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To decarbonize transport, help developing countries deal with junkers, clunkers and jalopies

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This World Bank blog post discusses the challenge of high-emitting older vehicles (“junkers/clunkers”) in developing countries and how policies can support transport decarbonization by addressing the in-use fleet.
It is useful as an accessible narrative resource for baseline assessment and scenario development, linking fleet turnover, imports, and policy levers to emissions outcomes.