Spillover Effect Details
- Policy
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Swiss Roads Initiative
- Alternative
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Green Freight Corridor Initiative
- Dimension
- Infrastructure
- Criteria
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- Resilience to climate risks
- Time Frame
- 5
- Score
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- PositiveImpact
- If successful, the Green Freight Corridor Initiative would significantly reduce congestion from heavy goods vehicles on the A1 motorway, resulting in decreased air pollution and greenhouse gas emissions. By promoting electric heavy-duty trucks, this initiative would directly contribute to Switzerland's climate goals and foster a more sustainable freight transport system, creating a long-term asset of cleaner air and improved urban mobility for future generations.
- NegativeImpact
- The initiative may fail to achieve its ambitious goals if the necessary infrastructure for electric heavy-duty trucks (such as charging stations) is not adequately developed. Additionally, if not enough freight operators adopt electric vehicles or the transition takes longer than expected, the initiative may result in continued congestion and pollution, compromising future generations' quality of life and leading to potential reliance on fossil fuels.
- Description
- The Green Freight Corridor Initiative, while offering some potential benefits aimed at reducing freight congestion and emissions on the A1 motorway, faces substantial risks of underperformance. If it does not sufficiently ameliorate current congestion issues due to low adoption rates or lack of infrastructure investment, it could be seen as a wasted effort relative to more comprehensive solutions like Smart Traffic Management Systems or Integrated Public Transport Enhancements, which have broader impacts and feasibility.