Sustainable transport

Sustainable transport is transportation sustainable in terms of its social and environmental impacts. Components for evaluating sustainability include the particular vehicles used; the source of energy; and the infrastructure used to accommodate the transport (streets and roads, railways, airways, waterways and canals). Transportation sustainability is largely being measured by transportation system effectiveness, efficiency, and the environmental and climate impacts of the system.

Transport systems have significant impacts on the environment.
In 2018, it contributed to around 20% of global CO2 emissions.
Greenhouse gas emissions from transport are increasing at a faster rate than any other energy using sector.

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