‘60-20 emission’—The unequal distribution of greenhouse gas emissions from personal, non-business travel in the UK
Brand, Christian and Preston, John M. (2010) ‘60-20 emission’—The unequal distribution of greenhouse gas emissions from personal, non-business travel in the UK. Transport Policy, 17, (1), 9-19. (doi:10.1016/j.tranpol.2009.09.001).
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Relatively 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
| Item Type: | Article |
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| ISSNs: | 0967-070X (print) |
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| Keywords: | travel behaviour, CO2, greenhouse gases, emissions distribution, air travel, car travel |
| Subjects: | T Technology > TA Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General) |
| Divisions: | University Structure - Pre August 2011 > School of Civil Engineering and the Environment |
| Item ID: | 74597 |
| Date Deposited: | 12 Mar 2010 |
| Last Modified: | 23 Jul 2012 23:33 |
| Contributors: | Brand, Christian (Author) Preston, John M. (Author) |
| Date: | January 2010 |
| Status: | Published |
| URI: | http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/74597 |
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