Sustainable freight transport measures

The SFT measures catalogue is a tool featuring a collection of more than 200 sustainable freight transport measures. It allows you to easily find the measures corresponding specifically to your needs by customizing your searches according to a set of criteria. Key filters include, for example, the mode of transport, timescale for implementation, investment cost, and emission savings potential. As applicable, additional information is provided by means of specific links to supporting documentation and references. Use the “Search measure” box for a full text search to narrow results or to find measures related to a specific key word.

For more information on how the measures can support a comprehensive sustainable freight transport strategy, see the implementation step of the UNCTAD SFT framework.

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-	Dimensions of sustainability			Transport mode				Scope					-	-	-	-	Emission quantification
Measure	Economic	Environmental	Social	Road	Rail	Maritime/ Waterways	Aviation	Country/ Region/ Local	Corridor/ Multimodal/ Intermodal	Urban	Fleet	Company/ Firm	Type of measure	Timescale for implementation	Investment cost	SFT measure typically led (i.e. Initiated/ Driven/ Implemented/ Financed) by	Potential CO2 savings per vehicle; per equipment unit (in %)	Potential CO2 savings by transport mode; by fleet; by transport supply chain level (in %)	Other savings
Adequate truck parking space	30.00%	30.00%	40.00%	1	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	0	Short	Infrastructure	Low	Government
Advanced aircraft configurations/ aerodynamic designs	50.00%	30.00%	20.00%	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	Long	Technology	High	Private Sector
Aerodynamic drag reduction devices (truck/road)	50.00%	50.00%	0.00%	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	Short	Technology	Low	Private Sector
Aerodynamic drag reduction devices and strategies (train/railway)	50.00%	50.00%	0.00%	0	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	1	Medium	Technology	Moderate	Private Sector
Aerodynamic drag reduction: sharklets installation (aviation)	50.00%	50.00%	0.00%	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	Short	Technology	Moderate	Private Sector
Aerodynamic drag reduction: vehicle platooning (road)	20.00%	40.00%	40.00%	1	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	Short	Technology	Moderate	Private Sector	10%
Aerodynamic optimization of pantographs (railway)	50.00%	25.00%	25.00%	0	1	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	Medium	Technology	Moderate	Government, Private Sector			Energy efficiency improvement: <2%; <1%
Agreement on Freight Train Transfer Inspection (ATTI)	50.00%	25.00%	25.00%	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	Medium	Regulatory	Moderate	Government
Air traffic control coordinated procedures	50.00%	50.00%	0.00%	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	1	Medium	Co-operative	Moderate	Private Sector
Alternative fuels use (aviation)	33.00%	34.00%	33.00%	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	1	1	Long, Medium	Regulatory	High	Government, Private Sector	15% - 80%
Alternative fuels use (railway)	33.00%	34.00%	33.00%	0	1	0	0	1	1	0	1	1	Long, Medium	Regulatory	High	Government, Private Sector
Alternative fuels use (road)	33.00%	34.00%	33.00%	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	1	1	Long, Medium	Regulatory	High	Government, Private Sector
Alternative fuels use (shipping)	33.00%	34.00%	33.00%	0	0	1	0	1	1	0	1	1	Medium, Long	Regulatory	High	Government, Private Sector
Application of 5G maritime technology	80.00%	10.00%	10.00%	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	1	1	Medium	Technology	Moderate	Government, Private Sector, Development Agencies
Application of global technical standards and regulations in freight transport (UNECE, IMO, IATA, etc.)	20.00%	40.00%	40.00%	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	1	1	Long	Regulatory	Moderate	Government
Articulated trains	50.00%	30.00%	20.00%	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	Medium	Technology	Moderate	Government, Private Sector, Development Agencies			Energy efficiency improvement: 2% - 5%; 1% - 2%
Automated sheeting systems (truck/handling of goods/road)	25.00%	0.00%	75.00%	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	Short	Technology	Moderate	Private Sector
Autopilot upgrade/ adjustment (shipping)	50.00%	50.00%	0.00%	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	Short	Technology	Moderate	Private Sector	0.5% - 3%
Aviation voluntary carbon offsetting measures	75.00%	25.00%	0.00%	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	Medium	Behavioral/Operational	High	Private Sector
Awareness building among staff	40.00%	50.00%	10.00%	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	1	1	Long	Management	Moderate, High	Government, Private Sector	0.1%

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