Transport and the environment

Dr. Hans Bruyninckx Executive Director, European Environment Agency (EEA)

Brussels, 3 December 2013

The speech that accompanies this presentation can be viewed in the slide notes below

The TERM report 2013

Exposure to harmful levels of air pollution in the EU

EU‑28 transport emissions of GHGs

Source: EEA, 2013.

Average emissions (g CO2/km, EU‑27) for new cars

Source: EEA, 2013.

Alternative fuel vehicles

Share of renewable energy in the transport sector

Reaching the targets

2015-2017: specific targets.

2020/2030: comprehensive policies or specific targets.

2050: long term vision.

2050

2020/2030

2015/2017

SUSTAINABILITY

New cars –130 CO2/km

10 % renewable share

Transport GHG -20%

New cars –95 CO2/kmConventional fuel car -50 %

White Paper vision:Transport GHG -

60%Conventional fuel car -100 %

TIME

Thank you

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More on the 2013 Transport and Environment Reporting Mechanism (TERM) report is available here.