Carbon Pathways Analysis – Informing Development of a Carbon
Reduction Strategy for the Transport Sector Carbon Pathways
Analysis July 2008 Chapter 1: Introduction Chapter 2: Carbon
Pathways by Mode Chapter 3: Carbon Pathways by Type of Journey
Chapter 4: The Impact of Mode Switch on Emissions Chapter 5:
International Comparisons Chapter 6: The Challenge for Transport
This paper has benefited greatly from the inputs of Mark Barrett
at UCL, the Transport Research Laboratory and a peer review
group which comprised of representatives from Defra, BERR and
the Office of Climate Change. 1. Averting dangerous levels of
climate change presents one of our biggestchallenges. It will
require international action, but – if actions are taken early
and are well designed – can be addressed at manageable cost.
Evidence from the Stern Review1 suggests that the cost of action
to ensure that the worst impacts of climate change are avoided
might be around 1% of global GDP, and perhaps a little more in
developed countries. This c