Application of Metropolitan Transportation Energy Conservation Carbon Reduction Evaluation Module
- Date：2019-03-06
- Update：2019-03-06
- Department：IOT
Project Overview：
In order to support the Ministry of Transportation and Communications to promote energy conservation carbon reduction businesses and evaluate the effectiveness of transportation management strategies in reducing carbon emissions, this project introduced the Taipei Metropolitan Transportation Requirements Model into the transportation sector policy decision making support system, and developed the Metropolitan Transportation Energy Conservation Carbon Reduction Strategy Evaluation Module. It also presented the evaluation functions of Metropolitan Transportation Energy Conservation Carbon Reduction Strategy Evaluation Module through exploring the carbon reduction benefits of "Taipei Metropolitan Area Bus and Mass Rapid Transport Two-way Transfer Discount" and “Improving the Parking Cost in the Downtown of Taipei City”, and compared the impact of different traffic management strategies on changes inenergy consumption and carbon emission trends of the metropolitan transportation system, as a reference for transportation departments to develop their carbon reduction measures.
Research Outcomes：
(1)We developed the Metropolitan Transportation Strategic Energy Conservation Carbon Reduction Module with the Taipei Metropolitan Area as the priority exploration area: Conduct a metropolitan-scale energy conservation carbon reduction transportation strategy exploration through the transportation activities estimate results of the Taipei Metropolitan Transportation Requirements Forecasting Model (TRTS-4S).
(2)We applied the Metropolitan Transportation Strategic Energy Conservation Carbon Reduction Module to conduct case analysis: Explore the impacts of "Taipei Metropolitan Area Bus and Mass Rapid Transport Two-way Transfer Discount" and “Improving the Parking Cost in the Downtown of Taipei City” measures on the transportation activities, energy consumption and carbon reduction on Taipei Metropolitan Area (including New Taipei City).
- Under the assumption that the energy used by the transportation vehicle is not changed, the cancellation of transfer discount (8 NTD Discount) will increase about 4 thousand kiloliters of oil equivalent. The annual total carbon emissions will increase by about 11 thousand metric tons, both energy consumption and carbon emissions ratio are increased by 0.15%.
- Collecting parking charges for all downtown areas of Taipei City will reduce annual total energy consumption by approximately 155 thousand kiloliters of oil equivalent, and reduce annual total carbon emissions by approximately 407 thousand metric tons; both energy consumption and carbon emissions ratio will decrease by 5.67%.
Promotion of Outcomes and Benefits：
(1)We evaluated the traffic measures of the Taipei Metropolitan Area through the continuous application of the module: We used it in evaluating the energy conservation carbon-reduction benefits of the traffic measures in the Taipei Metropolitan Area, and provide it to the Transportation Competent Authorities of Taipei and New Taipei Cities to develop traffic management strategies with better quality.
(2)We expanded the air pollution effect evaluation functions of the Metropolitan Transportation Strategic Energy Conservation Carbon Reduction Module: We combined it with the air pollution emission inventory coefficient of the Environmental Protection Administration to increase the evaluation functions of the air pollution improvement effect of traffic management measures, and provide it to the Transportation Competent Authorities of Taipei and New Taipei Cities to develop traffic management strategies tht take both energy conservation carbon reduction and pollution reduction into consideration.
Summary of Key Research Outcomes：
(1)Cancellation of Transfer Discount ($8 Discount):This increased annual total energy consumption by about 4 thousand kiloliters of oil equivalent, and increased annual total carbon emissions by about 11 thousand metric tons
(２)Collecting Parking Charges for All Downtown Area of Taipei City (excluding Wenshan District, Shilin District and Beitou District):This reduced annual total energy consumption by approximately 155 thousand kiloliters of oil equivalent, and reduced annual total carbon emissions by approximately 407 thousand metric tons.
