Transport Energy and CO2 : Moving towards Sustainability [electronic resource] /
International Energy Agency.
Paris : OECD Publishing,
2009.
Car ownership is set to triple by 2050, trucking activity will double and air travel could increase fourfold. This book examines how to enable mobility without accelerating climate change.  It finds that if we change the way we travel, adopt technologies to improve vehicle efficiency and shift to low-CO2 fuels, we can move onto a different pathway  where transport CO2 emissions by 2050 are far below current levels, at costs that are lower than many assume.  The report discusses the prospects for shifting more travel to the most efficient modes and reducing travel growth rates, improving vehicle fuel efficiency by up to 50% using cost-effective, incremental technologies, and moving toward electricity, hydrogen, and advanced biofuels to achieve a more secure and sustainable transport future. If governments implement strong policies to achieve this scenario, transport can play its role and dramatically reduce CO2 emissions by 2050.
Description based upon print version of record.
FOREWORD; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; TABLE OF CONTENTS; EXECUTIVE SUMMARY; Chapter 1: TRANSPORT TRENDS AND FUTURE SCENARIOS; Chapter 2: TRANSPORT FUELS; Chapter 3: LIGHT-DUTY VEHICLES; Chapter 4: GHT-DUTY VEHICLE FFICIENCY: POLICIES ND MEASURES; Chapter 5: PASSENGER TRAVEL; Chapter 6: TRUCK AND RAIL FREIGHT TRANSPORT; Chapter 7: AVIATION; Chapter 8: MARITIME TRANSPORT; Annex A: MOBILITY MODEL DOCUMENTATION; Annex B: ABBREVIATIONS, ACRONYMS AND UNITS; Annex C: REFERENCES
Includes bibliographical references (p. 387-414).
Car ownership is set to triple by 2050, trucking activity will double and air travel could increase fourfold. This book examines how to enable mobility without accelerating climate change.  It finds that if we change the way we travel, adopt technologies to improve vehicle efficiency and shift to low-CO2 fuels, we can move onto a different pathway  where transport CO2 emissions by 2050 are far below current levels, at costs that are lower than many assume.  The report discusses the prospects for shifting more travel to the most efficient modes and reducing travel growth rates, improving vehicle fuel efficiency by up to 50% using cost-effective, incremental technologies, and moving toward electricity, hydrogen, and advanced biofuels to achieve a more secure and sustainable transport future. If governments implement strong policies to achieve this scenario, transport can play its role and dramatically reduce CO2 emissions by 2050.
Carbon dioxide mitigation.
Sustainable engineering.
Transportation engineering