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Modal shifts – impact on emissions of shifting freight to lower-carbon transport FIGURE 4: Split of global freight volumes by transport mode, %1 1. Rounded to one decimalOld NewVolume change, % of global volume Total estimated reduction in CO2 emissions (in billion kg) from strategic and feasible modal shifts Estimated impact on emissions, billion kg 7.80.2 72.8 19.29.30.2 73.2 17.2+1.5-0.02 +0.5 -2.0+33-3 +5 -229 -195 modal shift Sources: MIT, 26 McKinsey expert interviews. Moving cargo from long-haul trucks to rail could reduce fuel consumption per mile for the same tonnage by up to 75%, while switching from air freight to sea could cut emissions by 95% per kilometre for the same tonnage. Intelligent Transport, Greener Future: AI as a Catalyst to Decarbonize Global Logistics 17