The life cycle energy demand and greenhouse gas emissions of high-capacity urban transport systems: A case study from Vienna's subway line U2
Document Type
Journal Article
Publication Date
2016
Subject Area
place - europe, place - urban, mode - subway/metro, infrastructure - rolling stock, planning - environmental impact, technology - emissions
Keywords
CED, energy demand, GHG, global warming potential, greenhouse gas emissions, subway
Abstract
This article calculates the impact of three measures in order to reduce the global warming potential (GWP) and cumulative energy demand (CED) of Vienna's subway line U2. Results show that the increase of the train occupancy rate has the highest reduction impact (–30%/–30%), followed by new rolling stock (–26%/–34%), and a change in energy mix (–8%/–4%). The total reduction to be achieved with all measures combined is around –55% for GWP and CED, leading to a GWP of 91 [g] and 1.653 [MJ] per passenger kilometer traveled (PKT). With all these measures applied, the subway has lower GWP and CED than other modes of transport presented in the literature.
Rights
Permission to publish the abstract has been given by Taylor&Francis, copyright remains with them.
Recommended Citation
Lederer, J., Ott, C., Brunner, P.H., & Ossberger, M. (216). The life cycle energy demand and greenhouse gas emissions of high-capacity urban transport systems: A case study from Vienna's subway line U2. International Journal of Sustainable Transportation, Vol. 10(2), pp. 120-130.
