This report provides scenarios for future transport demand and CO2 emissions in Southeast Asia up to 2050 to help decision-makers chart pathways to sustainable, resilient transport. The scenarios reflect existing policy initiatives and specific constraints in the region. They also examine the potential impact of policies addressing the challenges and opportunities for transport from Covid-19.
The report was drafted as a part of the “ITF Transport Outlook – Special Issues for Asia: Policy Analysis and Implementation” project. The project was funded by the United Nations ESCAP as part of the United Nations Development Account projects on "Transport and trade connectivity in the age of pandemics: Contactless, seamless and collaborative UN solutions" and “Promoting a shift towards sustainable freight transport in the Asia-Pacific region”.
This report is part of a special edition series of the ITF Transport Outlook. Each looks at a different subregion in Asia. Each report draws on the modeling framework and outputs from the ITF Transport Outlook 2021, desk research and insights from the ITF-UNESCAP joint capacity building workshop held virtually in October 2021 and the special event on “Transport Connectivity and COVID-19 Pandemic: Pathways for Greater Resilience and Sustainability”, organised during the ESCAP Fourth Ministerial Conference on Transport from 14 to 17 December 2021.