ITF Transport Outlook 2021.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Forum, International Transport.

International Transport Forum, author.

Series:

ITF Transport Outlook

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Transportation.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (248 pages)

Place of Publication:

Paris : OECD Publishing, 2021.

Summary:

The ITF Transport Outlook 2021 provides scenarios for the development of transport demand up to 2050. This edition includes a special focus on the impacts of the Covid-19 pandemic on transport systems, and models potential long-term changes with challenges and opportunities for decarbonisation.

Contents:

Intro

Foreword

Acknowledgements

Table of contents

Reader's guide

How to read the ITF Transport Outlook 2021

Glossary

Executive summary

Background

Findings

Policy insights

Align Covid-19 recovery packages to revive the economy, combat climate change and strengthen equity

Implement much more ambitious policies that will reverse the growth of transport CO2 emissions

Target different transport sectors with strategies that reflect their specific decarbonisation potential and challenges

Support innovation to accelerate the technological breakthroughs needed to decarbonise transport

Shift the priority to improving accessibility

Intensify collaboration with non-transport sectors and between public and private actors

1 Reshaping transport for a cleaner environment and fairer societies

Inequality and climate change: The twin challenge

Transport and well-being: The underrated link

Transport CO2 emissions: Significant and growing

Tackling emissions and inequality together

Ensuring aligned policies

Shifting focus from mobility to accessibility

Collaborating for faster progress

Shaping tomorrow's transport: The pandemic as a reset?

The human dimension: Catering for diversity in transport

The economic dimension: Recovery under uncertainty

Key takeaways

References

2 Pathways to decarbonise transport by 2050

Recover, Reshape, Reshape+: Three possible futures for transport

Measures to decarbonise transport: Avoid, shift, improve

Transport demand: Growth continues

Passenger transport demand

Freight transport demand

Transport emissions and climate goals: Can we still get there?

The impact of an economic lag on CO2 emissions

Transport emissions and social equity: Who pays for decarbonisation?

References.

3 Urban passenger transport: Cities can make mobility sustainable, equitable and resilient

Decarbonising urban passenger transport: The state of play

How can cities handle growing mobility demand?

Mastering the pandemic: Challenges and opportunities for urban mobility after Covid-19

Cities at a standstill

Recovery risks - and opportunities

Recover, Reshape, Reshape+: Three possible futures for urban passenger transport

Urban mobility in the Recover scenario

Paradigm change: urban mobility in the Reshape scenario

Reshape+: Reinforcing Reshape

Demand for urban travel: Managing mobility in growing cities

CO2 emissions from urban mobility: Improved services, smaller carbon footprint

Equity and well-being: Accessible cities and resilient networks

Ambitious decarbonisation and accessibility for all

The higher the decarbonisation policy ambition, the higher the resilience of the system

Policy recommendations

Empower cities to decarbonise urban mobility and enhance accessibility to improve well-being

Prioritise funding for sustainable urban transport over investment in city roads

Improve the quality of public transport to create more inclusive and reliable services

Pursue integrated land-use and transport planning for sustainable, neighbourhood-based urban development

Create incentives for greening urban vehicle fleets

Nurture transport innovation and collaborate with providers of new urban mobility services to maximise benefits and minimise costs

Combine transport decarbonisation and resilience measures now to meet future demand in sustainable ways and withstand disruptions

4 Non-urban passenger transport: A pivotal sector for greening transport

Decarbonising non-urban passenger transport: The state of play.

Mastering the pandemic: Challenges and opportunities for non-urban mobility after Covid-19

How Covid-19 has changed travel behaviour

The impact of Covid-19 on the decarbonisation of non-urban passenger transport

Recover, Reshape, Reshape+: Three possible futures for non-urban passenger transport

Non-urban passenger transport in the Recover scenario

Paradigm change: Non-urban transport in the Reshape scenario

Demand for non-urban passenger transport: Quick recovery and continued growth

Air travel will dominate intercity trips

Global transport activity is shifting to Asia

CO2 emissions from non-urban passenger transport: Decoupling emissions from demand

Well-to-tank emissions become more important

OECD countries have the greatest potential to decarbonise

Fair decarbonisation: Reducing non-urban passenger emissions in equitable ways

Environmental equity of transport decisions

Carbon taxes must not harm the less well-off

Quantifying the equitability of non-urban transport

Increase the price of high-carbon non-urban transport to encourage clean alternatives

Create Covid-19 recovery packages that boost sustainable non-urban transport

Align decarbonisation policies across the transport and energy sectors to reflect the reliance of zero-carbon transport on clean energy

Mandate the use of alternative fuels in aviation to encourage long-term innovation

Incentivise the transition to low-emission non-urban road transport by making it more affordable and through measures that increase consumer confidence in cleaner options

Invest proactively in technological developments beyond the transport sector to ensure wide-scale availability of new technologies for a comprehensive decarbonisation roll out

Note.

5 Freight transport: Bold action can decarbonise movement of goods

Decarbonising freight transport: The state of play

Freight's main challenges

Three steps towards decarbonising freight

Mastering the pandemic: Challenges and opportunities for freight after Covid-19

Recover, Reshape, Reshape+: Three possible futures for freight transport

Freight transport in the Recover scenario

Paradigm change: Freight transport in the Reshape scenario

Demand for freight: Substantial growth at a slower pace

CO2 emissions from freight transport: Reversing emission growth

Equitable freight decarbonisation: Avoiding regional imbalances

More resilience, less carbon and lower costs with the right policy mix

Design stimulus packages that align to support economic recovery, freight decarbonisation and supply chain resilience

Align price incentives with freight decarbonisation ambitions for carrier buy-in

Scale-up ready-to-adopt freight decarbonisation measures quickly to cut costs and emissions

Strengthen international co-operation to combat freight emissions

Accelerate standardisation procedures to speed-up the adoption of new clean technologies

Tailor decarbonisation pathways to regional realities to address gaps in standard solutions

Broaden access to privately owned data to improve policy design

Annex A. Statistical Annex.

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ISBN:

92-821-1408-2

OCLC:

1290018845