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Comparative Analysis on the Rail and Road Freight Transportation: Air contaminant and greenhouse gas emission

철도화물과 도로화물수송의 비교분석 연구: 대기오염물질 및 온실가스 배출

  • Kim, Young-Joo (Logistics System Research Division, Korea Railroad Research Institute) ;
  • Park, Jaehyun (Logistics System Research Division, Korea Railroad Research Institute) ;
  • Oh, Yong-hui (Department of Industrial and Management engineering, Daejin University)
  • Received : 2016.08.17
  • Accepted : 2016.09.09
  • Published : 2016.09.30

Abstract

With increasing global concerns for environmental impacts, efforts have been made to encourage a modal shift from road freight to an eco-friendly transport system such as rail freight. In Korea, the government has set master plans for a green transport system but has not taken any substantial action to promote rail freight transport. In developing policies and actions to promote rail freight, quantitative studies on environmental impacts among transportation means are essential. This study examined the air pollutant emissions and greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions per unit freight transported by road and rail, respectively. To improve the accuracy, we analyzed emission data and freight transport mileage of rail freight considering diesel locomotives and electric locomotives separately. The results show that unit air pollutant emissions (except SO2) from road freight are about 7~15 times more than those from rail freight. In addition, the GHG emission unit of road freight is about 4 times higher than that of rail freight.

전 세계적으로 환경에 대한 관심이 높아짐에 따라 세계 각국은 도로중심의 운송체계를 철도 등 친환경 교통체계로 전환하고자 하는 움직임이 증가하고 있다. 우리나라도 도로화물수송의 철도전환을 도모하고자 하고 있으나 실질적인 노력은 부족한 상황이다. 화물철도와 같은 친환경 수송수단에 대한 지원정책 마련을 위해 무엇보다 필요한 것이 바로 도로대비 철도의 친환경성에 대한 정량적 자료이나 이에 대한 연구는 부족한 상황이다. 따라서 본 연구에서는 철도와 도로의 화물수송시 배출되는 환경오염물질 및 온실가스 배출 원단위를 산정하고 이의 비교검토를 진행함으로써 철도화물의 친환경성을 제시하였다. 특히 디젤기관차와 전기기관차의 대기오염물질 및 온실가스 배출량이 상이하므로 이를 구분하여 산정함으로써 보다 현실적인 친환경성 비교분석을 수행하였다. 분석결과 도로화물의 단위수송 당 대기오염물질 배출량이 SO2를 제외하고는 철도보다 7~15배 가량 높은 것을 확인할 수 있었다. 또한 온실가스의 경우 도로화물이 철도대비 약 4배 수준의 온실가스를 배출하는 것을 확인할 수 있었다.

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