Motorization Management and the Trade of Used Vehicles : How Collective Action and Investment Can Help Decarbonize the Global Transport Sector
Globally, the transport sector contributes almost one-fourth of total carbon dioxide emissions (CO2). The road transport sector is responsible for more than 77 percent of transport-related CO2 emissions globally, with light-duty road vehicles (LDVs...
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World Bank, Washington, DC
2021
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| Online Access: | http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/undefined/504541635937505609/Discussion-Paper http://hdl.handle.net/10986/36518 |
| Summary: | Globally, the transport sector
contributes almost one-fourth of total carbon dioxide
emissions (CO2). The road transport sector is responsible
for more than 77 percent of transport-related CO2 emissions
globally, with light-duty road vehicles (LDVs) encompassing
passenger cars, SUVs, and pickup trucks accounting for as
much as 40 percent. Therefore, decarbonizing road transport
is one of the most critical challenges of the coming decade.
The development objectives that encompass sustainable
mobility go well beyond mitigation and adaptation to climate
change, including expanding access to economic opportunities
and enhancing road safety, strengthening community
resilience, and improving air quality, among others. Due to
high levels of motor vehicle ownership and use, the
transport sector’s carbon footprint per capita in
high-income countries (HICs) is an order of magnitude higher
than in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). Even as
HICs are poised to adopt a less fossil fuel-intensive fleet
in the coming years, the obsolete, less safe, and more
polluting vehicles that are displaced may make their way to
LMICs to meet their increasing demand for motorization. As
motorization in LMICs increases, addressing the trade and
quality of used vehicles and managing motorization
throughout the vehicle lifecycle are critical for
decarbonizing the road transport sector and achieving other
sustainable development goals. If these impacts can be
successfully managed, then the global trade in “good
quality” used vehicles can be an important component in
promoting sustainable transport and can also benefit the
wider economy through industry and technological transition,
job creation, and lowering vehicle operating and maintenance costs. |
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