Calculo de las emisiones de co2 producida por el transporte de uso publico masivo en la Vía el Guabo –Machala

Abstract

This research is aimed at reducing the emissions of Carbon Dioxide CO2 generated by public transport vehicles that travel the El Guabo - Machala road, to meet this objective the respective vehicle capacity was made, with schedules of 6:00 am to 6:00 pm for 7 days in a row, including Saturday and Sunday, once the values obtained in the field were digitized, the annual average daily traffic TPDA was calculated. Additionally, the CO2 emission factor of heavy vehicles specifically those of diesel fuel was investigated, this factor multiplied by the value obtained in the TPDA resulted in the total CO2 emitted by mass public transport, obtaining as a result the amount of 3962.93 Tons of Carbon Dioxide per year, only in the section of road analyzed. With the results obtained, it was concluded that mass public transport is one of the main pollutants due to CO2 emissions, with a 13% share of the total number of vehicles that affect this route, for this reason there are 3 alternatives to reduce the amount of Discharge of this gas directly into the atmosphere and thus help reduce global warming caused by the greenhouse effect.