Relevance to EU
Green Paper ”Towards a new culture for urban mobility” (COM(2007)55):
- Urban traffic is responsible for 40% of CO2 emissions and 70% of emissi-ons of other pollutants arising from road transport
⇒Regional railways as sustainable - ecological, economical and socially affordable - transport alternative
Intelligent Energy Europe (IEE) programme (Call for Proposals 2008): Objectives
- To diversify energy sources used in transport.
- To stimulate demand for alternative fuels and clean vehicles.
- To promote greater use of biofuels in order to meet the targets set in the Biofuels Directive.
- To develop a market for clean vehicles through captive fleets.
Priorities for action:
To trigger demand for clean vehicles and alternative fuels All modes of transport are covered.
Market transformation:
- Promote and facilitate joint procurement of clean and efficient ve-hicle fleets (e.g. buses, rental cars, business car fleets and ve-hicles used for public services such as waste disposal) and/or of alternative fuels.
