Carbon Footprint of the Kuwaiti Public Road Transport Industry
- 1 Department of Applied science, College of Technological Studies, Public Authority for Applied Education and Training, PO. Box 42325, Shuwaikh 70654, Kuwait
- 2 Department of Civil Engineering, College of Technological Studies, Public Authority for Applied Education and Training, PO. Box 42325, Shuwaikh 70654, Kuwait
- 3 Department of Civil Engineering, Kuwait University, PO. Box 5969, Safat 13060, Kuwait
Abstract
Throughout the last fifty years, Kuwait's population has grown and its oil exploration has produced massive economic changes. That has led to high vehicle demand. As a result, air pollution is increasing in urban areas in particular. The objective of the paper was to estimate carbon emissions from road travel following IPCC guidelines and using national fuel price and sales data of the State of Kuwait road travel between 2001 and 2015. With vehicle numbers rising at an annual rate of about 9% and no mitigation plan in place, this study looks into the contribution of road transport to CO2 emissions. The findings highlight the urgent need for policies that promote sustainable transport and reduce the carbon footprint of highway transport.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.3844/ajassp.2020.240.245
Copyright: © 2020 Nawaf H. Aldaihani, Hamad B. Matar, Khalefah A. Alhumaidah and Nayef Z. Al-Mutairi. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the
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Keywords
- Air Pollution
- Carbon Footprint
- Transport Emission
- Kuwait
- Urban Area