GHG emissions in daily travel and long-distance travel in Germany – Social and spatial correlates |
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Institution: | 1. University of Westminster, 35 Marylebone Road, London NW1 5LS, UK;2. University College London, Gower Street, London WC1E 6BT, UK;1. Faculty of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Iceland, Reykjavik, Iceland;2. Department of Built Environment, Aalto University, Helsinki, Finland;1. School of Management and Economics, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing 100081, China;2. Center for Energy & Environmental Policy Research, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing 100081, China;3. Economic & Planning Research Institute of the Ministry of Railways, Beijing 100038, China;4. Collaborative Innovation Center of Electric Vehicles in Beijing, China |
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Abstract: | There is considerable research on the climate effects of daily travel, including research on the spatio-temporal and socioeconomic impact factors of daily travel and associated climate change effects. However, this is less true with respect to long-distance trips. This paper uses national transport survey data from Germany to point out differences in GHG emissions related to demographic, socioeconomic and spatial characteristics for daily and long-distance travel. Daily travel and long-distance travel are investigated simultaneously and separately using Logit and OLS regressions. The results show that transport-related GHG emissions from long-distance trips and daily trips are affected by sociodemographics in largely the same direction. In contrast, spatial attributes, like municipality size or density grade of the region, show a different picture. Per capita emissions in rural and suburban areas are higher for daily trips, but lower for long-distance trips than emissions caused by urban residents. While we cannot rule out the possibility of residential self-selection, our findings challenge the idea that compact urban development may help reduce CO2 emissions once long-distance trips are taken into account. |
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Keywords: | Built environment GHG emissions Climate change Travel behaviour Long-distance travel |
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