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Comparative analysis of the rail and road transport in the CO2 emission

In the article we made a comparing the rail and car transport in the CO2 emission. We described the research concerning the negative influence of harmful exhaust fumes, in particular of carbon dioxide on the natural environment and the health of people. We presented main assumptions of the mathematical model of the environment-friendly transport system. We described the structure of the transport network with the help of the graph. We set characteristics describing elements of this structure and characteristics concerning vehicles especially concerning the volume of the carbon dioxide emitted by them. On account of the specificity of appearing of the transport in Poland in the model we took into account only means of road and rail transport used for the carriage of cargo and passengers, and we also divided them on account of the kind of fuel powering them. For analysis we chose the string Warsaw - Łódź, in which it is possible to move by different means of transport which transmitting different amounts of the carbon dioxide to the atmosphere. We conducted distribution of passengers flow into the transport network for three scenarios according to the criterion of the total amount of the external costs associated with the air pollution.
Topic: Emission measurements and aftertreatment
Author: Jolanta Żak
Co-authors: Piotr Gołębiowski