Comparison of carbon emission intensities across different urban passenger transport modes
TIAN Pei-ning1, ZHANG Hao-xiang2, MAO Bao-hua1, ZHANG Shu-jing1
1. Key Laboratory of Transport Industry of Big Data Application Technologies for Comprehensive Transport, Beijing Jiaotong University, Beijing 100044, China; 2. Beijing Urban Construction Design and Development Group Co. Ltd., Beijing 100037, China
Abstract:To compare the carbon emissions levels across various urban passenger transport modes, we proposed a comprehensive evaluation index and developed a detailed calculation model for urban passenger transport carbon emission intensity. Through the application of Kruskal-Wallis test and Bonferroni correction, we discerned significant variances in carbon emission intensities among different urban passenger transport modes. Additionally, the k-means clustering method was further employed to examine the carbon emission intensity across urban rail transit (URT) of different operational mileages. The findings revealed: (1) Both RPCF (Rated person-kilometer carbon emission factor) and APCF (Actual person-kilometer carbon emission factor) indicators were effectively to assess the carbon emission intensity of urban passenger transport modes, yet a significant and non-negligible difference between these two indicators was observed. (2) When average levels of RPCF and APCF were examined, urban public transport was shown to have a clear low-carbon advantage over private transport. The average values of RPCF were determined in descending order for gasoline cars, electric cars, diesel buses, natural gas buses, URT and electric buses, recorded as 40.69, 21.26, 14.86, 11.63, 8.81 and 5.28gCO2/(person·km) respectively; whereas APCF averages were identified in descending order for gasoline cars, electric cars, URT, diesel buses, natural gas buses and electric buses, noted as 113.02, 59.06, 43.14, 42.47, 33.24 and 15.07gCO2/(person·km). Compared to RPCF, the low-carbon advantage of URT's APCF was diminished. (3) URT and diesel buses were not observed to have a low-carbon advantage over electric cars. Natural gas buses and electric buses exhibited a significant low-carbon advantage compared to URT, with electric buses being identified as the most carbon-efficient mode and gasoline cars as the least. (4) URT with higher operational mileage was shown to have a greater low-carbon advantage compared to that with lower mileage. URT with operational distances of 0~70, 70~200, 200~400, 400~600 and 600~800 km had their APCF measured as 86.03, 57.43, 51.71, 34.11 and 33.41gCO2/(person·km).
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