Environmental assessment of 9 European public bus transportation systems

Eva Nanaki; Christophis Koroneos; Jaume Roset; Tiziana Susca; Toke Haunstrup Christensen; Sonia De Gregorio Hurtado; Adam Rybka; Jevgenijs Kopitovs; Oliver Heidrich; Petra Amparo López-Jiménez

doi:10.1016/j.scs.2016.08.025

Environmental assessment of 9 European public bus transportation systems

Authors:

Nanaki, Eva ;
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University of Western Macedonia, Department of Mechanical Engineering
Koroneos, Christophis ;
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University of Western Macedonia, Department of Mechanical Engineering
Roset, Jaume ;
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Departament de Física Aplicada, ETS Arquitectura Barcelona Universitat Politecnica de Catalunya
Susca, Tiziana ;
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Bundesanstalt für Materialforschung und -prüfung (BAM)
Christensen, Toke Haunstrup ;
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0000-0002-5473-6369
Danish Building Research Institute, The Faculty of Engineering and Science, Aalborg University
De Gregorio Hurtado, Sonia ;
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CEDEX, Ministerio de Fomento C,
Rybka, Adam ;
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Faculty of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Department of Town Planning and Architecture, Rzeszow University of Technology
Kopitovs, Jevgenijs ;
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Software Engineering Transport and Telecommunication
Heidrich, Oliver ;
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School of Civil Engineering & Geosciences, Research Fellow with the Tyndall Centre for Climate Change Research, Newcastle University
Amparo López-Jiménez, Petra
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Hydraulic and Environmental Engineering Department, Universitat Politècnica de València

DOI:

10.1016/j.scs.2016.08.025

Abstract:

The transportation sector is one of the largest sources of EU’s greenhouse gas emissions. In 2011, transportation represented approximately 25 percent of total EU’s greenhouse gas emissions. Urban mobility accounts for 40% of all CO2 emissions of road transport and up to 70% of other pollutants from transport. As, transportation and mobility play a crucial part both in urban economics and the quality of life, it is of great significance to ensure a low carbon transportation sector, so as to deal with the threat that climate change poses to urban areas. This study examines the factors that affect the production of carbon dioxide (CO2) as well as of air pollutants, in 9 major European cities, aiming to provide a comprehensive overview of the actual knowledge on the atmospheric pollution from public transportation systems. CO2 emissions as well as air pollutants, such as CO, HC, PM, NOx are calculated for the diesel and CNG bus fleets of the European cities under study. Finally the environmental benefits, in terms of CO2 and CO, HC, PM, NOx emissions reductions, from the penetration of different biodiesel blends (from B10 to B100) to the bus fleets are estimated.

Type:

Journal article

Language:

English

Published in:

Sustainable Cities and Society, 2017, Vol 28, Issue January, p. 42-52

Main Research Area:

Science/technology

Publication Status:

Published

Review type:

Peer Review

Submission year:

2017

Scientific Level:

Scientific

ID:

2342823885

Environmental assessment of 9 European public bus transportation systems

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