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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)
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Grant number: 47537

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Key facts

  • Disease

    COVID-19

  • Start & end year

    2020

  • Known Financial Commitments (USD)

    $210,403.14

  • Funder

    Swiss Office of Energy (SFOE)

  • Principal Investigator

    Castiglioni Luca

  • Research Location

    Switzerland

  • Lead Research Institution

    N/A

  • 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 impact of Covid-19 on energy consumption and emissions in the transport sector in Switzerland. We are focusing on the short-term effects using an existing panel for which we have been recording individual journeys since September 2019, thus providing a good before-and-after comparison. To examine the long-term effects, we are conducting a survey with a separate sample, asking about the choice of mobility tools (car, public transport pass) as a function of long-term infection rates and the possibility of working from home. Adjustments to mobility tools in various future scenarios will then be used to calculate the long-term changes in energy consumption and emissions from transport.