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The mobility drive

Der Weg zur Mobilität

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Mobility is an essential need that has vigorously increased ever since the dawn of modern civilization. The indications for possible saturation are a few so that further increases testing the long-term sustainability can be expected. We show that a paradigm shift toward decarbonization, smaller automobiles and more public transport in conjunction with institutional innovations and some lifestyle changes could lead toward the achievement of virtually all goals of more sustainable mobility. There are essentially three ways to go about this fundamental change, namely to shift toward zero-carbon emissions sources such as renewables and nuclear, to capture carbon from fossil energy and store it and to drastically improve energy efficiencies by adopting advanced technologies and more sustainable lifestyles. In other words, a convergence of advanced technologies, new institutional settings and changing lifestyles would be required to achieve more sustainable mobility services and forms.

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Seit Anbeginn der Zivilisation nimmt der Bedarf an Mobilität stetig zu. Es gibt so wenige Anzeichen für eine Sättigung dieses Wachstums, dass eine langfristig nachhaltige Lösung schwierig scheint. Der Beitrag beschreibt, wie ein Paradigmenwechsel hin zu Entcarbonisierung, kleineren Fahrzeugen und mehr öffentlichem Verkehr in Verbindung mit Veränderungen in der Gesellschaft und des persönlichen Verhaltens das Erreichen praktisch aller Ziele nachhaltiger Mobilität ermöglicht. Drei Komponenten sind wesentlich für diesen fundamentalen Wandel, nämlich der Einsatz von kohlenstofffreien Energiequellen, wie beispielsweise erneuerbaren Energien und Kernenergie, die Abscheidung und Speicherung von Kohlenstoff beim Einsatz von fossilen Energieträgern sowie eine drastische Effizienzsteigerung durch die Anwendung fortschrittlicher Technologien und schließlich ein entsprechend nachhaltiger Lebensstil. In anderen Worten, die Anwendung von fortschrittlichen Technologien und eine massive Änderung unseres Verhaltens zusammen sind notwendig, um nachhaltig Mobilität bereitzustellen.

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Nakicenovic, N. The mobility drive. Elektrotech. Inftech. 125, 362–366 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00502-008-0586-0

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