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Strategies to achieve deep reductions in metropolitan transportation GHG emissions: the case of Philadelphia

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  • Mohamad-Kenan Al-Rijleh
  • Ahsan Alam
  • Romano Foti
  • Patrick L. Gurian
  • Sabrina Spatari
  • Marianne Hatzopoulou

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This paper investigates strategies that could achieve an 80% reduction in transportation emissions from current levels by 2050 in the City of Philadelphia. The baseline daily lifecycle emissions generated by road transportation in the Greater Philadelphia Region in 2012 were quantified using trip information from the 2012 Household Travel Survey (HTS). Emissions were projected to the year 2050 accounting for population growth and trends in vehicle technology for both the Greater Philadelphia Region and the City of Philadelphia. The impacts of vehicle technology and shifts in travel modes on greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in 2050 were quantified using a scenario approach. The analysis of 12 different scenarios suggests that 80% reduction in emissions is technically feasible through a combination of active transportation, cleaner fuels for public transit vehicles, and a significant market penetration of battery-electric vehicles. The additional electricity demand associated with greater use of electric vehicles could amount to 10.8 TWh/year. The use of plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEV) shows promising results due to high reductions in GHG emissions at a potentially manageable cost.

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  • Mohamad-Kenan Al-Rijleh & Ahsan Alam & Romano Foti & Patrick L. Gurian & Sabrina Spatari & Marianne Hatzopoulou, 2018. "Strategies to achieve deep reductions in metropolitan transportation GHG emissions: the case of Philadelphia," Transportation Planning and Technology, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 41(8), pages 797-815, November.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:transp:v:41:y:2018:i:8:p:797-815
    DOI: 10.1080/03081060.2018.1526879
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