Environmental Impact of GYM project

GYM platform is expected to encourage car drivers to shift to public transport by promoting co-modal and environmentally efficient transport patterns and reducing CO2 emissions. For every individual who stops using his/her private automobile, the amount of emissions that can be saved is on average 205g CO2 eq. / pkm.

On the other hand, every person shifting towards the public transport does not necessarily increase the amount of CO2 eq. produced by the public transport sector, since the vehicle would anyway be operating on the same route with or without the additional traveller (assuming that the weight of additional passenger does not increase significant the total weight of the vehicle).
Moreover, the current occupancy rate for the public transport modes is on average well below the maximum capacity based on EEA which is also a valid source of verification, so changes in the occupancy rate of the order expected in the project does not affect the status quo, meaning that no additional routes for public transport modes are required. Based on the above, it can be estimated that for every person who shifts from private automobiles to public transport, CO2 eq. emissions are reduced on average by approximately 205g / pkm.

During the implementation of GYM the following environmental impacts are expected:

• reduction of 0,464 Mt CO2 eq. between the introduction of GYM’s platform (April 2017) and the end of the awareness campaign (November 2017)
• reduction of 0,497 Mt CO2 eq. three months after the completion of the awareness campaign (February 2018)
• reduction of 1,738 Mt CO2 eq. during tha last six months of project’s implementation
• potential annual reductions after the completion of the project equal to 2,980 Mt CO2 eq