T-1A1a-18 - Shift to trams, light rail and subway

Background

IPCC WG3 definition: M-1A-3 - Public Transit.

Public transport can move large numbers of people efficiently, causing lower emissions, reduced noise levels, less congestion and an improved urban environment.

Transition Element

• Type of shift: Type Shift
• Activity: TBD
• Operation: TBD
• ATOC: TBD

Activities

Shift from:

• A-1A1a-1 - Petrol cars
• A-1A1a-2 - Diesel cars
• A-1A1a-5 - LPG cars
• A-1A1a-3 - Gas cars

Shift to:

• A-1A2-4 - Trams and light rail

Parameters

Parameter	Unit	Description
load_factor_car_commute	persons	Load factor car commute
average_commute_length_to_work	km_commute	Average commute length to work (round-trip)
proportion_of_personal_vehicles_operation_commuting	percent	Proportion commutes
load_factor_rail_commute	persons	Load factor tram and light rail

YAML Specification

title: T-1A1a-18 - Shift to trams, light rail and subway
id: increased_proportion_of_public_transport_by_trams_and_light_rail
sector: transport
progress: 50
version: 2.0.0
ipccMitigationMethod: 1a-03-public-transit
name: increased_proportion_of_public_transport_by_trams_and_light_rail
type: shift
unitOfMeasure: commutes
cohort:
  expression: '%[0]'
  variables:
  - proportion_of_personal_vehicles_operation_commuting
shiftFrom:
  atoc:
    expression: '%[0] / %[1]'
    variables:
    - average_commute_length_to_work
    - load_factor_car_commute
  chains:
  - chain: petrol_vehicles
  - chain: diesel_vehicles
  - chain: lpg_vehicles
  - chain: gas_vehicles
shiftTo:
  atoc:
    expression: '%[0] / %[1]'
    variables:
    - average_commute_length_to_work
    - load_factor_rail_commute
  chains:
  - chain: tram_and_light_rail
cobenefits:
- air_quality
- reduced_noise
- reduced_accidents
- less_congestion

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