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Policy mixes to achieve sustainable mobility after the COVID-19 crisis

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posted on 2023-06-09, 23:24 authored by S Griffiths, Dylan Furszyfer Del RioDylan Furszyfer Del Rio, Benjamin SovacoolBenjamin Sovacool
The COVID-19 pandemic has the potential to have lasting impacts on energy and the environment at the global scale. Shelter-in-place measures implemented to mitigate the spread of COVID-19 have resulted in expectations for 2020 global energy demand to contract by nearly 5% with related global CO2 emissions declining by as much as 7%. Exactly how long and to what extent we will see continue to see energy demand, CO2 and related greenhouse gas (GHG) emission destruction resulting from COVID-19 is uncertain but dependent on global policy responses to the pandemic. Policy responses targeting the transportation sector, particularly ground-based transportation, can stimulate a sustainable mobility transition that mitigates the potential for long-term environmental damage. This paper reviews and examines social and cultural dynamics of transportation and extends state-of-the-art knowledge to consider how events surrounding the Covid-19 crisis may have created a sustainable mobility opportunity though (1) avoiding unnecessary transportation volume, (2) shifting transportation norms and practices and/or (3) improving the carbon-efficiency of transportation systems. Relevant policies for a low-carbon transportation transition are considered and those most appropriate to the current context proposed with consideration of key factors that may help or hinder their implementation success.

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  • Published

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  • Accepted version

Journal

Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews

ISSN

1364-0321

Publisher

Elsevier

Volume

143

Page range

1-9

Article number

a110919

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  • SPRU - Science Policy Research Unit Publications

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  • Yes

Legacy Posted Date

2021-03-23

First Open Access (FOA) Date

2022-03-11

First Compliant Deposit (FCD) Date

2021-03-23

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