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Title: Land transport’s contribution to a 2°C target
Organization:Bridging the Gap Initiative and Partnership on Sustainable, Low Carbon Transport
Author:Allen H, Breithaupt M, Fulton L, Glensor K, Han S, Huizenga C, Lah O, Millard K, Replogle M, Shresta S
Date:September 2014
This paper provides key messages for climate change negotiators and policy makers on the potential contribution of the land transport sector to global climate change mitigation strategies. The report summarises key facts on the mitigation potential in the land transport sector for both passenger and freight, institutional and global governance perspectives and financing requirements. The report argues that the transport sector can make a substantial contribution to global stabilisation pathways that can keep warming below 2 Degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels.
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