Completing the Trip: Establishing a Global Quantified Climate Goal for the Transport Sector

The document argues for a collective global commitment to decarbonize transport through a system approach. It proposes a specific 2035 target consisting of a 35 percent shift to green fuels and a 25 percent reduction in transport energy consumption relative to 2022 levels. This goal is intended to complement the COP28 global stocktake, which called for a transition away from fossil fuels but lacked a quantified target for the transport sector.

• The author proposes a specific global sectoral target for 2035: a 35 percent shift to green fuels and a 25 percent reduction in transport energy consumption compared to 2022 levels.
• Achieving transport decarbonization requires a system approach that integrates vehicle electrification, the prioritization of active mobility, rail, and public transport, and the scaling of sustainable fuels for shipping and aviation.
• While the COP28 global stocktake (GST) called for a transition away from fossil fuels and accelerated emission reductions in road transport, it failed to establish a quantified target specifically for the transport sector.

APA

World Resources Institute (n.d.). Completing the Trip: Establishing a Global Quantified Climate Goal for the Transport Sector. https://www.wri.org/research/completing-trip-establishing-global-quantified-climate-goal-transport-sector

Chicago

World Resources Institute. Completing the Trip: Establishing a Global Quantified Climate Goal for the Transport Sector. n.d. https://www.wri.org/research/completing-trip-establishing-global-quantified-climate-goal-transport-sector.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{worldresourcesinstitutendcompleting, author = {{World Resources Institute}}, title = {{Completing the Trip: Establishing a Global Quantified Climate Goal for the Transport Sector}}, institution = {World Resources Institute}, url = {https://www.wri.org/research/completing-trip-establishing-global-quantified-climate-goal-transport-sector}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }