Germany is to introduce a discounted ticket for public transport next year to encourage people to cut down on car driving and help the country to achieve its emissions targets.
Berlin aims to become climate-neutral by 2045 and cut 65% of emissions by 2030 compared with 1990. The country has managed an overall cut so far of around 40%, but the transport sector has lagged behind, with 2021 emissions only 9.4% less than in 1990.
Germany's transport ministry has had to come up with an emergency programme to cut emissions after failing to meet its target last year. In Germany, famous for its carmakers, vehicles have become more efficient, but the transport sector has not made much progress in cutting emissions because there are more trucks on the road now than two decades ago.
"A reform of the road traffic law is needed, in which cars are still massively preferred at the moment," Greenpeace transport expert Marissa Reiserer told Reuters.
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