T&E project
Freight transport, mainly road freight, has grown at a persistently high rate over the last thirty years. As a result, the current situation is not sustainable for the:
■ Environment: freight transport has huge negative impacts on the global climate, local air quality, natural habitats and the biodiversity. Road is particularly bad.
■ Society: working conditions for road transport employees are unfair, certain people without access to certain transport means cannot access basic goods and services, and very many citizens are exposed to transport emissions which damage their health;
■ Economy: road transport system is often congested, existing transport infrastructure is not efficiently used and transport prices are too low for the users compared to other factor costs (e.g. for labour). So scarce resources are used badly.

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