ABSTRACT

The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) has concluded that climate change is caused by human activities. This case study presents findings on the vehicle use by the Department of Health in Ekurhuleni, Gauteng province, South Africa. The objectives of this study are to estimate the carbon dioxide equivalent emissions of government fleet vehicles and to identify mitigation measures to reduce the vehicle carbon emissions. Both the World Resource Institute Greenhouse Gas Protocol (GHGP) and the United Kingdom Department of Environmental Forestry and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) methodologies were used. The study revealed that the government fleet vehicles emitted 1362 t CO₂e for a five year period (2010 − 2014), which is equivalent to $ 9 071 of the South African carbon tax. Various measures to reduce CO₂e emissions were recommended, money saving from fuel and potential revenue generating opportunities were identified, including the use of hybrid vehicles.

摘要

政府间气候变化专门委员会（IPCC）得出的结论是，气候变化是由人类活动引起的。本案例研究介绍了南非豪登省 Ekurhuleni 卫生部使用车辆的调查结果。本研究的目的是估算政府车队车辆的二氧化碳当量排放量，并确定减少车辆碳排放量的缓解措施。使用了世界资源研究所温室气体协议 (GHGP) 和英国环境林业和农村事务部 (DEFRA) 的方法。该研究表明，政府车队车辆在五年期间（2010 年至 2014 年）排放了 1362 吨 CO _{2 e，相当于南非碳税的 9 071 美元。}各种减少二氧化碳的措施_推荐了2 e 排放，确定了从燃料中节省的钱和潜在的创收机会，包括使用混合动力车辆。