Abstract
In the 2011 Transport Policy White Paper, the European Commission introduced ten goals
for a more competitive and resource efficient transport system. One of the goal concerns
urban transport, with the dual targets: “To halve the use of ‘conventionally-fuelled’ cars in
urban transport by 2030; and to phase them out by 2050; and “To achieve ‘essentially CO2-
free city logistics’ in major urban centres by 2030.” This paper describes how the EU FP7
project TRANSFORUM conducted a stakeholder-driven process to produce a roadmap for
the urban transport goal. A main conclusion was that the implementation of a roadmap for
urban transport needs to adopt a broad and open approach, given the diversity among
member states and cities across Europe. Also it was found that replacing conventional
vehicles and fuels is an important but not sufficient strategy to reach the goal. A roadmap to
reach towards the ‘halving’ goal would need to engage many cities in shared political
commitments to generate a stronger momentum for change. The notion of a ‘Covenant of
Halflings’ would be one way to express this need.
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | Proceedings of WCTR SIG G3 : International Conference Climate Change Targets and Urban Transport Policy |
Number of pages | 21 |
Publication date | 2015 |
Publication status | Published - 2015 |
Event | International Conference on Climate ChangeTargets & Urban Transport Policy 2015 - University of Malta, Valletta Campus, Valletta, Malta Duration: 13 Apr 2015 → 14 Apr 2015 |
Conference
Conference | International Conference on Climate ChangeTargets & Urban Transport Policy 2015 |
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Location | University of Malta, Valletta Campus |
Country/Territory | Malta |
City | Valletta |
Period | 13/04/2015 → 14/04/2015 |
Other | Part of the World Conference on Transport Research Society |
Keywords
- EU White Paper
- Urban Transport
- Roadmap
- Goal
- Halving
- CO2