A study on greenhouse gas emission and air pollutant emissions of the Thai civil aviation sector | |
| Author | Nonthi Cherdsanguan |
| Call Number | AIT Thesis no.ET-13-05 |
| Subject(s) | Greenhouse gas mitigation Air--Pollution Pollutants |
| Note | A thesis submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Engineering in Energy |
| Publisher | Asian Institute of Technology |
| Abstract | IPCC-tier 3 methodology was used to estimate the greenhouse gas emissions and other pollutants of commercial aircraft (international and domestic) at 6 Thai airports during 2010. The emissions of HC, CO, NOx, SO2, CO2, and N2O, CH4, and NMVOC during Landing and Takeoff were 744 tons, 5,621 tons, 7,906 tons, 500 tons, 1,564,172 tons, and 44 tons, respectively. The cruise emissions of HC, CO, NOx, SO2, CO2, and N2O were 3.2 ktons, 6.2 ktons, 75 tons, 5 ktons, 15,852 ktons and 0.4 ktons, respectively. LTO emissions at the areas around AOT’s airport were also calculated. Suvarnabhumi airport at Bangkok contributes to the largest amount of total GHG emissions (703,244 tons), followed by the airport at Phuket (88,305 tons) and Chiang Mai (41,641 tons). The smallest share of total GHG emissions occurred at Chiang Rai airport (8,979 tons). The reduction of taxiing time by 1 minute has the potential to reduce the taxiing emissions by 3.8% or 12 to 15% of LTO emissions. The amount of CO2 emitted per passenger.km for different aircraft types was estimated. For short to medium flight route, the LTO cycle is an important component contributing to higher emissions per passenger.km compared to longer flight route. The emissions projection to 2030 shows that the amount of emissions will be 2.6 times and 5.6 times in 2020 and 2030 compared with those in 2010, respectively. The damage of air pollution causing human mortality and the damage cost of climate change are estimated. The largest share of damage cost of air pollution comes from Suvarnabhumi airport (68%, 4,294,474 USD) followed by Phuket (19%, 1,204,823 USD) and Don Mueang (16%, 401,095 USD) airport. For domestic flights in 2010, the total damage cost from all aircraft movements at 6 AOT’s airports is estimated at 83 million USD. |
| Year | 2013 |
| Type | Thesis |
| School | School of Environment, Resources, and Development (SERD) |
| Department | Department of Energy and Climate Change (Former title: Department of Energy, Environment, and Climate Change (DEECC)) |
| Academic Program/FoS | Energy Technology (ET) |
| Chairperson(s) | Kumar, Sivanappan; |
| Examination Committee(s) | Salam, Abdul P.;Dhakal, Shobhakar; |
| Scholarship Donor(s) | Royal Thai Government Fellowship; |