Environmental Load Evaluation of Variety of Medium Capacity Passenger Transport Systems Applying LCA

Abstract

This study quantifies the environmental loads from medium capacity passenger transport systems (mono rail, AGT, LRT, GWB and BRT) by employing LCA. The estimated environmental loads are compared with those of ordinary railways. The results of the sensitivity analysis carried out by the passenger demand, are used to determine the transport modes with minimum CO₂ emissions for different levels of demand. The reductions in SyLC-CO₂ by the modal shifts from passenger car are calculated to prove the very likely ease of environmental loads from some adequate amount of modal shifts.