Image: Volker Weihbold
For most of us, raw numbers on CO2 emissions are difficult to categorize – whether the six kilos that are produced when transporting goods is a lot or a little. The European Commission now wants to remedy the situation: According to its proposal for the “Count Emissions EU” regulation, transport-related emissions should be made transparent to EU citizens and calculated according to uniform regulations.
A topic that the LIT Future Energy Lab team at the JKU has been working on for a long time. Last week, board member Johannes Reichl presented the findings to members of the European Parliament and the European Commission in the EU Parliament’s Committee on Transport and Tourism.
Specifically, he was concerned with the question of how such information influences the everyday decisions of citizens and whether this can stimulate sustainable behavioral changes. The results of the three-year Climate Campaigners project indicate that people are sensitive to information about their carbon footprint and the proposed regulation could help achieve climate goals more quickly.
“I am very pleased that European decision-makers are interested in our work and shows what direct impact research can have on politics and society,” said Reichl after his lecture.
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