Transport and Mobility Choices in 2050

Transport is possibly the most problematic area with regard to achieving a low-carbon society. It is the UK’s fastest-growing source of CO2 emissions, with domestic transport contributing 27.5 per cent of the UK CO2 emissions (DfT, 2007, Table 3.8). The 2006 UK Stern report (Stern, 2006) noted that between 1990 and 2002, transport was the fastest growing source of carbon emissions in OECD countries (a growth of 25%) and the second fastest growing sector in non-OECD countries (36% growth). Rather than declining over the next 40 years, the trend is for transport CO2 emissions to grow, particularly in non-OECD countries, where their share of global emissions is anticipated to grow from one-third to one-half by 2030.