Wadud, Z orcid.org/0000-0003-2692-8299, Adeel, M, Anable, J orcid.org/0000-0002-4259-1641 et al. (1 more author) (2022) A disaggregate analysis of ‘excess’ car travel and its role in decarbonisation. Transportation Research Part D: Transport and Environment, 109. 103377. ISSN 1361-9209
Abstract
This paper measures ‘excess’ car travel for its role in decarbonisation. On average, each English adult travels around 5,680 miles a year and emits 1,006 kg of CO2. However, the top 5% ‘excess’ car users travel 4.8 times and emit 5.7 times the national average. Four binary logistic regression analyses were used to model the probability that people with specified characteristics belong to the ‘excess’ mileage and emitter groups. Results indicated that gender, employment and socio-economic status, household income (higher quintiles), company car availability, residential location and local population density were highly significant correlates of this ‘excess’ travel mileage. Multiple car ownership, business travel by car, multiple international flight frequencies and ownership of larger and diesel cars were positively associated with excess travel and emissions. A mileage rationing scheme targeting the top 20% users can cut emissions substantially (by 26%) compared to targeting ‘excess’ (top 5%) users only.
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2022 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Ltd. This is an open access article under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC BY 4.0) (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) |
Keywords: | Mobility; Excess consumption; Car use; Mileage; Carbon emissions; Carbon budget |
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Institution: | The University of Leeds |
Academic Units: | The University of Leeds > Faculty of Engineering & Physical Sciences (Leeds) > School of Chemical & Process Engineering (Leeds) The University of Leeds > Faculty of Environment (Leeds) > Institute for Transport Studies (Leeds) > ITS: Sustainable Transport Policy (Leeds) |
Funding Information: | Funder Grant number EPSRC (Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council) EP/R035288/1 |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Publications |
Date Deposited: | 01 Sep 2022 12:37 |
Last Modified: | 01 Sep 2022 12:37 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Elsevier |
Identification Number: | 10.1016/j.trd.2022.103377 |
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Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:190402 |