Mannattuparambil, Philip Joppen (2021) An analysis of passenger transport trends and related CO2 emissions during the waves of the covid-19 pandemic across different countries. Master's Research Project 1, Energy and Environmental Sciences.
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Abstract
The coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) pandemic has unprecedentedly impacted our lives and daily human activities since early 2020. Countries implemented measures to curb the spread of the virus by enforcing stay at home orders and travel restrictions. With major sectors being affected by the pandemic, there has been a decline in CO2 emissions globally. As a consequence of the confinement measures, the transport sector contributes the most to the decline in CO2emissions. This study estimates and analyzes the CO2 emission change trends of public (bus and rail) and private surface passenger transport modes. The study is conducted across 21 countries, from March 1st, 2020, to Jan 31st, 2021, covering the 1st and the 2nd wave of covid-19. The CO2 change is indirectly estimated using activity data and emission factor of both the transport modes of each country. The CO2 emission change and activity change of public and private passenger transport is compared in relation to 3 levels of confinement measures as well as the different waves. Comparing the CO2 change during the waves and confinement levels of different countries as well as zooming into the trends of individual countries is the main focus of this study.
| Item Type: | Thesis (Master's Research Project 1) |
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| Supervisor name: | Shan, Y. and Hubacek, K.S. |
| Degree programme: | Energy and Environmental Sciences |
| Thesis type: | Master's Research Project 1 |
| Language: | English |
| Date Deposited: | 24 Jun 2021 13:12 |
| Last Modified: | 24 Jun 2021 13:12 |
| URI: | https://fse.studenttheses.ub.rug.nl/id/eprint/24686 |
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