Growing population, increasing urbanisation and higher incomes will boost demand for transport and put great pressure on transport systems around the globe. This is one of the key findings of Transport Outlook 2010
According to research by the ITF/OECD’s Joint Transport Research Centre, the current crisis has had a relatively greater impact on trade and transport than previous economic downturns. This is reflected in very large volume and price effects, especially in freight transport. For the management of future greenhouse gas emissions from transport, the analysis strongly suggests that technologies to improve fuel economy and ultimately transform the energy basis of transport are the key.