transport revolution

COP26 Counter Summit – The Future Is Public Transport

Manuela Kropp, Project Manager, Rosa-Luxemburg-Stiftung Brussels
Social-ecological transformation
During the COP26 climate conference in Glasgow, 24 countries and a number of car manufacturers adopted a declaration pledging to phase out internal combustion engines by 2040 (or earlier). While this is a commendable initiative by the signatory states and a first step in the right direction, it makes the silence about the necessary expansion of public transport all the more deafening. The coalition agreement of Germany's new federal government, too, has virtually nothing to say on the subject of public transport. This is a serious problem...
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Web conference: “Making rail transport attractive in the EU and globally – Lessons for COP26” (29 October 2021)

Manuela Kropp, Project Manager, Rosa-Luxemburg-Stiftung Brussels
Social-ecological transformation
Conference reportA web conference organised by the left group in the European Parliament THE LEFT and the Rosa-Luxemburg-Stiftung Brusssels Here you find the video recording in English: https://youtu.be/vsy3toU4U8k Transport is the only sector whose greenhouse gas emissions have risen unchecked in recent years. Worldwide, around 23 percent of greenhouse gas emissions stem from the transport sector, largely from fuel combustion by cars, trucks, buses and ...
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The European Fit for 55 climate package: inadequate and socially unbalanced

Manuela Kropp, Rosa-Luxemburg-Stiftung Brussels Office
Social-ecological transformation
On 14 July 2021, the European Commission released Fit for 55, its climate protection package implementing the European Climate Law. This package is only a proposal and in the coming months has to be negotiated between the co-legislators, namely the European Parliament and the Council of the European Union (whose members comprise government ministers from each EU Member State). This means that the current package could still be watered down or improved, depending on the political majorities in the Parliament and the ...
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