Mobility Archive

The EU budget has the potential to be a positive driving force in reducing emissions across all sectors. It can also help Member States meet their climate targets and encourage smarter public investment. This executive summary discusses how the EU Budget can help Member States in reducing emissions.

15. November 2018

Report: Emission reduction strategies for the transport sector in Spain (Spanish)

Transport is the largest source of greenhouse gas emissions in Spain. Since 2012, transport emissions in Spain have been increasing; In the context of the need for decarbonization by the middle of the century following the Paris Agreement, it is essential to reverse this trend.

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Delivering the EU-2030 and Long Term Climate Objectives in Central, Eastern and Southern Europe, with a Specific Focus on Transport

15. November 2018

Report: Emission reduction strategies for the transport sector in Spain (English)

Transport is the largest source of greenhouse gas emissions in Spain. Since 2012, transport
emissions in Spain have been increasing; in the context of needing to be decarbonised by the midcentury
under the Paris Agreement, this trend needs to be rapidly reversed. Spain is already
experiencing amplified climate change and warming compared to Europe.

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Delivering the EU-2030 and Long Term Climate Objectives in Central, Eastern and Southern Europe, with a Specific Focus on Transport

EUKI/GIZ

14. November 2018MobilityCroatia, Estonia, Germany, Greece, Latvia, Poland, Slovakia

Cycling as an Element of Urban Climate Mitigation Policy

EUKI/GIZ

The project „Cycling as an element of urban climate mitigation policy“ (Cyclurban) will advance cycling as a measure for sustainable urban mobility and climate mitigation on a local level.

Project

The project „Cycling as an element of urban climate mitigation policy“ (Cyclurban) will advance cycling as a measure for sustainable urban mobility and climate mitigation on a local level. In particular, the project will look at the current situation and develop measures to strengthen cycling mobility in the areas infrastructure, policy and planning, services and promotion, also taking into account new developments such as e-bikes and cargo bikes. It will demonstrate how to integrate cycling into municipal strategies in one city in each of our five target countries: Tartu (Estonia), Riga (Latvia), Warsaw (Poland), Velika Gorica (Croatia) and Vrilissia (part of Athens, Greece). Each city will develop own specific strategies to advance urban cycling mobility. In a second step, the project will also provide recommendations on how cycling can be supported on the national level. In seminars and with the help of lessons learned publications, it will disseminate experiences to reach more municipalities and decision makers.

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Background

The mobility sector plays a key role for tackling greenhouse gas emissions. All over the world, urbanisation is increasing. More and more people move to- or live in cities. Thus, the necessity to find smart solutions for mobility and transport in metropolitan areas is rapidly growing. A successful fight against climate change implies that traffic-emissions in cities must be kept at low levels while life quality, time efficiency and health should increase simultaneously. This makes a transformation of urban traffic systems inevitable. A major role in a climate friendly – and human friendly – urban transportation system will be played by bicycles. There is no other mean of urban mobility which is more time efficient, silent, climate friendly and healthy. Given that a change in mindsets is slowly taking place and an increasing number of people worldwide are discovering the advantages of cycling, change is much too slow in most cities. Most of the infrastructure is still very much focused on car-based traffic concepts of the last century.

Project information

Updated: Mai 2018

Countries: Croatia, Estonia, Germany, Greece, Latvia, Poland, Slovakia

Project duration: 11/17 - 02/20

Funding: 462,728 €

Target groups: Cities, towns and municipalities

Implementing organisation:
Baltic Environmental Forum Deutschland

Project Partners:
Baltic Environmental Forum Estonia, City of Tartu, City of Velika Gorica, City of Warsaw, Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt (DLR), Ecocity, Foundation Earth and People, National Observatory of Athens, National Technical University of Athens, Society for Sustainable Development Design, Union of Latvian Cyclists

EUKI

The European Climate Initiative (EUKI):

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10117 Berlin – Deutschland
Tel.: +49 (0)30 338424 570
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The European Climate Initiative (EUKI):

This project is part of the European Climate Initiative (EUKI). EUKI is a project financing instrument by the German Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety (BMU). The EUKI competition for project ideas is implemented by the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH. It is the overarching goal of the EUKI to foster climate cooperation within the European Union (EU) in order to mitigate greenhouse gas emissions.

For more information on the EUKI: www.euki.de

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12. November 2018MobilityHungary, Italy, Poland, Romania, Spain

Delivering the EU-2030 and Long Term Climate Objectives in Central, Eastern and Southern Europe, with a Specific Focus on Transport

The aim of the project is to enhance the role of NGOs and civil society in the national and regional decision-making process in the context of the implementation of the EU Effort Sharing Regulation.

Report: Emission reduction strategies for the transport sector in Spain (Spanish)

Report: Emission reduction strategies for the transport sector in Spain (English)

Cycling as an Element of Urban Climate Mitigation Policy

Project

Background

Project information

EUKI

Climate protection in Europe