EVs and green policies aren't enough: Transport CO2 emissions will rise 16% by 2050
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May 18 2021 at 9:27 AM GMT
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- The International Transport Forum (ITF) presented its latest projections at the global summit of transport ministers, and they don't look encouraging for the planet's environmental goals.
- Specifically, global transport activity is expected to more than double by 2050, while'traffic emissions will rise by 16% compared to 2015.
- And that's even if existing commitments to cut down carbon emissions are carried out.
- Based on projections from 2015, today urban mobility is responsible for 40%'of all CO2 emissions from the movement of people.
- This means that how to meet mobility demands, while at the same time reducing pollution, still remains a big…This story continues at The Next Web.
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- Published May 18, 2021 9:27 AM GMT