Greening transport
This project looks at the technical evaluation of emissions from transport and the behavioural changes needed to realise these reductions in emissions
Project Insights
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€192,554
Total Project Costs -
3 yr
Project Duration -
2015
Year Funded
Project Description
The main vision of the Greening Transport project is to merge the technical evaluation of the emissions from transport, and the improvements in their calculation, with the behavioural changes needed to realise these reductions in emissions. Past attempts to measure the “low hanging fruit” in terms of emissions reductions from transport have failed to fully merge these two disciplines. The project team believe that in order for the EPA to have a holistic picture of the potential emission reductions that are possible in Ireland by 2030 (and beyond), it is vital not to ignore the behavioural constraints in which transport analysis is framed. While it is possible to predict targets for take up using assumptions, to ignore human behaviour is to not fully grasp the problem at hand. With this in mind the work packages for this project have been designed to tackle the technical emissions and transportation modelling, as well as the application of behavioural constraints to these models to provide the EPA with details of what emission reductions are possible based upon the current research.
Project Details
Total Project Cost: €192,554
Funding Agency: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Year Funded: 2015
Lead Organisation: Trinity College Dublin (TCD)