March 11, 2024
(E)Mission: Zero
Towards zero-emission mobility in European cities
introduction
We know that we need to dramatically reduce emissions from transport in cities, fast. But how can cities do this, and which measures are the most effective?
In order to better understand how the switch to cleaner transport could be implemented in cities within a relatively short time frame, we commissioned TRT Trasporti e Territorio to undertake a high-level modelling study in five cities – Brussels, Madrid, Greater Manchester, Milan, and Warsaw.
Short story: The greater the ambition, the greater the results. All modelled scenarios lead to significant greenhouse gas reductions by 2030, but only the most ambitious scenario, achieves more than a reduction above 90%.
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KEY FINDINGS
- All scenarios lead to significant greenhouse gas (GHG) reductions by 2030, ranging from 55% to 94% of GHG emissions from urban transport. However, only the most ambitious scenario, ‘(E)Mission: Zero’, achieves a reduction above 90% and thereby brings the cities close to the objective of zero-emission mobility.
- It is very ambitious, but possible, to reach close to zero-emission urban mobility in the selected cities by around 2030, applying policies and technologies that are already available.
- Measures that encourage citizens to reduce car use and switch to cleaner modes of transport are highly effective and therefore indispensable. They include low-/zero-emission zones, limited traffic zones, the electrification of buses and vans/trucks, and the expansion of cycling infrastructure.
- Large reductions in GHG emissions from urban transport provide important environmental, health and economic co-benefits by improving road safety, reducing air and noise pollution and decreasing transport energy consumption. In most of the scenarios and cities, the benefits outweigh the costs of the measures.
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Download our full briefing on the policy measures that would allow these five cities to achieve zero-emission transport. To find the full results, analysis and research methodology, keep scrolling.
