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EU Climate Policies and Strategies for a Sustainable Economy in the Transport Sector

This article explores the challenges faced by the transport sector in achieving EU climate objectives, including reducing GHG emissions and promoting sustainable mobility. It discusses the need for modal shift, technical innovation, and fair pricing to create a socially and environmentally sustainable transport system.

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EU Climate Policies and Strategies for a Sustainable Economy in the Transport Sector

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  1. European Transport Workers’ Federation EU climate policies and stategies for a sustainable economy The challenges for the transport sector Sabine Trier, European Transport Workers’ Federation (ETF) ETUI, 29 March 2011, Bruxelles

  2. European Transport Workers’ Federation • NEW TRANSPORT WHITE PAPER (28 March 2011) • Estimated transport growth (2005 reference): • freight transport + 40% (2030) + 80 % (2050) • Passenger transport + 34% (2030) + 51% (2050) • Transport consumes about 1/3 of final energydemand • 96% of transport energyneedsisdepending on oil; price for oilwill double between 2005 and 2050 • Congestion cost: 1% of GDP per year • Transport generatesalmost one quarter of CO2 emissions

  3. Share of transport CO2 emissions by mode 71,3 48% private cars 21% trucks 2% busses 0,7 15,3 12,8

  4. European Transport Workers’ Federation • NEW TRANSPORT WHITE PAPER (28 March 2011) • EU objectives: • by 2030: Reduction of transport GHG emissions by 20% related to 2008 emissions (still +8% in relation to 1990 emissions) • by 2050: Reduction of GHG emissions by 60 % (1990 basis)

  5. European Transport Workers’ Federation • ETF activities • 2005 Congressdecided to developactivities on sustainable transport • 2006 – 2008 TRUST project • TRadeUnion Vision on SustainableTransport • May 2009: Congressresolution • Trade union strategy for sustainable transport

  6. Freight transport Just in time / zero stock production (logistics) Internal Market Globalisation Delocalisation Passenger transport Individual life styles Urban sprawl Underfinancing of public transport Tourism Drivers of transport- complex picuture -

  7. European Transport Workers’ Federation • TRANSPORT MUST BE: • CHEAP • FAST • UNDISTURBED LOGISTIC CHAINS (e.g free fromtrade union activities and actions)

  8. European Transport Workers’ Federation • CHEAP transport results in un-sustainable transport • ENVIRONMENTALLY • No internalisation of externalcosts • Un-reasonable transport • Focus on road infrastructure • SOCIALLY • Dramatic down turn in labour costs • Worsening of working conditions • Outsourcing, sub-contracting, (faked) self-employment • Off-shoring of workcontracts

  9. European Transport Workers’ Federation SETTING THE PRICE RIGHT ETF is in favour of internalisation of external costs BUT An environmentally AND socially sustainable transport system requires also a fair price for labour Otherwise higher transport prices will be compensated by lower labour costs and have no effect

  10. European Transport Workers’ Federation • Sustainable transport policymeasures must: • avoid (un-reasonable) transport • promote modal shift • reduceemissions by technical innovation • move towardssustainable e-mobility

  11. European Transport Workers’ Federation • Sometrade union priorities: • Promoting public transport (+ sustainableurban planning) • Investment in sustainable transport infrastructure (includingregional rail infrastructure; proper territorial planning) • Setting the price right: polluter/user payprinciple+ transport SOCIAL policy • Investment in research and new technologies for clean and intelligent transport systems (attention to social dimension)

  12. European Transport Workers’ Federation • Employment: potential « winners » and « loosers » • Winners • Railways, public transport, inland waterways and short sea shipping • Loosers • Road freight transport and civil aviation • Just transition • Accompanying social measures • Social dialogue

  13. European Transport Workers’ Federation • SOCIAL COOPERATION • Social NGOs: public transport and social inclusion • Passenger organisations: promotingquality public transport • EnviromentalNGOs: promotingsustainable transport modes and model shift; awarenessraising for the social « price » of transport • Employers’ organisation: joint interests in more eco-friendly modes; social dialogue for justtransistion • Politiciants and authoritiesat all levels: egpromoting public transport

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