GSR Explained

About the GSR

The Global Status Report is your one-stop hub for the latest data, trends and policies shaping sustainable transport worldwide. It brings together up-to-date insights on the key challenges and opportunities, covering demand, use and access to transport, climate and sustainability trends, as well as policy and investment developments. The goal? Equip decision-makers within and beyond transport with knowledge for faster, bolder action.

GSR Explained

GSR Explained is a content series that bridges the gap between the GSR’s evidence and the decisions that need to follow. New articles are published every month across three formats. GSR Insights take one striking number from the report and examine four critical issues that reveal what it means for people, economies and the climate. GSR Visualised turns key findings into infographics that tell the story through data and design. From GSR to Local Livelihoods connects the global evidence to real-life stories, where hard facts meet lived realities. Every claim is drawn directly from GSR data. From data to narrative, from narrative to action.

Aviation: In-Depth Version

This report is an in-depth version of the Chapter 4.9 Aviation in the Transport, Climate and Sustainability Global Status Report – 4th Edition, drafted in mid-2025. Download the in-depth version here.