Transport Outlook 2023

• The Transport Outlook 2023 report was recently released by International Transport Forum at Leipzig Transport Summit.
• It is a biennial report.

Major findings

• The Report examines the impacts of different policy measures on global transport demand and carbon dioxide emissions to 2050.
• The report emphasises on crucial role that decarbonising transport sector will play in achieving SDG goals.
• If action to decarbonise transport is accelerated, the transport sector can reduce its CO2 emissions by about 80% over the next 25 years (compared to 2019).
• The efforts must include
  • investing in public transport infrastructure,
  • supporting the transition to transport modes with higher occupancy or load factors, and
  • promoting the development of more compact cities.

About International Transport Forum

• It is an intergovernmental organization.
• It is politically autonomous and administratively integrated with the OECD.
• Member: 64 member countries, including India.
• It acts as a think tank for transport policy and organizes the Annual Summit of transport ministers.
• The ITF is the only global body that covers all transport modes.
• The Decarbonising Transport initiative of the ITF promotes carbon-neutral mobility to help stop climate change.
• It is based at OECD Headquarters in Paris, France.