T-1A1a-6 - Shift from car to railway

Background

IPCC WG3 definition: M-1A-3 - Public Transit.

Railways are a highly efficient mode of transport. Regardless of fuel source, railways generate significantly less emissions than passenger transport by car.

Railways are a highly efficient mode of transport. Regardless of fuel source, railways generate significantly less emissions emissions than passenger transport by car. Replacing longer - distance car trips with railways will not only reduce greenhouse gas emissions but also air and noise pollution.

Transition Element

• Type of shift: Type Shift
• Activity: TBD
• Operation: TBD
• ATOC: TBD

Activities

Shift from:

• A-1A1a-1 - Petrol cars
• A-1A1a-2 - Diesel cars
• A-1A1a-5 - LPG cars
• A-1A1a-3 - Gas cars

Shift to:

• A-1A2-2 - Electric rail passenger transport

Parameters

Parameter	Unit	Description
load_factor_car_average	persons	Load factor car average
distance_increase_car_to_train_long_journey	percent	Distance increase from car to train for long journey

YAML Specification

title: T-1A1a-6 - Shift from car to railway
id: transfer_from_car_to_railway
sector: transport
progress: 50
version: 2.0.2
ipccMitigationMethod: 1a-03-public-transit
name: transfer_from_car_to_railway
type: shift
unitOfMeasure: person_km
cohort:
  expression: '1'
shiftFrom:
  atoc:
    expression: 1 / %[0]
    variables:
    - load_factor_car_average
  chains:
  - chain: petrol_vehicles
  - chain: diesel_vehicles
  - chain: lpg_vehicles
  - chain: gas_vehicles
shiftTo:
  atoc:
    expression: 1 + %[0]
    variables:
    - distance_increase_car_to_train_long_journey
  chains:
  - chain: electric_rail
cobenefits:
- air_quality
- reduced_noise
- reduced_accidents
- less_congestion

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