AbstractRelatively little is known about the composition of greenhouse gas emissions from personal, non-business travel at the disaggregate levels. This paper aims to give insights into the distribution of emissions amongst the UK population. When including non-carbon climate effects air travel dominates overall greenhouse gas emissions. There is a huge range in emissions, with the highest 20% of emitters producing 61% of emissions. This ‘60-20 emission’ rule is surprisingly similar across units and scale of the analysis. Disaggregated data tell a different story than aggregated data. While income, working status, age and car ownership are significantly related to overall emissions, factors related to accessibility, household location and gender are not.
‘60-20 emission’—The unequal distribution of greenhouse gas emissions from personal, non-business travel in the UK
Transport Policy ; 17 , 1 ; 9-19
2009-01-01
11 pages
Aufsatz (Zeitschrift)
Elektronische Ressource
Englisch
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