Transport Megaprojects as Climate‑Infrastructure Bets

Large, centrally planned transport programs (here the EU’s Hyperloop Development Program) bundle decarbonization promises, industrial policy, and huge capital commitments into multi‑decade bets. If timelines, grid capacity, urban integration, and construction labor are not coordinated, the projects risk becoming stranded assets or supply‑chain shocks rather than net climate wins. — Framing flagship transport builds as climate‑industrial bets focuses public debate on coupling energy, labor, urban access, and fiscal realism rather than on tech optimism alone.