Tight, M.R., Bristow, A.L., Pridmore, A.M. et al. (1 more author) (2005) What is a sustainable level of CO2 emissions from transport activity in the UK in 2050? Transport Policy, 12 (3). pp. 235-244. ISSN 0967-070X
Abstract
The paper reports on the development of UK transport targets for CO2 emissions for 2050. Five key studies containing future carbon emissions scenarios for the UK were used to establish targets for overall reductions in emissions to achieve stabilisation at 550 ppm and 450 ppm of atmospheric CO2. Two approaches were used to consider the proportion of total emissions that would be attributable to transport in the future: 26% of total emissions as now and an increase to 41% of total emissions in line with forecasts. The overall targets and expected contributions from transport were used to derive target emissions for the transport sector to be achieved by 2050, which ranged from 8.2 MtC to 25.8 MtC. Even the weakest of these targets represents a considerable reduction from current emissions levels.
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Item Type: | Article |
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2005 Elsevier B.V. This is an author produced version of a paper published in Transport Policy. Uploaded in accordance with the publisher's self-archiving policy. |
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Institution: | The University of Leeds |
Academic Units: | The University of Leeds > Faculty of Environment (Leeds) > Institute for Transport Studies (Leeds) |
Depositing User: | Adrian May |
Date Deposited: | 03 May 2007 |
Last Modified: | 24 Oct 2016 16:17 |
Published Version: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/journal/09670... |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Elsevier Science |
Refereed: | Yes |
Identification Number: | 10.1016/j.tranpol.2005.02.002 |
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Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:2456 |