The 2020 COVID-19 pandemic had a significant impact on transport systems and mobility. This large-scale disruption led to several initiatives that changed temporarily, and even permanently in some cases, cities and people’s behaviour. This chapter looks at this disruptive event and discusses...

It is often assumed that older people must rely on private transport in order to meet their needs. Indeed, research has found that older people find it very difficult to give up driving, as doing so can result in isolation and negative health effects. Intergenerational justice nevertheless...

The United Nations has identified climate change and inequality – including gender inequality – as being two of the biggest challenges of the contemporary global era. The global transport sector, which currently accounts for around a quarter of all anthropogenic greenhouse gas emissions,...

The transition to low-carbon transport in rapidly growing economies is a pivotal challenge in addressing global climate goals. Latin America, characterised by its urbanisation dynamics, informal transport systems, and stark socio-spatial inequalities, exemplifies the complexities and...

Urban areas are home to over half of the world’s population. Cities and their transport systems continue challenging decarbonisation; however, there are also other impacts from increased levels of noise pollution to road accidents, transport poverty, and social exclusion. This chapter seeks to...

The international quest for net-zero emissions by mid-century involves tourism activities that, directly and indirectly, contributed about 10% of carbon emissions in pre-COVID-19 years and will probably regress to similar, and possibly higher, values in the future. Despite this, the tourism...

The most important development in shaping the future of logistics is digitalisation, but while digitalisation and decarbonisation are extensively discussed in industry and scientific literature, there are no comprehensive visions of a digitalised, decarbonised logistics system. This chapter...

This chapter reviews the current state of carbon emissions in the maritime transport sector and discusses the prospects of reaching net zero. It begins with an overview of current fuel usage and emissions in maritime transport, which account for 2.8% of global anthropogenic carbon emissions. The...

In 2021 the international air transport industry committed itself to achieving net zero carbon emissions by 2050 in line with the Paris Agreement to keep global temperature rises below 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels. Yet, in 2022, as demand for air travel rebounded following the COVID-19...