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Trucks

Transport

Road freight is responsible for about 6 percent of global emissions. Increasing fuel efficiency in both new trucks and existing fleets can significantly reduce emissions.

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Rank and results by 2050 #40

Trucks

Reduced CO2: 6 gigatons
Net cost (Billions US$): $543.54
Net operational savings: $2,781.63 billion
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TOTAL CO2-EQ REDUCTION (GT)

Total CO2-equivalent reduction in atmospheric greenhouse gases by 2050 (gigatons)

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Impact:

If adoption of fuel-saving technologies grows from 2 percent to 85 percent of trucks by 2050, this solution can deliver 6.2 gigatons of carbon dioxide emissions reductions. An investment of $544 billion to implement could save $2.8 trillion on fuel costs over thirty years.

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Electric Bikes

Transport

Electric bikes get a boost from a small battery-powered motor. They are the most environmentally sound means of motorized transport in the world today.

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Rank and results by 2050 #69

Electric Bikes

Reduced CO2: 1 gigatons
Net cost (Billions US$): $106.75
Net operational savings: $226.07 billion
What do these numbers mean?

TOTAL CO2-EQ REDUCTION (GT)

Total CO2-equivalent reduction in atmospheric greenhouse gases by 2050 (gigatons)

NET COST (billions US $)

Net cost to implement

SAVINGS (billions US $)

Net savings by 2050

Impact:

In 2014, e-bike riders traveled around 249 billion miles, largely in China. Based on market research, we project travel can increase to 1.2 trillion miles per year by 2050. Shifting from cars will drive that growth, which promises to be greatest across Asia and in higher-income countries. This solution could reduce 1 gigaton of carbon dioxide emissions and save e-bike owners $226 billion by 2050.

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