{"id":355190,"date":"2022-02-22T06:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-02-22T05:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/innovationorigins.com\/?p=355190"},"modified":"2022-02-22T06:00:00","modified_gmt":"2022-02-22T05:00:00","slug":"green-mobility-and-sustainable-development-to-lower-luxembourgs-emissions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ioplus.nl\/archive\/en\/green-mobility-and-sustainable-development-to-lower-luxembourgs-emissions\/","title":{"rendered":"Green mobility and sustainable development aim to lower Luxembourg’s emissions"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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A crisis like the corona pandemic calls for decisive measures. The EU has freed up \u20ac723.8 billion in an effort to use the Recovery and Resilience Facility (RRF)<\/a> to pull the European economy out of the recession caused by corona. In order to qualify for a share of this large bag of money, member states must submit a plan to the European Commission. In the series Decarbonizing Europe, we put those plans under a magnifying glass.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Within the EU scenario, Luxembourg is one of its kind. Its extension and geographical location make it a transit country as well as a strategic area for businesses. These factors are also what weigh on its emissions assessment, as the Grand Duchy has the highest rate of greenhouse gas emitted per capita<\/a>. Half of these come from transport, including, in particular, those from vehicles registered outside of Luxembourg.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lower fuel prices attract drivers from bordering countries to come over and fuel their vehicles; ‘fuel tourism’ represents two-thirds of transport-related emissions<\/a>. As much as 7 out of 10 vehicles that stop and refuel at Luxembourg’s petrol stations come from abroad. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Visiting a gas station close to the border confirms the picture painted by data. In the southern city of Dudelange, a non-stop flow of French cars crosses the border to take advantage of cheaper fuel. Although the Luxembourg government introduced higher taxes from January 2021 – with year-by-year rises in prices – the situation hasn’t changed much. \u201cIt is still very convenient for us,\u201d comments a French motorist – who prefers to stay anonymous – while fuelling his car. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cMany logistic companies are based here thanks to the lower taxes, which in turn makes the freight airport here more attractive. Goods that arrive here via freight aircraft are put on trucks – tanked up with cheap fuel – to travel all over the Union,\u201d explains Claudia Hitaj. She’s a researcher on energy and environment at the Luxembourg Institute of Science and Technology <\/a>(LIST). <\/p>\n\n\n\n