Data analysis of the Moroccan transport sector: the main results
For the past 11 months, a working group consisting of the ifeu Institute, the Moroccan Ministry of Transport and Logistics and NARSA[1] has been conducting a study of the Moroccan transport sector on behalf of GIZ. This consists of collecting, processing and analysing relevant transport data. Why? Emissions from the transport sector account for almost 30% of Morocco's total CO2 emissions. In terms of total energy consumption, this is a share of 38%. This is a clear indication that appropriate measures need to be taken to counteract this. Since 2020, the Ministry of Transport and Logistics has been conducting a data analysis together with GIZ in order to determine the CO2 inventory "bottom-up". The findings are to be used to derive policy measures for change.
To share and discuss the results of the country's transport GHG emissions for 2022, the Ministry of Transport and Logistics organised a workshop in Rabat. More than 30 stakeholders from the Moroccan transport sector attended the event, including the relevant ministries and authorities as well as various data providers and users.
Introduction of a bottom-up approach: detailed analysis of transport activities to refine the results of GHG calculations
During the workshop, participants were able to familiarise themselves with the bottom-up approach, which consists of assessing GHG emissions on the basis of transport activities. In contrast to the top-down approach, where emissions are calculated based on national energy consumption, this method provides information on the emissions of each vehicle category depending on their number, fuel consumption, distance travelled and fuel type.
The analysis showed that the total emissions of Moroccan road and rail transport account for 22.9 million tonnes of CO2 (well-to-wheel) and 19.7 million tonnes of CO2 (tank-to-wheel). Per capita, this corresponds to 0.6 tonnes per inhabitant.
Almost half of the emissions are caused by private cars (48.9%), 35% by trucks.
Public transport turns out to be more energy efficient: buses and trains emit between 20 and 27 g CO2e/pkm, cars on average 120.6 g CO2e/pkm.
Finally, the comparison of the results between bottom-up and top-down methods showed that the difference in values is 4 to 10 % larger for the bottom-up approach. The values for bottom-up are from 2021, so the result will be updated by the ministry in the coming months.
[1] National Road Safety Agency von Marokko