Description

This report provides a discussion on the relevance of measuring greenhouse gas emissions, particularly carbon dioxide (CO₂), as well as air pollution from the transport sector from various methodologies and using the activity-structure-intensity-fuel (ASIF) type model. It aims to guide authorities and researchers in Asia in measuring O₂ emissions, as well as air pollutants from the urban transport sector. It also provides a discussion on the key parameters needed to be routinely collected by authorities to come up with an accurate estimate of the emissions.

Contents

• Executive Summary
• Introduction
• Importance of the Transport Sector and Measurement of Transport Data
• What Existing Aggregate Data Tell Us
• Restraining CO2 Emissions from Transport in a Growing World
• How and Why Measure Carbon Emissions from the Transport Sector?
• ASIF Approach – “Bottom-up”
• Monitoring and Analysis of the Status Quo
• Looking Forward: ASIF and Other Approaches to Projections and Forecasting
• Looking Backward: Measuring Policy and Other Impacts
• Data Requirements: A Three-Times-Three-Tiered Approach?
• Testing ASIF and Available Data for Estimating Emissions in Asian Countries
• Summary and the Way Forward
• References
• Appendixes