Messages to Promote Rural Access in Post-2015 Development Framework
OECD Projects 290% Increase in Freight Transport Emissions by 2050
The International Transport Forum (ITF) of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) has released its 2015 Transport Outlook. According to the report’s projections, carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from freight transport will increase by 290% by 2050.
Emission Scenarios for the Philippines’ Transport Sector: Overview of Existing Studies
Understanding uncertainties and different outcomes for GHG emission scenarios by various studies is important for gaining insight in the transport sector’s role in climate change mitigation. This is useful for example in the context of the Intended Nationally Determined Contributions, that some countries are expected to communicate to the UNFCCC in 2015.
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Fossil Fuel Subsidy Reform can reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions Globally by 6-13%
A new report from the Nordic Council of Ministers and the Global Subsidies Initiative of IISD finds that the removal of fossil-fuel subsidies to consumers (US$ 543 billion in 2014) and to society could reduce global greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by between 6-13% by 2050.