Modelling sustainable urban travel in a whole systems energy model

Steve Pye and Hannah Daly

Applied Energy, 2015, vol. 159, issue C, 97-107

Abstract: Many proposed low carbon transitions of the transport system have focused on decarbonisation in terms of technological transformation; however, significant opportunities exist for behavioural or demand side orientated measures to play an important role. This paper explores how one such option, mode shift, can contribute to low-carbon energy systems. For the first time, endogenous mode choice is integrated into a whole energy systems model, ESME, by representing mode speed, travel time budgets, infrastructure costs, and maximum rates of modal shift. Results indicate that the cost-optimal model solution favours sustainable transport modes, although this is strongly contingent on financial disincentives for car travel and measures to make slower modes more attractive. This approach is relevant in many different country contexts, as the need to assess options for lower carbon, more sustainable urban transport systems increases.

Keywords: Energy system models; Modal shift; Low carbon transition (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2015
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DOI: 10.1016/j.apenergy.2015.08.127

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