Climpact
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Commuting to work by bus one year
- Sector
- Transport
- Category
- Public Transport
The bus carries an average of 14 people and the total travel distance is 4,800km for a year, which corresponds to 20km per day, 5 days a week, 48 weeks a year. The bus is a diesel-powered regional bus. Its lifespan is 1,000,000km. The emissions include the construction, maintenance, and dismantling of the bus and the road, as well as the production of diesel and its consumption.
Carbon footprint breakdown
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Bus
3.25%
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Road
3.87%
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Diesel usage
80.86%
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Diesel production
12.02%
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