Carbon Footprint of the Kuwaiti Public Road Transport Industry

Throughout the last fifty years, Kuwait's population has grown and its oil exploration has produced massive economic changes. That has led to high vehicle demand. As a result, air pollution is increasing in urban areas in particular. The objective of the paper was to estimate carbon emissions from road travel following IPCC guidelines and using national fuel price and sales data of the State of Kuwait road travel between 2001 and 2015. With vehicle numbers rising at an annual rate of about 9% and no mitigation plan in place, this study looks into the contribution of road transport to CO₂ emissions. The findings highlight the urgent need for policies that promote sustainable transport and reduce the carbon footprint of highway transport.