GSR4 – Transport Pathways to Reach Climate and Sustainability Goals

Oct 15, 2025

This publication is the Module 2 of the Transport, Climate and Sustainability Global Status Report– 4th Edition

This module examines how national and sub-national governments, and business are setting transport pathways to reach climate and sustainability goals. It also zooms into the status of third-generation Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs 3.0) and National Adaptation Plans (NAPs) under the Paris Agreement on Climate Change, and the practical Transport Decarbonisation Index for assessing progress.

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