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Reforms too tough to sell?

By Jennifer Rankin  -  31.03.2011 / 04:59 CET
In its latest proposal for reform of the EU's transport sector, the European Commission is again championing trains and boats. We weigh up the possibilities of success this time.

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Transport milestones

Halve the use of conventional cars in urban transport by 2030, and by 2050 phase them out entirely in cities

By 2050, airplanes to be (at least) 40% powered by low-carbon fuels, and emissions from shipping to be cut by 40%

By 2030 at least 30% of freight travelling distances of more than 300 kilometres by land should go by rail or water transport, rising to more than 50% by 2050

By 2050 the majority of passenger journeys between 200km and 1,000km to be made by rail

Cut deaths from road accidents to almost zero by 2050

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