News / Users and polluters will pay in drive towards major cut in transport emissions

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The transport sector will be forced to significantly cut emissions following the election of future European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen.

She has made a Green Deal the platform of her presidency.

But while there will be inevitable cost hikes and significant change, there are also opportunities – or commercial imperatives.

Transport accounts for 25% of Europe’s greenhouse gas emissions, and it needs to reduce those by 90% by 2050.

“It’s not about incremental change any more, it’s about fundamental change,” said Annika ...