Newly rich Asians to treble greenhouse gas emissions in 25 years: study

MANILA (AFP) – Fast-rising family incomes and brisk demand for cars will treble Asia’s greenhouse gas emissions over the next 25 years, according to a study backed by the Asian Development Bank.

The report, “Energy Efficiency and Climate Change: Considerations for On-Road Transport in Asia,” presents one of the first comprehensive analyses of the relationships between transport and climate change in Asia, Philippines-based ADB said in a statement.

Even under the most optimistic current scenarios for road traffic expansion management, emissions of the greenhouse gas carbon dioxide from the Asian transport sector will treble over the next 25 years, the study said.

At the same time, local air pollution and congestion from transport will rise to levels that seriously hamper the ability to move people and goods in an effective manner, it added.

AFP