CO2 emissions from transports to be coun • Table.Briefings

With the Greening Freight Package, the Commission is proposing a legal framework for standardized counting of CO2 emissions in the transport sector. The Commission does not want to make participation mandatory for transport service providers. There is opposition to this – from the industry, of all places.

What are the CO2 emissions for a seat on a bus, train or business class flight from Hamburg to Milan? So far, there have been many methods of calculating this, and the results vary widely. Providers of transport services are likely to pick the method that is most favorable to them for calculating emissions. This involves a lot of greenwashing, and the comparability of the data is low.

CO2 emissions from transports to be counted

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