Challenges for cross-border railways in Europe European Mobility Atlas 2021 The technical problems with international rail in Europe are quite well understood. But are there ways to improve the situation while not challenging the fundamental status quo? Ways where, at the border, some basic changes could improve matters for international railway travellers? By Jon Worth
Women on the Move: Sustainable Mobility and Gender European Mobility Atlas 2021 Mobility is not gender neutral. This not only pertains to individual mobility, but also to the transport and planning sectors themselves, which are heavily dominated by men. Social stereotypes and role distribution within a predominantly male workforce, as well as care work mostly carried out by females, do the rest to create an environment that is aligned with male needs. By Katja Diehl and Philipp Cerny
Making mobility accessible to all European Mobility Atlas 2021 Every passenger aims to get from point A to B as quickly, easily and affordably as possible. For persons with reduced mobility, one cannot talk of fair and equal access. European mobility can only be sustainable if public transport is accessible for everybody. Otherwise, users will always revert to the solution of motorised private transport. Consequently, the freedom of mobility is strongly related to the question of accessibility to the different means of transport for everybody. By Philipp Cerny and Stephanie Aeffner
Developing by inhibiting. Morawiecki's Plan and energy sector Poland’s Plan for Responsible Development is supposed to help Poland escape economic stagnation. But the money recieved from the EU has mostly been spent on upgrading coal plants, and attempts at building renewable plants have fallen flat. Michał Olszewski takes a look. By Michał Olszewski
Poland's Energiewende. A European transition "When Western Europe thinks about greening its electricity generation, Poland has a more basic problem of how to change people’s minds and turn them away from using dirty fuel in their homes. But Poland’s electricity market is also about to change and a lot has happened since Poland joined the European Union in 2004", states science journalist Tomasz Ulanowski. By Tomasz Ulanowski
Smart growth The Heinrich Böll Foundation North America interviewed with our Co-President, Ralf Fücks, about the need for a global, smart green growth strategy, outlined in his new book Green Growth, Smart Growth – A New Approach to Economics, Innovation and the Environment. By Ralf Fücks
