Data and Code for: Global Transportation Decarbonization

Principal Investigator(s): View help for Principal Investigator(s) Erich Muehlegger, University of California, Davis; David Rapson, University of California, Davis

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Project Description

Summary: Decarbonization of the transportation sector is particularly difficult due to its near-complete reliance on refined fossil fuels at present. In this paper, we describe the energy needs of the main transportation sectors worldwide: road transportation, aviation and maritime shipping. There is a growing commitment to electrification as the dominant decarbonization pathway. While deep electrification is promising (if by no means a certainty) for road transportation in wealthy countries, it will face steep obstacles in other sectors and in the developing world. Transportation decarbonization will require decoupling emissions from economic growth, highlighting the need for both accelerated technology innovation as well as creativity and cooperation in governance. The menu of policy options is replete with grim tradeoffs, particularly as the primacy of energy security and reliability (over emissions abatement) has once again been demonstrated in Europe and elsewhere.

Scope of Project

Subject Terms: Decarbonization; transportation; environmental policy

JEL Classification:
Q50 Environmental Economics: General
R40 Transportation Economics: General

Geographic Coverage: Countries, Regions, Worldwide

Universe: Aggregated vehicle ownership, emissions and electricity generate data for Countries and regions, worldwide

Data Type(s): aggregate data; geographic information system (GIS) data

Methodology

Data Source: World Bank, Demographic Datasets, 1970 - 2020
World Bank, "World Economic Forum Global Competitiveness Index." 2018
European Commission, "EDGAR-Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research. Global Greenhouse Gas Emissions," 2023.
Davis, Stacy C. and Robert G. Boundy, "Transportation Energy Data Book," 2022.
International Energy Agency, "Energy Statistics Data Browser," 2022.

Unit(s) of Observation: Region, annually, Country, annually

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