Strengthening global transport modelling through collaboration and knowledge exchange
The Transport Project Partnership was established to support dialogue among stakeholders on transport matters relevant for energy and climate, technology and modelling methodologies. The Partnership enables the exchange of ideas and information, allowing the IEA to strengthen its knowledge base for its analysis and research.
The origin of the IEA’s transport modelling and the Partnership that supports it can be traced back to the Sustainable Mobility Project (SMP) and the Mobility 2030 report of the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD). Established in 2000 to consider how global mobility patterns might evolve in the period to 2030 and beyond, the SMP concentrated on mobility issues related to road transportation.
IEA's Transport Project Partners currently include senior experts from a varied mix of 25 organisations from different geographies across a wide range of sectors, including energy companies, automotive original equipment manufacturers, automotive suppliers, chemical companies, aircraft manufacturers, government organisations, research organisations and data providers.
The IEA has for two decades maintained and expanded various comprehensive transport modelling tools that are part of IEA's Global Energy and Climate model. These modelling tools are aimed at improving the understanding of the role of different technologies and fuels across different transport modes with respect to energy consumption and CO2 emissions, as well as supporting the analysis of all aspects of mobility. This work has two main components:
A database updated every year to link vehicle activity data with energy demand.
A set of models used for the elaboration of future projections (scenarios) updated every year. IEA transport modelling currently projects activity for all the major fuel-consuming transport sub-sectors: road, rail, shipping and aviation.
The Transport Project Partnership allows for:
Access to the IEA transport database and modelling results, including detailed transport-related results of core IEA scenario modelling developed for IEA publications such as the World Energy Outlook (WEO) and the Energy Technology Perspectives (ETP) series. This also includes access to historical data files.
Participation in two meetings per year. During the meetings, IEA transport analysts present the latest model improvements achieved during the year and plans for upcoming year. Partners are invited to discuss and offer critical insights regarding the work done and recent transport-related IEA publications, and to provide inputs on the work plan for the coming year.
Invitation to contribute to in-depth topical workshops aimed at improving understanding of the market and policy environment, as well as technology development.
A privileged relationship with the IEA Secretariat, with interested stakeholders being invited to review and comment on forthcoming IEA transport publications, such as the Global EV Outlook and Global Hydrogen Review series.
