Prediction greenhouse gas emissions from road freight flow in South Korea for sustainable transportation planning.

ABSTRACT: Road freight modeling was conducted to project freight flow and greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in 16 administrative regions of South Korea through 2050. Origin-destination matrices were constructed using a gravity model for each region. The modeling covered seven product categories for both inter-regional and intra-regional freight transportation and was validated using 2017 data. The total future freight flow is projected to increase from 1399 million tons in 2019 to 1701 million tons by 2035. However, after peaking in 2035, it is expected to decline to 1618 million tons by 2050, indicating that population decline will impact product demand, causing a reduction in freight flow despite continued economic growth. GHG emissions are projected to slightly decrease from 19.0 million kgCO_2<

SUBMITTER: Nam H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11791259 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature