Cycling infrastructure in Italy’s Recovery plan could lift the wellbeing of millions
The Italian draft recovery plan envisages thousands of kilometers of new cycling tracks which would massively increase the quality of urban life.
Italy’s Recovery plan risks betting on fossil hydrogen
The Italian draft recovery plan could support the production of hydrogen from fossil gas and its use in rail traffic. This would increase Italy’s fossil gas dependency and leave renewable energy [...]
Devil’s in the details of Slovakia’s draft Recovery plan
Slovakian draft Recovery plan would allocate €3 billion for green, climate-friendly investment. But it can still do much better on energy efficiency, transport and participation.
Belgium Flanders region takes wrong turn with hybrid buses
Flanders region plans to spend €93 million of Recovery money on new public transport infrastructure. At a first glance, this looks like a good opportunity; but in reality part of this budget will [...]
Spanish recovery builds the cornerstones for a green urban renewal
The Spanish government is planning to invest Recovery money in sustainable transformation of cities and municipalities. This is a welcome step, as cities and citizens have an increasingly [...]
German recovery plan gives a green light for fossil mobility
Transport emissions in Germany are on the rise. But rather than investing in emission-free mobility solutions, the draft recovery plan envisages subsidising fossil mobility.
Poland aims to build a future of asphalt and crowded skies
In the last 30 years, Poland has invested heavily on roads and air transport, substantially increasing greenhouse gas emissions from the sector. Now, it plans to finance this trend from the EU purse.
No cycling out of the climate crisis in Poland
No cycling infrastructure is planned in the Polish Recovery plan, despite the fact that Polish cities have very low cycling rates in comparison with other European countries.
By financing more asphalt, Portugal is taking a wrong turn on sustainable mobility
UPDATE: We are informed that the new version of the Portuguese Recovery and Resilience Plan does not include this project as of 19 April 2021. Therefore, this nomination is withdrawn from the [...]
Frequent funding for Slovenia’s frequent flyers
After having recently privatised aviation, Slovenia decides to bail out those companies and start up new ones with national and Recovery money.
