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Climate Change and Transport

A special issue of Climate (ISSN 2225-1154).

Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 January 2025) | Viewed by 5094

Special Issue Editors

Prof. Dr. Mark Zuidgeest

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Department of Civil Engineering, Centre for Transport Studies, University of Cape Town, Cape Town 7701, South Africa
Interests: transport in developing countries; transport modeling; transport-related social exclusion; transport geography; choice modelling; (public) transport network design; location–allocation optimization; walkability assessment; climate change, cities and transport
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Dr. Nnene Obiora

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Department of Civil Engineering, Centre for Transport Studies, University of Cape Town, Cape Town 7701, South Africa
Interests: transport network design; BRT network; climate change and transport
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Dr. Teodoro Georgiadis

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Institute of BioEconomic-National Research Council (IBE-CNR), Via Piero Gobetti 101, 40129 Bologna, Italy
Interests: urban climate; urban meteorology; urban pollution; urban planning
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Special Issue Information

Dear Colleague,

More greenhouse gases are released into the atmosphere by transportation than by any other sector of our economy, which contributes to global warming. Rising global average temperatures and extreme weather events in turn can cause harm to infrastructure, disrupt transportation systems, and endanger public safety. This impact is hard felt both in the Global North as well as the Global South.

Cities are both the cause and solution to climate change. Globally, cities are trying to mitigate greenhouse gas emissions, whereas many are also turning to adaptation measures and resilience. Urban climatologists study the interaction between urban areas and the atmosphere, including the effect transport has on the urban climate and how urban areas, and the people and services within, are impacted by climate change.

This Special Issue invites contributions that are preferably model-based and/or data-driven and which study the interaction between transport in urban areas and the urban climate. Papers from both Global North as well as the Global South contexts are welcome and could include topics, but not limited to:

  • Impact of delivery services and last mile logistics on urban climate;
  • Model-based scenario analysis for city-wide low emissions analysis;
  • Health impacts of transport and climate change;
  • Resilience in integrated urban transport;
  • Analytical methods and techniques for modelling transport impacts on the urban climate;
  • Digital twinning of urban areas for climate change research;
  • Assessment of climate threats to transportation infrastructure;
  • Modelling and analyzing the nexus transportation, air pollution, and climate change;
  • Adaptation of transport to climate change;
  • Decision-support tools for transport and climate change.

Dr. Mark Zuidgeest
Dr. Nnene Obiora
Dr. Teodoro Georgiadis
Guest Editors

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Developing Low-Carbon Pathways for the Transport Sector in Ethiopia
by Obiora A. Nnene, Dereje Senshaw, Mark Zuidgeest, Owen Mwaura and Yizengaw Yitayih
Climate 2025, 13(5), 96; https://doi.org/10.3390/cli13050096 - 6 May 2025
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This paper discusses the development of baseline and mitigation scenarios to guide the creation of a long-term plan supporting low-carbon transport in Ethiopia. Developing this method involved comprehensively reviewing policy documents, collecting historical activity data, and modelling the baseline and mitigation scenarios. The [...] Read more.
This paper discusses the development of baseline and mitigation scenarios to guide the creation of a long-term plan supporting low-carbon transport in Ethiopia. Developing this method involved comprehensively reviewing policy documents, collecting historical activity data, and modelling the baseline and mitigation scenarios. The paper emphasises the importance of stakeholder engagement, which is instrumental in validating the model inputs, policy targets, and results at each stage, ensuring the credibility and robustness of our findings. The scenario development and analysis are based on the IPCC guidelines, informed by the policies of the Government of Ethiopia, and implemented with the Low-Energy Analysis Platform (LEAP). Three net-zero scenarios are assessed for the time horizon between 2020 to 2050. The so-called maximum ambition, NDC-aligned, and late action scenarios reflect the energy requirements and emissions contribution for varying levels of government ambition towards low-carbon interventions in the transport sector. In the baseline scenario, the total amount of carbon emissions is estimated at 4.81 million tonnes of CO2e in 2020, which is projected to increase to over 15 million tonnes by 2050. Under the mitigation scenarios, significant reductions are projected, with specific interventions like electrification in road freight reducing emissions by 9.68 MtCO2e and expanding rail transport reducing 9.95 MtCO2e by 2050 compared to the baseline. Other strategies identified for mitigating transport sector emissions, like improving energy efficiency, encouraging mass transit and non-motorised transport, show good potential for achieving a greener future. With the transport sector in Ethiopia identified as a major contributor to GHG emissions and climate change, this paper underscores the government’s efforts to ensure the long-term sustainability of its transport sector. Full article
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Exploring Adaptation Strategies to Mitigate Climate Threats to Transportation Infrastructure in Nigeria: Lagos City, as a Case Study
by Wesam H. Beitelmal, Samuel Chukwujindu Nwokolo, Edson L. Meyer and Chinedu Christian Ahia
Climate 2024, 12(8), 117; https://doi.org/10.3390/cli12080117 - 8 Aug 2024
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This study aims to explore innovative adaptation strategies that can effectively mitigate the climate threats faced by transportation infrastructure in Lagos, Nigeria. The study highlights the urgent need for innovative approaches to address the challenges posed by climate change to transportation systems. By [...] Read more.
This study aims to explore innovative adaptation strategies that can effectively mitigate the climate threats faced by transportation infrastructure in Lagos, Nigeria. The study highlights the urgent need for innovative approaches to address the challenges posed by climate change to transportation systems. By analyzing the current vulnerabilities and potential impacts of climate change on transportation infrastructure, the authors identify and propose four current challenges facing transportation infrastructure as a result of climate change. These threats include the impact of rising sea levels on coastal roads and bridges, the vulnerability of inland transportation systems to extreme weather events such as floods and heavy rainfall, the potential disruption of transportation networks as storms become more frequent and intense, and the implications of temperature changes on road surfaces and their structural integrity. The study also identified and proposed ten potential adaptation measures that can enhance the resilience of transportation systems in Lagos, Nigeria. The adaptive measures ranged from increasing the resilience of road networks through the implementation of proper drainage systems and slope stabilization measures to forming partnerships with private sector companies to promote sustainable practices and the development of green transportation initiatives. To facilitate these adaptive measures, the authors used them to develop various policy frameworks for transportation resilience in Lagos, Nigeria. These policy frameworks aimed to provide guidelines and regulations for the implementation of adaptive measures, ensuring their effective integration into the transportation system. The authors emphasized the importance of stakeholder engagement and public participation in decision-making processes to foster a sense of ownership and collective responsibility towards building resilient transportation systems. By adapting to these measures, Lagos, Nigeria, can enhance its ability to withstand and recover from transportation disruptions caused by various hazards, such as extreme weather events, infrastructure failures, or security threats. Full article
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