban, Rural, Regional, Real Estate, and Transportation Economics - - Transportation Economics

    Statistics

    Access and download statistics

    Corrections

    All material on this site has been provided by the respective publishers and authors. You can help correct errors and omissions. When requesting a correction, please mention this item's handle: RePEc:ers:journl:v:xxvi:y:2023:i:1:p:203-221. See general information about how to correct material in RePEc.

    If you have authored this item and are not yet registered with RePEc, we encourage you to do it here. This allows to link your profile to this item. It also allows you to accept potential citations to this item that we are uncertain about.

    We have no bibliographic references for this item. You can help adding them by using this form .

    If you know of missing items citing this one, you can help us creating those links by adding the relevant references in the same way as above, for each refering item. If you are a registered author of this item, you may also want to check the "citations" tab in your RePEc Author Service profile, as there may be some citations waiting for confirmation.

    For technical questions regarding this item, or to correct its authors, title, abstract, bibliographic or download information, contact: Marios Agiomavritis (email available below). General contact details of provider: https://ersj.eu/ .

    Please note that corrections may take a couple of weeks to filter through the various RePEc services.

    IDEAS is a RePEc service. RePEc uses bibliographic data supplied by the respective publishers.