Identification and Assessment of Training Needs, Methods and Activities for the Wider Use of Environmental Technologies in Key Sectors

ETTAR Policy Brief No. 2

Publication: Policy Brief
Citation: Martinez, Grit and Alexander Neubauer 2008: Identification and assessment of training needs, methods and activities for the wider use of environmental technologies in key sectors, Brussels.

Martinez, Grit and Alexander Neubauer 2008: Identification and assessment of training needs, methods and activities for the wider use of environmental technologies in key sectors, Brussels.

ETTAR - Environmental Technologies Training and Awareness-Raising in the Transport Sector

9 September 2008
Brussels, Belgium

Project:FP 6

Transportation, one of the backbones of today’s economy, is a service that significantly impacts the environment. The volume of transport, transport modes and technology used by transport vehicles determine the level of emissions into air (CO2, SO2, NOx, noise, etc.) and consumption of resources (energy, raw materials, land). At the same time, stakeholder consultations indicate that environmental technologies are not sufficiently used in this sector, partially due to a lack of knowledge and clear information.

Environmental Technologies, Training and Awareness-Raising (ETTAR)

Apr 2007 - Sep 2009

Publication:Website

This specification of an e-learning tool was developed as part of the ETTAR project.

Routes to a Greener Future

Towards more sustainable freight transport

Year 2008

Publication:Policy Brief

This Policy Brief is intended to reflect the conclusions from the ETTAR (Environmental Technologies, Training and Awareness-Raising) project so far and develop policy recommendations based on these conclusions. The ETTAR project is a project under the 6th Framework Programme (financed by the European Commission) and deals with the promotion of environmental technologies in the freight transport sector. The Policy Brief has been agreed within the ETTAR team and is directed at stakeholders in the freight transport sector, such as policy makers, logistics associations and transport NGOs. The report is available for download.

Recommendations for Greening Freight Transport

ETTAR Policy Brief 1

Year 2008

Language: English
Authorship: Dr. Grit Martinez

Alexander Neubauer
Funding: European Commission, Directorate-General Research (DG Research), International
Year: 2008
Dimension: 18 pp.
Project: Environmental Technologies, Training and Awareness-Raising (ETTAR)
Project ID: 1859
Table of contents: Click to show full table of contents

1 Introduction
1.1 The ETTAR Workshops and Conference
1.2 The ETTAR Policy Briefs
2 Basic results and conclusions of the workshops and the conference
2.1 Technologies exist but are not implemented
2.2 Barriers to the uptake of environmentally friendly technologies
2.3 Motivation for implementing environmentally friendly technologies
2.4 Raising Awareness amongst suppliers and customers
3 Recent European initiatives with regard to freight transport
4 Policy recommendations for the EU Commission and Member States
4.1 Obligatory Standard setting
4.2 Internalisation of external costs
4.3 Supporting joint projects and awareness raising
4.4 Resumé
5 Possible voluntary and strategic approaches for the freight transport industry to improve their environmental performance
5.1 Recommendations for freight transport customers
5.2 Recommendations for logistics services providers
5.3 Joint recommendations for transport buyers and sellers
5.4 Resumé
6 Overall conclusions
Keywords: Adaptation

Climate

Mobility

Transport, environmentally friendly technology

Europe