Cycling to Mitigate Climate Change
In 2010 the transport sector was responsible for
22% of global CO
2
emissions
worldwide
.
1
Global
transport related CO
2
emissions are
expected to
increase by 57% in the 2005 –
2030
timeframe
,
representing the
fastest growing source
of
greenhouse gas emissions worldwide.
2
More than
80%
of estimated growth in transport emissions is
expected to come from
road transport in emerging
economies.