Summary of EU Green Deal on Transport

As a means to combat climate change and move towards a more sustainable future, the European Union (EU) put together an action plan called the European Green Deal. This strategy aims to address pollution and encourage a shift to implementing innovative and sustainable technology to become the first climate-neutral continent. Regards transportation, Green Deal aims to accelerate the shift to sustainable and smart mobility, seeing as the rate of emissions from the EU transport sector are still growing. To achieve climate neutrality, a 90% reduction in transport emissions is needed by 2050. Hence the commission will be adopting a strategy tackling road, rail, aviation, and waterborne transport, whilst putting users first through offering affordable, cleaner, healthier and accessible multimodal transport.
It is via multimodality that technology and innovation can become key players in changing the face of transport, especially within urban areas. Examples include automated and connected multimodal mobility services (like MaaS) and smart traffic management systems.
Besides providing the user with more transport choices, the commission also focuses on reducing air pollution through promoting the use of cleaner fuels, cutting fossil-fuel subsidies and by placing certain restrictions on the use of fossil fuel combustion engines.