OECD driving greener growth
“Better connected transport will drive greener growth” – that was the key message from the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), at the annual summit of transport ministers held in Leipzig.
Speaking during the Transport Outlook 2012 presentation, the OECD secretary general, Angel Gurría talked of the creation of seamless transport systems that should combine greener mobility solutions with more efficient networks, to help boost economic growth and better protect the environment.
Mr Gurría said: “Connecting places and people creates opportunities for new markets and better connections can increase productivity. Making well targeted investments in new capacity and intelligent, smart mobility technologies and ensuring their best possible use can provide a new source of growth.”
“Transport and technology form the backbone of global trade,” he added.
According to the outlook presentation, entitled Seamless Transport for Green Growth, the transport sector could play a key role in moving the world economy towards a more sustainable path.
One key warning of the presentation was that global freight transport volumes could be two to four times larger in 2050 than they are at present. Within the OECD (of which there are 53 member states), freight volumes could double; outside the OECD they could be more than five times as large – something that the transport sector needs to take urgent heed of.
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