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Record Nr.

UNINA9910792020203321

Autore

Kopp Andreas

Titolo

Turning the right corner : ensuring development through a low carbon transport sector / / Andreas Kopp, Rachel I Block, Atsushi Iimi

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington, D.C. : , : World Bank, , 2013

ISBN

0-8213-9890-3

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (pages cm)

Collana

Directions in development. Environment and sustainable development

Altri autori (Persone)

BlockRachel I

IimiAtsushi

Disciplina

629.04028/6

Soggetti

Transportation - Environmental aspects

Sustainable development

Emissions trading

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

Foreword -- Acknowledgements -- Overview : transport efficiency promotes development and protects the environment -- Transport, mobility, emissions, and development -- Avoiding future disruption of services -- Integrating sector-wide reforms for mitigation -- Climate-resilient investment in transport -- Notes -- References.

Sommario/riassunto

The flagship report 'Turning the Right Corner - Ensuring Development Through a Low Carbon Transport Sector' emphasizes that developing countries need to transition to a low-carbon transport sector now to avoid locking themselves into an unsustainable and costly future. Furthermore, it argues that this transition can be affordable if countries combine policies to reduce greenhouse gas emissions with broader sector reforms aimed at reducing local air pollution, road safety risks, and congestion.The report looks at relationships between mobility, low-carbon transport and development, drawing atte