Transport in the EU Budget: Making spending sustainable - Priorities for the TEN-T Guidelines and the Connecting Europe Facility

Transport is the only sector where greenhouse gas emissions are still increasing. Without decisive new action, transport GHG emissions are expected to grow by 74% until 2050. The Commission has pledged that at least 20% of the proposed €1 trillion EU budget for 2014-2020 will go towards climate mitigation and adaptation goals. This paper outlines how these commitments can be put into practice in the regulations on CEF and the TEN-T guidelines.

A shorter version of the briefing is available here (pdf).