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T-1A1c-TE-2 - Biofuel for gas buses

Background

IPCC WG3 definition: M-1A-11 - Alternative Fuels for Vehicles.

Sustainable biofuels are produced from biomass, such as arable crops, food waste or residues from the forest industry. Since biomass has accumulated carbon dioxide from the atmosphere during its growth, and release emissions during natural degradation in any case, emissions from biofuels are assumed to be zero. However, biofuel vehicles still cause particulate emissions.

Sustainability Category: Amber

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: Resource Shift
Operations: vehicle_km
Activity measure: percent
Activity conversion: 1

Activities

Improves:
Sustainability category: Amber T-1A1c-A-4 - Gas buses

Parameters

Parameter Unit Description

YAML Specification

sustainability: amber
version: 2.0.0
type: resourceShift
longName: Alter the proportion of compressed biogas (CBG) in compressed natural gas
  (CNG) for buses.
shortName: Biofuel CNG buses
description: Increase the proportion of biogas in gas mix
unitOfMeasure: percent
cohort:
  expression: '1'
resourcesToUpdate:
  from: resource_proportion_natural_gas_gasbus
  to: resource_proportion_biogas_gasbus
carbonCausalChains:
  atoc:
    expression: '1'
  chains:
  - chain: gas_buses
cobenefits:
- air_quality
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