T-1A1a-TE-22 - Improved urban planning

Background

IPCC WG3 definition: .

TBD

Sustainability Category: Amber

This transition element has only moderate climate impact but may be necessary for maintaining urban needs, with a clear pathway to decarbonization. While not aligned with net-zero targets, this transition element is actively improving the emissions profile and represents intermediate performance on the path to sustainability.

Transition Element

⁠	⁠
Shift type:	Utilisation Shift
Operations:	vehicle_km
Activity measure:	urban_car_trips
Activity conversion:	average_urban_car_trip_distance

Activities

⁠	Improves:
	T-1A1a-A-1 - Petrol cars
	T-1A1a-A-2 - Diesel cars
	T-1A1a-A-3 - Gas cars
	T-1A1a-A-4 - Hydrogen vehicles
	T-1A1a-A-5 - LPG cars
	T-1A1a-A-6 - Pure electric vehicles
	T-1A1a-A-7 - LNG cars

Parameters

Parameter	Unit	Description
average_urban_car_trip_distance	vehicle_km	Average distance of urban car trips
savings_urban_planning	percent	Urban planning savings factor

YAML Specification

sustainability: amber
type: upshift
longName: Improved urban planning to reduce distance driven by cars.
shortName: Urban planning
version: 2.1.0
description: Reduce the amount of vehicle kilometer from cars to fulfill the need
  of mobility through improved urban planning
unitOfMeasure: urban_car_trips
cohort:
  expression: '1'
variablesToUpdate:
- update: average_urban_car_trip_distance
  type: SAVINGS
  by:
    expression: '%[0]'
    variables:
    - savings_urban_planning
carbonCausalChains:
  atoc:
    expression: '%[0]'
    variables:
    - average_urban_car_trip_distance
  chains:
  - chain: petrol_vehicles
  - chain: diesel_vehicles
  - chain: lpg_vehicles
  - chain: gas_vehicles
  - chain: lng_vehicles
  - chain: hydrogen_vehicles
  - chain: battery_electric_vehicles