Polityka rozwoju transportu w Polsce w świetle zasady zrównoważonego rozwoju

Transport is fundamental to our economy and is vital for quality of life of citizens. Transport enables economic growth and development: it must be sustainable in the light of the new challenges we face. Transport is global, so effective action requires strong international cooperation. EU has called for, and the international community agreed, on the need to drastically reduce world greenhouse gas emissions, with the goal of limiting climate change below 2ºC. Overall, the EU needs to reduce emissions at least 60% of GHGs by 2050 with respect to 1990 from the transport sector, which is a significant and still growing source of GHGs. Transport policy on EU level is concluded in WHITE PAPER Roadmap to a Single European Transport Area – Towards a competitive and resource efficient transport system (Brussels 2011). Till, the transport system is not sustainable. Transport negative impact on natural environemnt is much higher than in European Union on average. Looking twenty years ahead, it is clear that transport cannot develop along the same path. The challenge fo tranport policy is to break the transport system’s dependence on oil without sacrificing its efficiency and compromising mobility. Action cannot be delayed - the choices we make today will determine transport in future.