Climate as a Priority in modern-day Traffic Management
The European Commission has recently submitted a legislative proposal for a European Climate Law to the European Parliament, the Council, the Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions for further consideration under the ordinary legislative procedure. With this Law the Commission proposes a legally binding target of net zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050 and binds the Union to achieve a climate target of reducing net greenhouse gas emissions (emissions after deduction of removals) by at least 55% compared to 1990 levels by 2030[1]. It is hard to see how these targets can be achieved unless climate is prioritised in national and European transport policy plans. The...
