Evaluation of energy consumption and emissions of carbon dioxide of road transport of Brazil (2016-2026)

Authors

  • Olivia Nascimento Boldrini Nicolau Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo (UFES)
  • Gisele de Lorena Diniz Chaves Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo (UFES)
  • Igor Tureta Zanchetta Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo (UFES)

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5380/dma.v54i0.62606

Keywords:

CO2 emission, transportation sector, road mode

Abstract

The transport sector is a key sector for the development of a country, but it demands significant energy from fossil fuels generating considerable amounts of greenhouse gases. Given the importance of this sector and its polluting potential, this paper seeks to evaluate the energy consumption and the CO2 emission from road transport in Brazil. For this, the System Dynamics (SD) method was chosen, involving the relationships between vehicle fleet, GDP (global and transport sector) and investments in road infrastructure (road extension). With the proposed model, nine scenarios were simulated over eleven- years, between 2016 and 2026, from different perspectives. The results showed that the variation of the road vehicle fleet has a greater influence on the energy consumption and consequently, on the CO2 missions when compared to the composition of fuel use and investments in road pavements.

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Published

2020-10-05

How to Cite

Nicolau, O. N. B., Chaves, G. de L. D., & Zanchetta, I. T. (2020). Evaluation of energy consumption and emissions of carbon dioxide of road transport of Brazil (2016-2026). Desenvolvimento E Meio Ambiente, 54. https://doi.org/10.5380/dma.v54i0.62606

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Vol. 54 (2020)

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