Investigating the impact of the electrification of transport to reduce carbon emissions on Natural Capital
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The four low carbon energy pathways proposed in the fourth CCC report are Ambitious Nuclear, Ambitious renewables, Ambitious CCS and Higher Energy Efficiency. This represents 2 levels of the electrification of transport in the four scenarios.
One of the technologies proposed to reduce carbon emissions from energy consumption is the electrification of transportation. The widespread adoption of transport electrification will impact natural capital from the additional power generation required, the infrastructure to electrify rail networks, the charging infrastructure for road vehicles, the manufacture and use of new road and rail vehicles and the disposal and recycling of the older more carbon intensive equipment. This PhD project aims to quantify the value of the impacts of the transport electrification levels proposed by the fourth CCC report on Natural Capital.
| University of Aberdeen | LEAD_ORG |
| Astley Hastings | SUPER_PER |
| Kathryn Logan | STUDENT_PER |
Subjects by relevance
- Emissions
- Environmental effects
- Traffic
- Electrification
- Energy consumption (energy technology)
- Energy policy
- Transport
- Energy efficiency
- Energy production (process industry)
- Infrastructures
- Greenhouse gases
- Scenarios
- Decrease (active)
- Carbon dioxide
- Carbon
Extracted key phrases
- Transport electrification level
- Low carbon energy pathway
- Carbon emission
- Carbon intensive equipment
- Fourth CCC report
- Impact
- Natural Capital
- Rail vehicle
- Energy consumption
- Road vehicle
- Additional power generation
- Higher Energy Efficiency
- Ambitious renewable
- Ambitious CCS
- Rail network