1st International Motorcyclists Conference

1.  1st International Motorcyclists Conference The preparation of the White Paper on EU Transport Policy Frederik RASMUSSEN DG MOVE A3 28 June 2010

2. ‘The Future of Transport’ • Evaluation of past policies • Focus Groups meetings and report • “TRANSvisions” study on future scenarios • 1st Stakeholders’ Conference (March 2009) • Communication on the Future of Transport (June 2009) • Consultation of stakeholders (250 responses) • 2nd Stakeholders’ Conference (Nov 2009) • Studies and research

3. The White Paper on Transport • The White Paper will define a strategy and an action plan for transport policy over the next decade that is inspired by the long-term challenges • It is scheduled for adoption at the end of 2010 • The aim is to achieve transport sustainability, which requires actions to promote competitiveness, reduce environmental impact and enhance quality of services and jobs

4. Main trends and challenges Increasing scarcity of fossil fuelsWorld demand grows and extraction becomes more expensive. The 97% oil dependency makes the transport sector very vulnerable to oil shocks Environmental challengesTransport is the sector with worst development in CO2 emissions and infrastructure is sensitive to impacts of global warming Congestion of infrastructureGrowing demand for mobility – many cities are congested and some crucial infrastructures like ports and airports become saturated Funding of transportWe have entered an era of budgetary consolidations and of increasing social security spending owing to the aging of society Ageing Median age in EU is expected to increase by 7 years by 2060 resulting in 30% of the population to be above 65 years compared to 17% today Urbanisation 84% of Europeans will live in urban areas in 2050 versus 72% today Global trends (global solutions)Growing population and economic growth mainly in developing countries will impact trade and extra-EU traffic. It is estimated that the global car fleet will increase from around 700 million today to more than 3 billion in 2050  4 |

5. The Strategy Use less energy Use cleaner energy Exploit more efficiently the existing infrastructure 5 |

6. Eliminating residual obstacles Effective market opening in all modes • Less congestion • More use of rail and waterborne • Higher resilience Enhancing interoperability Technical standards, Single transport document Getting prices right Internalisation of external costs, subsidies Informing users, shaping behaviour Integrated ticketing, soft incentives, labels  Single Transport SystemUse less energy by exploiting the strength of each mode

7. Setting long-term targets Share of alternative fuels, Efficiency standards • Security of supply • Low-carbon energy • Certainty for investors Supporting research & innovation Technical standards, Demonstration projects Incentives and public procurement Clean Vehicles Directive, Company car taxation Infrastructure Refuelling stations, Smart grids  Clean transport fuelsUse cleaner energy to end oil dependency

8. Deploying ITS Multimodal traffic management systems • A transport system that is: • Multi-modal • Intelligent • Efficient Integrating modes Transhipment platforms and multimodal hubs Establishing Green Corridors Co-modality and advanced technology Revising transport funding Single funding framework  Better infrastructureExploit existing infrastructure more efficiently

9. Motorcycles • In this context, what could be the role of motorcycles within a future transport system? • How could we tackle some of the challenges faced by motorcycling?

10.  Thank you for your attention!