Author:

Dr Sven Teske, Dr Sarah Niklas, Dr Rusty Langdon

Publisher:

University of Technology Sydney & TUMI Management

Description:

The Paris Climate Agreement as adopted in December 2015 set out to reduce global greenhouse emissions at a rate that would limit global temperature increase this century to a level 2.0˚C above pre-industrial levels. It went even further, laying out steps that might be taken to pursue an increase limited to 1.5˚C.

for exactly how we can achieve the goal of limiting greenhouse emissions. The transport sector accounts for nearly one-quarter of global energy-related carbon emissions. Climate action in transport is urgently needed because energy-related carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions are the main driver of climate change (Teske et. al 2019). Yet a clear-cut path to transformation, one which is backed up with 'hard' numbers for policymakers around the world, remains missing. To close this gap, TUMI and the University of Technology Sydney developed a robust scenario study.

This study considers the conditions necessary to achieve these goals under three scenarios: A reference baseline study, in which no changes are implemented in terms of transport, along with a look at those changes that need to take place in order to limit warming to 1.5˚C or 2.0˚C.

For an executive summary and animated charts visit:

https://outlook.transformative-mobility.org/

Language:

English

Page count:

162

Source:

www.transformative-mobility.org/assets/publications/TUMI-Transport-Outlook.pdf

Copyright:

Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH.