Analysis of optimal options for CO2 emissions reduction in Malaysian transportation sector

Efficiency; Emission control; Fuels; Linear programming; Motor transportation; Roads and streets; Sensitivity analysis; CO2 emissions; Fuel efficiency improvement; Low carbon; Mitigation measures; Optimisations; Road transport sectors; Transportation sector; Travel demand management; Carbon dioxide;...

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Main Authors: Mustapa S.I., Salleh S.F.
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Published: Inderscience Publishers 2023
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spelling my.uniten.dspace-248542023-05-29T15:27:56Z Analysis of optimal options for CO2 emissions reduction in Malaysian transportation sector Mustapa S.I. Salleh S.F. 36651549700 56367343500 Efficiency; Emission control; Fuels; Linear programming; Motor transportation; Roads and streets; Sensitivity analysis; CO2 emissions; Fuel efficiency improvement; Low carbon; Mitigation measures; Optimisations; Road transport sectors; Transportation sector; Travel demand management; Carbon dioxide; carbon emission; emission control; integrated approach; investment; mitigation; optimization; policy implementation; road transport; traffic emission; transportation; Malaysia Malaysia aims to reduce CO2 emissions intensity by up to 45% by 2030 based on its 2005 levels. This paper presents an analysis on optimal CO2 emissions reduction in Malaysian road transport sector using a linear programming CO2 minimisation model. Sensitivity analysis was also applied to investigate the effects of mitigation measures such as low carbon fuels, fuel efficiency improvement, travel demand management, and integrated mitigation strategies on CO2 emissions. The results demonstrated that the optimal CO2 emissions in the road transport sector could be reduced by only 2.8% (1.14 Mtons CO2) in a year. However, a reduction of up to 40% (16.44 Mtons CO2) could be achieved if integrated mitigation measures were implemented. Moving forward, Malaysia should intensify the ongoing efforts and promote fuel efficiency and green investment to achieve the intended CO2 emissions reduction. Copyright � 2019 Inderscience Enterprises Ltd. Final 2023-05-29T07:27:56Z 2023-05-29T07:27:56Z 2019 Article 10.1504/IJETM.2019.104755 2-s2.0-85079069591 https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85079069591&doi=10.1504%2fIJETM.2019.104755&partnerID=40&md5=1543d8b633552ea74b1ae23431c3bd23 https://irepository.uniten.edu.my/handle/123456789/24854 22 4-May 291 314 Inderscience Publishers Scopus
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description Efficiency; Emission control; Fuels; Linear programming; Motor transportation; Roads and streets; Sensitivity analysis; CO2 emissions; Fuel efficiency improvement; Low carbon; Mitigation measures; Optimisations; Road transport sectors; Transportation sector; Travel demand management; Carbon dioxide; carbon emission; emission control; integrated approach; investment; mitigation; optimization; policy implementation; road transport; traffic emission; transportation; Malaysia
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title Analysis of optimal options for CO2 emissions reduction in Malaysian transportation sector
title_short Analysis of optimal options for CO2 emissions reduction in Malaysian transportation sector
title_full Analysis of optimal options for CO2 emissions reduction in Malaysian transportation sector
title_fullStr Analysis of optimal options for CO2 emissions reduction in Malaysian transportation sector
title_full_unstemmed Analysis of optimal options for CO2 emissions reduction in Malaysian transportation sector
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