Economic and environmental impacts of organised Car Sharing Services: A case study of Ireland

Niamh Rabbitt and Bidisha Ghosh

Research in Transportation Economics, 2016, vol. 57, issue C, 3-12

Abstract: To meet the binding annual Green House Gas (GHG) emission targets according to the European Union (EU) Effort Sharing Decision by 2020, transport related CO2 emissions are required to be reduced in Ireland. Internationally Car Sharing (CS) has been identified as a means of reducing car dependency and travel related CO2 emissions while still allowing users the benefits of car access. Rabbitt & Ghosh (2013) established that CSS adoption would be beneficial to Dublin & the benefits may extend to Ireland. This study extended the work by providing a detailed framework of evaluating economic and environmental impacts of joining CSS for both individuals and the collective society. The study also expanded the estimation of travel behaviour changes from the users in Dublin city to the potential users in the entire country of Ireland.

Keywords: Car sharing; Car club; CO2 emissions; Sustainable travel; Travel cost analysis; Urban mobility (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2016
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DOI: 10.1016/j.retrec.2016.10.001

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