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The EcoPassenger and EcoTransIT web tools were recognised as best educational practices by the European Commission on 8 February. With this acknowledgement, the rail sector has also become an official partner of the Sustainable Energy Europe (SEE) campaign. The campaign, launched in 2005 as a European Commission initiative in the framework of the Intelligent Energy Europe programme, contributes to achieving the European Union’s 2020 energy policy targets.
A wake up call on transport policy was given by German President Horst Köhler in Munich on 16 January. At a reception hosted by the automobile club ADAC, Köhler called for a turnaround. “Mobility, as it is practised today, will not be sustainable in the future,” Köhler said, and pointed to the worldwide consequences of excessive car use. “If we want to remain mobile in the future – and also want to improve the mobility of people in poorer countries - we must have a rethink. A fundamental rethink.” Instead of mere statements of intent, local and long-distance public transport must be expanded, “it must be put at the very core of our transport policies,” Köhler demanded.
Read his complete speech here.