Assessment of the Impact of Driver Behavior on the Carbon Footprint in Morocco's Transportation Sector

• Published in: Procedia computer science Vol. 236; pp. 508 - 516
• Main Authors: BENABBOU, Laila, BENALI, Mimoun, MOUFDI, Ghada, SADOK, Hicham
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier B.V 2024
• Subjects: carbon balance; Carbon footprint; CO2 emissions; driver behavior; emissions cost; energy consumption; transportation sector; emissions cost; CO2 emissions; carbon balance; energy consumption; Carbon footprint; transportation sector; driver behavior
• ISSN: 1877-0509; 1877-0509
• DOI: 10.1016/j.procs.2024.05.060

With population growth, industrial expansion, and increased energy demand intensifying pollution, Morocco is suffering from a shortage of fossil fuels, urgently calling for climate intervention to stimulate the imperative reduction of its carbon footprint. Indeed, the country has realized that it is time to monitor its environmental indicators such as energy consumption, accounting, and carbon footprint to comply with global efforts to reduce carbon footprint and aim for energy efficiency while preserving and optimizing its energy resources. Much attention has been focused on the transportation sector, the second-largest global polluter, which will be the subject of our analysis. Our case study will focus on the evaluation of three vehicles to examine the influence of driver behavior on energy consumption and carbon footprint. Data collection was carried out using UPLOGISTIX, a solution developed by our hosting entity, which aims to present calculations of environmental measures to display the results and ultimately provide recommendations for reducing its carbon footprint. An approach has been proposed to achieve the set objectives. The results of our analysis highlight the existence of a significant relationship between behavioral barriers and energy consumption. Indeed, the behavior of a reckless driver, characterized by abrupt braking, rapid accelerations, and other factors, leads to an actual energy consumption that exceeds recommended standards. This excessive consumption results in a considerable production of CO2 emissions.