Case studies on Sustainable and Low Carbon Mobility

Transportation is a critical component of modern society, enabling economic growth, social mobility, and cultural exchange. However, transportation is also responsible for 23% of global energy-related greenhouse gas emissions, making it a significant contributor to climate change. Furthermore, air pollution from transportation is a major health risk, causing 4.2 million premature deaths annually. As a result, there is an urgent need to transition towards sustainable and low carbon mobility systems that can reduce the environmental impacts of transportation while maintaining its positive benefits. This transition is crucial to achieving the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), particularly Goal 7 (Affordable and Clean Energy), Goal 9 (Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure), Goal 11 (Sustainable Cities and Communities), and Goal 13 (Climate Action).

The aim of this Research Topic is to advance knowledge and understanding of sustainable and low carbon mobility, by bringing together innovative and original research from different perspectives and contexts. We look forward to inviting contributions that explore the challenges and opportunities of sustainable mobility in different geographic, cultural, and economic settings, including both developed and developing countries. The collection aims to cover a broad range of topics related to sustainable and low carbon mobility, including transport policies, urban planning, renewable energy, low-emission vehicles, public transport, active modes of transport, shared mobility, electric mobility, behavioural change, sustainable freight, and environmental and social impacts of transport. This Research Topic aims to comprise case studies or case-specific implementations of novel/ new ideas, and/or detailed modelling or simulation framework that helps to perform multi-domain evaluations that include traffic, emission, and energy performances across different modes of travel. Submissions that use a variety of research methods, including quantitative and qualitative research, case studies, and policy analysis are welcome.

We encourage original and innovative contributions that explore the challenges and opportunities of sustainable and low carbon mobility in different contexts, including urban and rural areas, developed and developing countries, and across different modes of transport.

Topics of interest include, but are not limited to:

. Low-carbon transport policies and strategies
. Sustainable urban mobility planning
. Renewable energy in transport systems
. Low-carbon and electric mobility
. Low-emission vehicles and alternative fuels
. Autonomous Shuttles
. Public transport and active modes of transport
. Mobility as a service (MaaS) and shared mobility
. Micro-mobility
. Behavioural change and travel demand management
. Sustainable freight transport and logistics
. Environmental and social impacts of transport
. Equity and accessibility in sustainable mobility

We encourage interdisciplinary and cross-sectoral perspectives, including contributions from transportation engineering, urban planning, environmental science, electrical and control engineering, computer sciences, economics, sociology, psychology, and other relevant fields, to submit their original research for consideration in this Research Topic.

Keywords: Low-Carbon Mobility, Sustainable mobility, Electric Vehicles, Autonomous Shuttles, Micro-mobility, Shared Mobility, Modeling, Simulation

Important Note: All contributions to this Research Topic must be within the scope of the section and journal to which they are submitted, as defined in their mission statements. Frontiers reserves the right to guide an out-of-scope manuscript to a more suitable section or journal at any stage of peer review.