Using Bus Rapid Transit to Mitigate Emissions of CO 2 from Transport

Simon McDonnell, Susana Ferreira and Frank Convery

Transport Reviews, 2008, vol. 28, issue 6, 735-756

Abstract: This article investigates the role of bus rapid transit as a tool for mitigation of transport‐related carbon dioxide (CO 2 ) emissions. We analyse a Quality Bus Corridor (QBC) implemented in Dublin, Ireland, in 1999 and estimate CO 2 emissions associated with differing levels of bus priority for the period 1998--2003 and for the Kyoto commitment period (2008--12). Associated monetary values are established using CO 2 prices from the European Union Emissions Trading Scheme. We find that, in the absence of a QBC, peak‐time emissions for our sample population would have been 50% higher than in the factual scenario. For the Kyoto commitment period, we find the median value of the policy implementation to be in the region of €650 000.

Date: 2008
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