Adding Carbon to the Equation in Online Flight Search to Promote Lower-Emissions Air Travel
项目名称: Adding Carbon to the Equation in Online Flight Search to Promote Lower-Emissions Air Travel
摘要: Air travel represents about 2% of US greenhouse gas emissions. However, emissions for different flight itineraries with the same origin and destination can vary greatly, e.g., depending on number of connections and aircraft type. The researchers developed GreenFLY (greenfly.ucdavis.edu), a flight-search website that displays CO₂ emissions estimates, to enable consumers to lower their carbon footprint by taking advantage of this variability. Their preliminary research suggests a site like GreenFLY promotes a willingness to pay for lower-carbon flights at a rate of $192/ton of CO₂, dramatically higher than that seen in other contexts such as carbon offset programs. This project will extend work on GreenFLY in two important ways. First, the researchers will study GreenFLY�s potential to lower the carbon impact of university employee travel. Second, they will explore consumers� willingness to travel to a farther airport in order to get a nonstop flight with lower net carbon impact. The researchers will use these results to further develop GreenFLY, promote adoption of GreenFLY by organizations seeking to reduce their carbon footprints, and encourage commercial flight-search engines to incorporate emissions information.�
状态: Completed
资金: 53023
资助组织: National Center for Sustainable Transportation
管理组织: National Center for Sustainable Transportation
项目负责人: Iacobucci, Lauren
执行机构: University of California, Davis
主要研究人员: Sanguinetti, Angela
开始时间: 20171001
预计完成日期: 20190930
实际结束时间: 20200225
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