The contribution of metros to reducing CO2 emissions from a city’s transport sector
The contribution of metros to reducing CO2 emissions from a city’s transport sector
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.22533/at.ed.75824010410
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Palavras-chave: Redução das emissões de CO2; transporte de passageiros; setor de transportes; metros.
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Keywords: Reducing CO2 emissions; passenger transportation; transport sector; metros.
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Abstract: To better understand the impact of a city's metro transport system on CO2 emissions, it is crucial to carry out a comprehensive analysis, knowing the real dimension of the contribution of metro systems to the entire transport system's CO2 emissions. It is necessary to consider the gains that the operation of the metro can bring by reducing the use of other more polluting means of transport, especially road transport, such as cars, vans, motorcycles, and buses. This work aims to present a methodology for estimating CO2 emissions that considers both the emission produced by a metro system and the emission avoided due to the operation of this system, presenting the results of the applications of this proposed methodology.
- Carlos Eduardo Sanches de Andrade