使用Trozzi和Vaccaro以及最大整数函数对美国华盛顿渡轮和公路运输碳排放的比较分析
Kadir Mersin1, Metin Yıldırım1, Andrew Adewale Alola2,3
1Logistics Management, Faculty of Economics, Administrative and Social Sciences, Istanbul Gelisim University, Istanbul, Turkey.
概括
在二氧化碳排放方面,海运比公路运输更环保. 这项研究通过比较渡轮运输与道路替代品来量化潜在的二氧化碳减少,为排放管理策略提供了见解.
科学领域:
- 环境科学 环境科学
- 运输工程 运输工程
- 气候变化研究 气候变化研究
背景情况:
- 全球贸易的增长需要可持续的运输解决方案.
- 在运输中依赖化石燃料有助于环境退化,包括全球变暖和海洋酸化.
- 与公路运输相比,海运往往被认为是比公路运输更碳效率的运输方式.
研究的目的:
- 将华盛顿州渡轮公司 (WSF) 的二氧化碳 (CO2) 排放量与假设的公路运输场景进行比较.
- 通过将车辆从渡轮转移到高速公路来评估潜在的二氧化碳减排.
- 在海运和公路运输领域,为减少二氧化碳排放策略的政策提供信息.
主要方法:
- 对华盛顿州渡轮公司运营的六条渡轮线路 (FL) 的分析.
- 使用最大整数函数 (GIF) 和Trozzi和Vaccaro函数 (TVF) 进行计算.
- 模拟了三个不同的场景,比较渡轮运输与公路替代品.
主要成果:
- 场景1:如果所有乘客使用汽车而不是渡轮,而渡轮没有汽车,那么会产生大量的二氧化碳排放.
- 假设情景计算了潜在的二氧化碳排放,如果乘坐渡轮运输的车辆使用公路而不是公路:分别为情景1-3的每年2,638,858.138,704,958.2998和1,394,148.577.
- 确定没有汽车的乘客选择乘坐公共汽车而不是渡轮 (情景3) 呈现出特定的排放特征.
结论:
- 在这种情况下,海运,特别是渡轮运输,与同等的公路运输相比,每单位的碳足迹较低.
- 该研究提供了关于通过优化运输方式选择可实现的潜在二氧化碳减排量的定量数据.
- 调查结果支持制定有针对性的管理策略,以减轻海运和公路运输中的二氧化碳排放.
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