Transport, Energy and CO2: Moving toward Sustainability - How the world can achieve deep CO2 reductions in transport by 2050
| Wed, 2009-11-18 12:26 — David Herron |
Transport accounts for nearly one-quarter of global energy-related CO2 emissions. To achieve the necessary deep cuts in greenhouse gas emissions by 2050, transport must play a significant role. The new report by the International Energy Agency (IEA), Transport, Energy and CO2: Moving Toward Sustainability, looks at ways to enable growth in mobility without accelerating climate change. It finds that by shifting more travel to the most efficient modes, improving vehicle fuel efficiency by up to 50% using cost-effective, incremental technologies and moving toward electricity, hydrogen, and advanced biofuels, we can reduce transport CO2 emissions far below current levels by 2050, at lower costs than many assume.
