The environmental organization Greenpeace is pushing for home office and speed limits to save money. She says that this could save billions in the EU.
According to Greenpeace, measures such as stricter speed limits, more home offices and more carpooling could lead to savings of billions in the EU. Such short-term steps would save 50 million tons of oil, the environmental organization said on Saturday. This is equivalent to the greenhouse gas emissions of 120 million fossil fuel cars. This could save consumers more than 60 billion euros. According to the EU statistics office Eurostat, road traffic in the EU alone was responsible for almost half of the oil consumption in the EU.
Initiatives in Germany and other EU countries to make local public transport free or more affordable have been shown to reduce energy and living costs. In addition, there was less car traffic and less traffic jams in the cities, and low-income households had access to more mobility.
Greenpeace uses data from official sources such as the European Environment Agency, Eurostat and the EU Commission as the basis for the calculations. The price of the North Sea variety Brent on September 1 was used as a basis for the cost analysis.
Source: Stern
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