By Amon Cohen / Share
Easier planning and booking of air and train journeys, legally standardized emissions measurements, improved cross-border rail ticketing, financial protection for passengers against supplier failure and more taxation of aviation. All these developments could lie ahead for European business travelers following the Dec. 9 publication of the European Commission s Sustainable and Smart Mobility Strategy, an action plan of 82 regulatory and other initiatives to guide its transport policy for the next four years.
The plan aims to keep European citizens moving while taking steps needed to achieve a 90 percent reduction in transport-related greenhouse gas emissions by 2050, the Commission said. Today, transport accounts for a quarter of the EU s total greenhouse gas emissions and emissions have increased over recent years.