Launch of the European Mobility Atlas 2021
Event Information
About this event
Sustainable transport and mobility are key to tackle the climate crisis and to achieve the targets of the European Green Deal. However, transport today accounts for nearly 30 percent of the CO₂ emissions within the European Union. How can the EU reduce its transport and mobility emissions while connecting citizens, creating green jobs and leading the innovation in the sector?
The new European Mobility Atlas by the Heinrich-Böll-Stiftung analyses the key facts and figures about transport and mobility in Europe, contributing to the efforts towards sustainable and just mobility in the European Union. Its chapters are devoted to different dimensions and policy-areas related to transport and mobility: COVID-19, climate, cycling, railway, digitalisation, aviation, labour rights, and more.
With the European Year of Rail 2021 and the development of the new European Commission's Sustainable and Smart Mobility Strategy underway, the Atlas’ facts and figures provide policy makers, citizens, journalists and civil society with useful information to form an opinion and take action for clean and sustainable transport and mobility in Europe.
Programme
14:00-14:05 Welcome and moderation by Eva van de Rakt, Director, Heinrich-Böll-Stiftung European Union, Brussels
14:05-14:10 Opening remarks by Ellen Ueberschär, President, Heinrich-Böll-Stiftung, Berlin
14:10-14:35 Presentation of the European Mobility Atlas by Martin Keim, Head of Programme - European Energy Transition, Heinrich-Böll-Stiftung European Union, Brussels
14:35-14:45 Keynote speech by Frans Timmermans, Executive Vice-President for the European Green Deal, European Commission
14:45-15:15 Panel debate with:
- Leonore Gewessler, Federal Minister for Climate Action, Environment, Energy, Mobility, Innovation and Technology, Austria
- Matthew Baldwin, Deputy-Director General, Directorate-General for Mobility and Transport (DG MOVE), European Commission, Brussels
- Anna Deparnay-Grunenberg, Member of the European Parliament (Greens/EFA, Germany)
- Jill Warren, CEO, European Cyclists’ Federation, Brussels
15:15-15:30 Q&A with the audience
For press and media requests, please contact Joan Lanfranco: Joan.Lanfranco@eu.boell.org
For questions related to the launch event, please contact Anna Trzcińska: Anna.Trzcinska@eu.boell.org
Organiser Heinrich-Böll-Stiftung European Union
Organiser of Launch of the European Mobility Atlas 2021
The Heinrich Böll Foundation is a German political foundation affiliated with the German Green Party (Alliance 90/The Greens). Its primary task is political education and advocacy in Germany and abroad. Our main tenets are ecology and sustainability, democracy and human rights, non-violence and justice. In our work, we place particular emphasis on gender democracy, equal rights for minorities and the political and social participation of migrants.
Our namesake, the writer and Nobel Prize laureate Heinrich Böll, personifies the fundamental principles we stand for: defence of freedom and human dignity, civic courage, open debate, and the acknowledgement of art and culture as independent spheres of thought and action. As a think tank for green visions and ideas, we are part of an international network with 33 offices worldwide and with partner projects in more than 60 countries.
The Heinrich-Böll-Stiftung European Union represents the foundation vis-à-vis European and international institutions, associations, non-governmental organisations, and media based in Brussels. The office is a main point of contact for individuals, groups and organisations from around the world interested in EU politics and policies. The future of the European project and the role of the European Union in the world is at the centre of our activities and efforts.
