Monografia CIDOB nº 82
To deliver on its Green Deal and become climate neutral by 2050, the European Union must reduce transport-related greenhouse gas emissions by 90%. This is a colossal challenge. Transport is one of the few sectors in which emissions are higher today than in 1990 and despite mitigation efforts they are still rising. Cities are crucial to achieving this ambitious goal, as they account for 40% of total road transport in the EU. But cities are not just major emitters; local governments and urban stakeholders are also driving the transition to sustainable mobility through urban experimentation and innovation and new multistakeholder partnerships.
The COVID-19 crisis has demonstrated that dramatic changes in urban transport can be achieved if the political will exists. The need to create safe, socially distanced transport and to recover public space for citizens gave a boost to the mobility transition in many European cities. However, the tactical measures rolled out have often been temporary or stand-alone initiatives that are not integrated into longer-term mobility transition pathways. What is more, the speed of change during the pandemic and the environmental urgency to transition to low-carbon mobility have meant too little attention has been given to concerns over justice.
This volume explores how cities across Europe can develop more robust and socially just long-term mobility plans, enabling them to effectively contribute to the EU’s intermediate climate goal of reducing emissions by 55% by 2030 and its 2050 net-zero target. It examines both opportunities for accelerating change – from policy reforms to urban interventions, multi-stakeholder partnerships and social economy innovations – as well as barriers to long-term planning and transformation – from public acceptance to political, financial, legal and technical limitations.
ISBN: 978-84-92511-96-9
Keywords: European Green Deal; UE; cities; climate change; transport; urban experimentation; innovation; sustainalbe mobility
INTRODUCTION
Hannah Abdullah & Eloi Serrano Robles
LONG-TERM POLICY PLANNING FOR THE MOBILITY TRANSITION
Co-creating knowledge, policies and collaborative action for sustainable, low-carbon urban transport
Maruxa Cardama
The new EU Sustainable and Smart Mobility Strategy: A local and regional perspective
Caspar Sluiter
Developing transition pathways for mobility in European cities – challenges and new approaches
Emilia Smeds & Peter Jones
TOWARDS LESS POLLUTED AND MORE LIVEABLE CITIES
The effectiveness of low-emission zones and urban tolls in mitigating pollution and congestion: Evidence from the literature
Valeria Bernardo
Transitioning to sustainable urban mobility in a just and equitable manner: how to prevent environmental gentrification and enhance social equity?
Margarita Triguero-Mas
WHY PUBLIC AND SHARED TRANSPORT MATTER
Building back European public transport after COVID-19
Annika Degen
How can shared mobility contribute to the post-pandemic urban mobility transition?
Albert Gragera
THE SOCIAL ECONOMY AS A DRIVER OF THE MOBILITY TRANSITION: VOICES FROM THE MOBILITY SECTOR
Prologue: Social economy companies and the transformation of urban mobility
Eloi Serrano Robles
Tusgsal and the social economy’s commitment to sustainability
Carles Fàbregas
Som mobilitat: The cooperative whose services are increasing sustainable mobility
Arnau Vilardell
The Mobility Factory: A European cooperative providing e-car sharing services to citizens
Carla Gómez Castellví & Lukas Reichel
