Greening of transport and the internalisation of external costs

Publication date: 18 March 2009

Greening of transport and the internalisation of external costs

Rapporteur: Georg Jarzembowski (EPP-ED, DE)

Own-initiative report

The Commission's "Greening Transport" package, unveiled in July 2008, is intended to contribute to the EU's climate and energy goals. Consisting of a number of Communications, it aims to promote sustainable transport and ensure that the real costs of transport are reflected in their effective price.

The report points out that the Commission has not – by its own admission – devised and put forward a generally applicable, transparent, and comprehensible model for the assessment of external costs as a whole. It has not analysed the impact on every mode of transport and, in practical
terms, has so far put forward legislation only for heavy goods road vehicles.

Parliament therefore urges the Commission to take steps without delay, firstly to produce specific proposals for all modes of transport; secondly to submit a comprehensive plan for calculating and charging external costs and assessing their impact on the basis of a comprehensible model.

The report was adopted by 452:108:134.

Source: TRANNEWS