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MobisCovidEnergy: The implications of Covid-19 for mobility-related energy use and external costs

  • Funded by Swiss Office of Energy (SFOE)
  • Total publications:0 publications

Grant number: SI/502124

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Key facts

  • Disease

    COVID-19

  • Start & end year

    2020
    2022

  • Known Financial Commitments (USD)

    $188,690.7

  • Funder

    Swiss Office of Energy (SFOE)

  • Principal Investigator

    Castiglioni Luca

  • Research Location

    Switzerland

  • Lead Research Institution

    Swiss Federal Office of Energy

  • Research Priority Alignment

    N/A

  • Research Category

    Secondary impacts of disease, response & control measures

  • Research Subcategory

    Other secondary impacts

  • Special Interest Tags

    N/A

  • Study Type

    Non-Clinical

  • Clinical Trial Details

    N/A

  • Broad Policy Alignment

    Pending

  • Age Group

    Unspecified

  • Vulnerable Population

    Unspecified

  • Occupations of Interest

    Unspecified

Abstract

In this project we are investigating the effects of Covid-19 on energy consumption and traffic emissions in Switzerland. On the one hand, we focus on the short-term effect with the help of an existing panel, for which we have been recording the individual paths since September 2019 and therefore have a good before-after comparison. To investigate the long-term effects, we conduct a survey with a separate sample, in which the choice of mobility tools (car, subscription in public transport) is asked as a function of the long-term infection rates and the ability to work from home. The adaptation of the mobility tools in different future scenarios is then used to calculate the long-term changes in energy consumption and emissions from transport.