COVID-19 disease containment policies have locked half of the world population at home. The transportation sector is one of the most immediately and starkly hit. We discuss the potential longerrun, structural impacts on transport demand, the behaviour-induced modal shifts, and the implications for sectoral energy demand and environmental externalities.

COVID-19 disease containment policies have locked half of the world population at home. The transportation sector is one of the most immediately and starkly hit. We discuss the potential longerrun, structural impacts on transport demand, the behaviour-induced modal shifts, and the implications for sectoral energy demand and environmental externalities.