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Rising Incomes, Transport Demand, and Sector Decarbonization

As income increases, people become more mobile and spend more on carbon-intensive transport goods and services. This paper estimates income elasticities of transport consumption using household survey data for 18 countries, which are then used to s...

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Main Author: Lebrand, Mathilde
Language:English
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2022
Subjects:
DECARBONIZATION
CARBON FOOTPRINT
TRANSPORT DEMAND
INCOME AND TRANSPORT DEMAND
EFFECTS OF RISING INCOME
CARBON-INTENSIVE TRANSPORTATION
ELASTICITY OF TRANSPORT DEMAND
MOBILITY HOUSEHOLD SURVEY DATA
EMISSIONS
CAR OWNERSHIP
CLIMATE POLICY
ENERGY POLICY
WEALTH AND CARBON LINKAGE
INFRASTRUCTURE
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/099901304192236433/IDU0d366435d0a79404645080fe01146ee8b1853
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/37330

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http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/099901304192236433/IDU0d366435d0a79404645080fe01146ee8b1853
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/37330

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