Sustainability of the transport sector during the last 20 years: evidences from a panel of 35 countries

Mihail Eva (), Florin Mihai and Alina-Violeta Munteanu
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Mihail Eva: CITERES - Cités, Territoires, Environnement et Sociétés - UT - Université de Tours - CNRS - Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique

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Abstract: Between 1990 and 2015, the annual global amount of CO 2 emission generated by transport has increased by 68%, from around 4.6 GtCO 2 to around 7.7 GtCO 2. Technological advances towards eco-friendly vehicles and policy incentives promoting environmental-friendly modes of transport have thus been offset by economic growth and increasing mobility. This study questions the relationship between economic growth and sustainability performance of transport sector. It adds to the literature new insights concerning recent trends in the relationship between gross domestic product and various aspects of transport sustainability such as carbon footprint, carbon intensity and transport safety. A particular attention is given to discussing the emerging issues of "carbon inequality" and the role of political entities that contribute most to global CO 2 emissions, such China, USA and the EU. Finally, this study adds to the literature a composite index of transport sustainability performance and explores between-country inequalities in terms of sustainability performance.

Keywords: carbon inequality; road fatalities; OECD countries; carbon footprint; environmental impact; CO 2 emissions (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2019-06-28
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Published in 19th International Multidisciplinary Scientific GeoConference on Ecology, Economics, Education and Legislation SGEM 2019, Jun 2019, Albena, Bulgaria. ⟨10.5593/sgem2019/5.1/S20.085⟩

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DOI: 10.5593/sgem2019/5.1/S20.085

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