OECD Secretary-General
Angel Gurría launched yesterday the Transport Outlook 2012 during the Annual
Summit of Transport Ministers from the 53 member countries held in Leipzig,
Germany.
The creation of seamless transport systems that combine greener mobility solutions
with more efficient networks will boost economic growth while better protecting
the environment, according to this latest annual report on mobility trends
produced by the International Transport Forum at the OECD.
According to the Outlook, entitled “Seamless Transport for Green Growth,” the
transport sector could play a key role in moving the world economy towards
a more sustainable path.
Key findings of the 2012 Transport Outlook include:
+ Mobility will grow strongly, particularly strong outside the OECD area:
+ Global passenger transport volumes could be 2 to 2.5 times as large in 2050
as they are now. Outside the OECD, passenger volumes could rise by a factor
of 2.5 to 3.5; in the OECD growth could be around 30%.
+ Global
freight transport volumes in 2050 could be 2 to 4 times as large as they
are today. Within the OECD, freight volumes could double; outside the OECD
they could be more than five times as large.
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