n° 1 Directorate General for Energy and Transport How can the European Commission enhance the acceptability and success of local transport policies? Seville, 22 March 2007 Eleni Kopanezou Head of Unit Clean Transport and Urban Transport DG Energy and Transport European Commission

n° 2 Directorate General for Energy and Transport Cities are a central partner Because… u cities with good transport attract employment and facilitate growth u some 80% of Europeans live in an urban environment and they move inside and between our cities u cities can take the leadership in fighting climate change and pollution through clean and energy efficient transport solutions

n° 3 Directorate General for Energy and Transport Lille Nantes Toulouse La Rochelle Cork Bristol Winchester Norwich Preston Graz Aalborg Odense Göteborg Stockholm Malmö Berlin Bremen Stuttgart Bucharest Suceava Ploiesti Kaunas Rotterdam Prague Gdynia Krakow Rome Genoa Venice Potenza Barcelona Burgos Pecs Debrecen Tallinn Ljubljana CIVITAS cities

n° 4 Directorate General for Energy and Transport CIVITAS I evaluation – main results l Measures with high success rate: Clean vehicles and alternative fuels, mobility management, cycling measures, parking measures and intelligent transport management and information l Measures with high failure rate: Goods distribution and logistics, multimodal interchange, zones with controlled access and road pricing l Measures ‘in between’: Promotion of public transport and shared car ownership or car use

n° 5 Directorate General for Energy and Transport CIVITAS evaluation – main lessons l Measure acceptability can be increased by: u a strong early commitment from stakeholders u structural and visible partnership arrangements u exploiting the opportunities of policy synergies u using different tools to increase user acceptance u sound financial management and planning u targeted marketing and public relations u ensuring availability and maturity of new technology u financial and political commitment from the EU

n° 6 Directorate General for Energy and Transport “ Intelligent Energy Europe” is the Community support programme to increase renewable energy sources and energy efficiency by overcoming the non-technological barriers (legal, financial, institutional, cultural, social barriers) Intelligent Energy Europe (IEE) It is not funding costs for investments in demonstration nor large-scale technology applications infrastructure research on technology

n° 7 Directorate General for Energy and Transport Intelligent Energy Europe Transport-related themes l ALTENER - Biofuels: stimulate production/supply l STEER - Alternative fuels and clean vehicles: stimulate demand l STEER - Energy-efficient transport: promote a reduction of energy use in transport Common project objectives / expected impacts: u Enabling policies u Market transformation u Behaviour change u Training

n° 8 Directorate General for Energy and Transport Intelligent Energy Europe Call 2007 l Call expected in April 2007 l Closing date end September 2007 l Information Day envisaged in Brussels, 19 April 2007 More information:

n° 9 Directorate General for Energy and Transport Green Paper on Urban Transport u Origin u Preparations u Main messages till now u Follow-up

n° 10 Directorate General for Energy and Transport EU added-value to urban mobility l How can the Commission help in enhancing the acceptability and success of local sustainable transport policies? u promotion of research and the sharing of good practices u setting frameworks and guidelines u setting standards and ensuring interoperability u facilitating better co-ordination and co-operation u collecting harmonised data u offering financial support u legislation

n° 11 Directorate General for Energy and Transport Join the preparations of the new Urban Transport Green Paper u Internet consultation, open until 30 April 2007 u Conference in Brussels on 4 June 2007 u Visit our webpage for up-to-date information, background and reports Thank you for your attention!