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Transport in perspective -- Freight transport volumes grow with no clear signs of decoupling from GDP -- Passenger transport volumes have paralleled economic growth -- Greenhouse gas emissions from transport are growing -- Harmful emissions decline, but air quality problems require continued attention -- Road freight continues to gain market share -- Air passenger transport grows, whole the shares of road and rail remain constant -- Developments in fuels contribute to emission reductions -- Car occupancy and lorry load factors decline in countries for which data are available -- New technology can cut emissions and fuel consumption, but more effort is needed to achieve CO2 targets -- Price structures are increasingly aligned with and yet well below external costs level. |