Table 1 Equations and data sources for country-level impact rate metrics for electricity generation and land transportation.
From: Metrics for the sustainable development goals: renewable energy and transportation
Metric type | Electricity generation | Land transportation |
|---|---|---|
Country average CO2 emissions rate | \(\displaystyle\frac{{\mathrm{Total}}\,{\mathrm{CO}}_{\mathrm{2}}\,{\mathrm{emissions}}\; {\mathrm{from}}\,{\mathrm{electricity}}\,(1)}{{\mathrm{Annual}}\,{\mathrm{electricity}}\,{\mathrm{generation}}\,(1)}\) | \(\displaystyle\frac{{\mathrm{Total}}\,{\mathrm{CO}}_2\,{\mathrm{emissions}}\;{\mathrm{from}}\,{\mathrm{land}}\,{\mathrm{transportation}}\,(1)}{{\mathrm{Annual}}\,{\mathrm{fuel}}\,{\mathrm{consumption}}\;{\mathrm{in}}\,{\mathrm{land}}\,{\mathrm{transportation}}\,(1)}\) |
Country average PM2.5 emissions rate | \(\displaystyle\frac {{\mathrm{Total}}\,{\mathrm{PM}}_{2.5}\,{\mathrm{emissions}}\; {\mathrm{from}}\,{\mathrm{electricity}}\,(2)} {{\mathrm{Annual}}\,{\mathrm{electricity}}\,{\mathrm{generation}}\,(1)}\) | \(\displaystyle\frac{{\mathrm{Total}}\,{\mathrm{PM}}_{2.5}\,{\mathrm{emissions}}\;{\mathrm{from}}\,{\mathrm{land}}\,{\mathrm{transportation}}\,(2)}{{\mathrm{Annual}}\,{\mathrm{fuel}}\,{\mathrm{consumption}}\;{\mathrm{in}}\,{\mathrm{land}}\,{\mathrm{transportation}}\,(1)}\) |
Country average SO2 emissions rate | \(\displaystyle\frac {{\mathrm{Total}}\,{\mathrm{SO}}_2\,{\mathrm{emissions}}\; {\mathrm{from}}\,{\mathrm{electricity}}\,(2)} {{\mathrm{Annual}}\,{\mathrm{electricity}}\,{\mathrm{generation}}\,(1)}\) | \(\displaystyle\frac{{\mathrm{Total}}\,{\mathrm{SO}}_2\,{\mathrm{emissions}}\;{\mathrm{from}}\,{\mathrm{land}}\,{\mathrm{transportation}}\,(2)}{{\mathrm{Annual}}\,{\mathrm{fuel}}\,{\mathrm{consumption}}\;{\mathrm{in}}\,{\mathrm{land}}\,{\mathrm{transportation}}\,(1)}\) |
Country average NOx emissions rate | \(\displaystyle\frac{{\mathrm{Total}}\,{\mathrm{NO}}_x\,{\mathrm{emissions}}\;{\mathrm{from}}\,{\mathrm{electricity}}\,(2)}{{\mathrm{Annual}}\,{\mathrm{electricity}}\,{\mathrm{generation}}\,(1)}\) | \(\displaystyle\frac{{\mathrm{Total}}\,{\mathrm{NO}}_x\,{\mathrm{emissions}}\;{\mathrm{from}}\,{\mathrm{land}}\,{\mathrm{transportation}}\,(2)}{{\mathrm{Annual}}\,{\mathrm{fuel}}\,{\mathrm{consumption}}\;{\mathrm{in}}\,{\mathrm{land}}\,{\mathrm{transportation}}\,(1)}\) |
Country average health impact rate | \(\displaystyle\frac{ {\mathrm{Total}}\,{\mathrm{health}}\,{\mathrm{burden}}\;{\mathrm{attributable}}\,{\mathrm{to}}\,{\mathrm{electricity}}\,(3)}{{\mathrm{Annual}}\,{\mathrm{electricity}}\,{\mathrm{generation}}\,(1)}\) | \(\displaystyle\frac{{\mathrm{Total}}\,{\mathrm{health}}\,{\mathrm{burden}}\;{\mathrm{attributable}}\,{\mathrm{to}}\,{\mathrm{land}}\,{\mathrm{transportation}}\,(3)} {{\mathrm{Annual}}\,{\mathrm{fuel}}\,{\mathrm{consumption}}\;{\mathrm{in}}\,{\mathrm{land}}\,{\mathrm{transportation}}\,(1)}\) |
