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A-1A1b-3 - Active travel

Definition

This emission source is defined by the IPCC in E-1A3b - Road Transportation.

Transition Elements

This activity has the following mitigation methods modelled as transition elements:

Activity Model

This emission source is modelled with Biomechanics as:

Parameters

Parameter Unit Description
emission_factor_active_travel g_co2e_kwh Emission factor active travel
stock_growth_mobility_walking_biking person_km_percapita Growth of active travel (walking and cycling) operations
stock_mobility_walking_biking person_km Stock of walking and biking
energy_intensity_walking_biking kwh_person_km Energy intensity walking/biking

YAML Specification

title: A-1A1b-3 - Active travel
id: walking_cycling
sector: transport
version: 2.0.4
progress: 80
ipccEmissionSource: 1a3b-road-transportation
name: walking_cycling
operation:
  growthType: true
  variable: stock_mobility_walking_biking
  growthFactor:
    unitOfMeasure: per_capita
    expression: '%[0]'
    variables:
    - stock_growth_mobility_walking_biking
  primaryStock:
    name: personal_vehicles_bicycle
work:
- name: biomechanics
  unitOfMeasure: kwh
  operationToWork:
    unitOfMeasure: kwh/person_km
    expression: '%[0]'
    variables:
    - energy_intensity_walking_biking
  input:
  - resource: metabolic_energy
    unitOfMeasure: joule
    resourceToWork:
      unitOfMeasure: kwh/kwh
      expression: '1'
    emissionFactor:
      unitOfMeasure: g_co2e/kwh
      expression: '%[0]'
      variables:
      - emission_factor_active_travel
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