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Notiziario Marketpress di
Lunedì 18 Settembre 2006 |
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EUROPEAN MOBILITY WEEK 2006 FOCUSES ON CONTROLLING CLIMATE CHANGE
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Brussels, 18 September 2006 - Encouraging people to choose ways of getting around that reduce their contribution to climate change is the aim of the fifth annual European Mobility Week running from 16 to 22 September. Over 165 million citizens in more than 1,050 towns and cities across Europe and in other parts of the world will be participating in sustainable urban mobility initiatives during the week. With cars responsible for over 10% of the Eu´s emissions of climate-changing greenhouse gases, as well as air pollutants that can harm human health and the environment, European Mobility Week encourages people to make greater use of more benign alternatives. These include walking, cycling, using public transport and car-sharing. European Mobility Week promotes a lasting shift towards sustainable mobility as participating towns and cities have to introduce permanent measures, such as new cycle lanes or public transport services. Environment Commissioner Stavros Dimas said: "By making small changes in our daily lives, all of us can reduce the emissions that cause dangerous climate change and air pollution. Limiting car journeys to those that are really necessary is one important way to achieve this. European Mobility Week gives added impetus for local authorities to ensure people have safe, convenient and affordable ways to get around cities without having to use their cars. " In focusing on climate change, this year´s European Mobility Week is supporting the Commission´s Eu-wide ´You control climate change´ public awareness campaign launched in May (see Ip/06/684). The campaign slogan has been adapted for European Mobility Week to "Walk. Cycle. Go by bus. Car share. Change. " A highlight of the week will be a Car-free Day, which local authorities are being encouraged to hold on 22 September, a normal working day. Municipalities in most Eu member states and Efta countries as well as in Bulgaria, Croatia, Fyrom, Serbia and Romania plan to hold a Car-free Day and/or take other initiatives to promote low- or no-pollution forms of mobility. A number of local authorities in Brazil, Canada, Equador and Japan are also taking part. To date 1056 towns and cities have registered their participation and the number is still rising. The permanent sustainable mobility measures planned include the introduction of new bus and tram services, ´park and ride´ stations, bus lanes, cycle paths and cycle stands for parking, a road safety campaign (Cabildo de Tenerife, Spain), the extension of a pedestrian zone (Nantes, France) and an internet-based facility for car-pooling (Kristianstad, Sweden). Further information is available from the European Mobility Week website at http://www. Mobilityweek-europe. Org . . |
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