Greenhouse gas emission in urban passenger transport

Abstract

Public transport of passengers is one of the development axis of the communities, due to the positive impact on socio-economic activities and its link between central and peripheral communities. In the city of Salta this situation also occurs, where public passenger transport is conceived as a metropolitan service. Such transport meets the population’s need for mobility and, among its impact, contributes to the generation of greenhouse gases from combustion engine emissions. This paper presents an estimate of CO2 emissions in urban passenger transport in Salta, based on the collection of data on fuel consumption and distances. At the same time, it analyzes the CO2 emissions as a consequence of the COVID-19 pandemic. The results allow to visualize a trend of this emissions.