AGENCY ASSESSES MEASURES TO CUT EU TRANSPORT DEMAND
Jeroen Verhoeven <jeroen.verhoeven-octSvtrGuH/[email protected]>
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------------------------------------------------------------ AGENCY ASSESSES MEASURES TO CUT EU TRANSPORT DEMAND ENDS Europe DAILY, Monday 5 January 2009 ------------------------------------------------------------ Policymakers should take better account of the impact of sectors such as retail, business and tourism on the demand for transport in the EU, according to a new study by the European environment agency (EEA). Measures taken to reduce transport emissions to date have focussed almost exclusively on the transport sector itself, and "ignore the key drivers which create the demand for transport", says the agency's report, which was published late last year. To address the issue the EEA calls for "realistic" measures, including pricing schemes for unsustainable transport modes and improved consumer awareness of the carbon footprint of food and travel choices. EEA http://www.eea.europa.eu/, plus press release http://www.eea.europa.eu/highlights/policy-makers-must-address-transport-demand-in-europe?utm_source=EEASubscriptions&utm_medium=RSSFeeds&utm_campaign=Generic and report http://reports.eea.europa.eu/technical_report_2008_12/en/beyond_transport_policy.pdf. -- Jeroen Verhoeven Car Efficiency Campaign Friends of the Earth Europe Rue Blanche 15 1050 Brussels T: +32.2542.61.01 skype: jeroen_verhoeven (Brussels) Mobile: +32.477.46.31.81 --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "World Carfree Network" group. To post to this group, send email to carfree_network-/[email protected] Replies are sent to the author of the message. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to carfree_network-unsubscribe-/[email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/carfree_network?hl=en?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---