A tale of renewed cities: a policy guide on how to transform cities by improving energy efficiency in urban transport systems

Transport currently accounts for half of global oil consumption and nearly 20% of world energy use, of which approximately 40 per cent is used in urban transport alone. The IEA expects urban transport energy consumption to double by 2050, despite ongoing vehicle technology and fuel-economy improvements. While increased mobility brings many benefits, the staggering rate of this increase creates new challenges. Urgent energy-efficiency policy attention will be needed to mitigate associated negative noise, air pollution, congestion, climate and economic impacts, all of which can cost countries billions of dollars per year. This report highlights lessons learned and examples of good practice from countries with experience implementing a wide range of measures to improve energy efficiency in urban transport systems. This report sets out key steps in planning, implementation, monitoring and evaluation.

• Record URL:
  http://www.iea.org/publications/freepublications/publication/Renewed_Cities_WEB.pdf
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• Corporate Authors:

  International Energy Agency

  Paris,   France 

  International Energy Agency

  ,    
• Publication Date: 2013

Language

• English

Media Info

• Pagination: 96p

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Energy consumption; Environment; Environmental impacts; Policy; Pollution; Urban transportation
• ATRI Terms: Energy consumption; Environment; Environmental effects; Policy; Pollution; Sustainability; Urban transport
• Subject Areas: Energy; Policy;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01494392
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: ARRB
• Files: ATRI
• Created Date: Sep 25 2013 11:52AM