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Evaluating greenhouse gas emission of transit agencies: A case study of Ontario, Canada.
- Source :
- International Journal of Sustainable Transportation; 2022, Vol. 16 Issue 8, p706-718, 13p, 3 Diagrams, 6 Charts, 1 Graph
- Publication Year :
- 2022
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Abstract
- The objective of this research was to map out the greenhouse gas (GHG) footprint of Ontario transit agencies. A system-by-system GHG emissions model was developed to determine which transit agencies are low, medium, or high emitters based on the metric tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent (CO<subscript>2</subscript>e) emitted from mobile sources. A score card was created based on four preliminary indicators: (1) CO<subscript>2</subscript>e per passenger, per revenue vehicle kilometer; (2) CO<subscript>2</subscript>e per passenger, per service area density; (3) CO<subscript>2</subscript>e per vehicle, per revenue vehicle kilometer; and (4) CO<subscript>2</subscript>e per vehicle, per service area density. This score card provides a relative metric to compare the GHG emissions of different transit agencies which can be used as an audit standard for quantifying comparative CO<subscript>2</subscript>e reductions. The results indicated that one-third of transit agencies operate in the "A" grade range, while the remaining agencies received grades of "B" to "E"; thus, demonstrating the potential for utilizing Green Funds in different jurisdictions to advance technology and ridership solutions aimed at GHG emissions reduction to achieve climate change objectives. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 15568318
- Volume :
- 16
- Issue :
- 8
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- International Journal of Sustainable Transportation
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 158339026
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1080/15568318.2021.1919799