T-1A3-A-1 - Passenger air transport
Definition¶
This emission source is defined by the IPCC in E-1A3a - Civil Aviation.
Sustainability Category: Red¶
This activity significantly contributes to greenhouse gas emissions and undermines climate mitigation efforts. The activity should be phased out or fundamentally transformed, with financing directed toward decommissioning, replacement with sustainable alternatives, or radical decarbonization where elimination is not immediately feasible.
Transition Elements¶
This activity has the following mitigation options modelled as transition elements:
- T-1A3-TE-1 - Biofuel for air passenger transport
- T-1A3-TE-2 - More efficient passenger airplanes
- T-1A3-TE-3 - Shift to electric air passenger transport
- T-1A3-TE-4 - Shift from air travel to railway
Activity Model¶
This emission source is modelled with Combustion as:
Parameters¶
Parameter | Unit | Description |
---|---|---|
emission_factor_aviation_biofuel_kwh_to_co2e | g_co2e_kwh | Emission factor aviation biofuel |
emission_factor_aviation_turbine_fuel_kwh_to_co2e | g_co2e_kwh | Emission factor aviation turbine fuel |
energy_intensity_air_transportation | kwh_person_km | Energy intensity air passenger transportation |
resource_proportion_aviation_biofuel | percent | Fuel proportion aviation biofuel |
resource_proportion_aviation_turbine_fuel | percent | Fuel proportion aviation turbine fuel |
stock_air_transport | person_km | Stock of passenger air transportation operations |
stock_growth_air_transport | person_km_percapita | Growth air transport per new capita |
YAML Specification¶
sustainability: red
version: 2.1.0
ipccEmissionSource: 1a3a-civil-aviation
operation:
growthType: true
variable: stock_air_transport
growthFactor:
unitOfMeasure: per_capita
expression: '%[0]'
variables:
- stock_growth_air_transport
work:
- name: combustion
unitOfMeasure: kwh
operationToWork:
unitOfMeasure: kwh/person_km
expression: '%[0]'
variables:
- energy_intensity_air_transportation
input:
- resource: aviation_biofuel
unitOfMeasure: kwh
resourceProportion: resource_proportion_aviation_biofuel
resourceToWork:
unitOfMeasure: kwh/kwh
expression: '1'
emissionFactor:
unitOfMeasure: g_co2e/kwh
expression: '%[0]'
variables:
- emission_factor_aviation_biofuel_kwh_to_co2e
- resource: aviation_turbine_fuel
unitOfMeasure: kwh
resourceProportion: resource_proportion_aviation_turbine_fuel
resourceToWork:
unitOfMeasure: kwh/kwh
expression: '1'
emissionFactor:
unitOfMeasure: g_co2e/kwh
expression: '%[0]'
variables:
- emission_factor_aviation_turbine_fuel_kwh_to_co2e
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