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   davidp to All   
   ROAD TRAVEL ACCOUNTS FOR 3/4 OF TRANSPOR   
   08 Aug 23 22:59:11   
   
   From: lessgovt@gmail.com   
      
   ROAD TRAVEL ACCOUNTS FOR 3/4 OF TRANSPORT EMISSIONS. Most of this    
   comes from passenger vehicles – cars and buses – which contribute 45.1%.    
   The other 29.4% comes from trucks carrying freight.   
      
   Since the entire transport sector accounts for 21% of total emissions,    
   & road transport accounts for 3/4 of transport emissions, road transport    
   accounts for 15% of total CO2 emissions.   
      
   Aviation – while it often gets the most attention in discussions on action    
   against climate change – accounts for only 11.6% of transport emissions.    
   It emits just under one billion tons of CO2 each year – around 2.5% of total    
   global emissions. International shipping contributes a similar amount, at   
   10.6%.    
      
   Rail travel & freight emits very little – only 1% of transport emissions.    
   Other transport – which is mainly the movement of materials such as water,   
   oil,    
   and gas via pipelines – is responsible for 2.2%.   
      
   Transport demand is expected to grow across the world in the coming decades    
   as the global population increases, incomes rise, and more people can afford    
   cars, trains and flights. In its Energy Technology Perspectives report, the    
   IEA expects global transport (measured in passenger-km) to double, car   
   ownership    
   rates to increase by 60%, and demand for passenger and freight aviation to   
   triple    
   by 2070. Combined, these factors would result in a large increase in transport   
   emissions.   
      
   https://ourworldindata.org/co2-emissions-from-transport   
      
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