Transportation

ISSUES

Energy and transportation

In 2005, 58% of global demand for oil products (excluding electricity) was for transport. This compares with 36% in 1973. Worldwide oil demand is predicted to increase by around 1.3% per year during the period 2004-2030, with a 0.6% increase in annual demand from the OECD zone and approximately 3% growth from China and India. Two thirds of this increase will be used for transport, principally by road. According to a report from the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development, 2006 saw an 8% increase in international trade in goods across all modes of transport. This breaks down into growth rates of 4% for rail, 4.5% for road and 4.3% for maritime trade. In 2005, transport was responsible for 27% of total global greenhouse gas emissions (up from 21% in 1990), three-quarters of which arose from road transport. According to the European Commission on Transport, emissions from transport will increase three times faster than other...

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DEBATES

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Elisabeth Rosenthal

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FOCUS

Carbon compensation

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VIDEOS

25/10/2011	This is the latest promotional video for the Share the Road initiative,...	27/09/2011	Westside bike ride on the freeway of Los Angeles
10/05/2011	In 2006, as many as 5,000 modern electric cars were destroyed by the major...	12/04/2011	John Moavenzadeh, Senior Director and Head of Mobility Industries, reveals...

GREEN TIPS

The city's employees on bicycles

In 1997, the city of Grenoble decided to put bicycles at the disposal of its employees. This initiative gave...

INDICATORS

Carbon dioxide emissions
Renewable energy in the energy mix
Total Primary Energy Supply

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