Strengthening European Train Travel to Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Increase Young People's Mobility
Transport currently accounts for roughly one quarter (EEA, 2025) of the EU’s total greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and contributes to air pollution, noise pollution, and habitat fragmentation.
This motion directly supports the European Youth Forum’s Strategic Plan by advancing several of its core priorities. It strengthens the pillar on sustainability, by calling for systemic changes in transport policy that reduce emissions and make greener travel more attractive. It also contributes to the pillar on youth rights and inclusion, ensuring that mobility opportunities are accessible to all young people regardless of financial means. Finally, it reinforces the pillar on participation, as it echoes the demands voiced by young people in the EU’s Flash Eurobarometer on Youth and Democracy (2024), where youth most actively engaged in promoting human rights, climate and environmental protection, health and well-being, and equal rights regardless of gender, race, or sexuality. By addressing environmental, social, and economic barriers to sustainable travel, this motion is not an isolated demand but a strategic addition to the Youth Forum’s agenda, amplifying youth voices and pushing forward collective commitments to a fair, green, and inclusive Europe.
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