Climate change and the environment

4.1) Support public transport and develop a European public transportation network especially in rural and island regions, which is efficient, reliable and affordable, with extra incentives for public transportation usage (Panel 3 - recommendation 36, Panel 4 - recommendation 2).

4.2) Invest in high-speed and night trains, and set single standard of railroad eco-friendly technology in Europe, to provide a credible alternative and facilitate the possibility to replace and discourage short distance flights (WG debate, MDP).

4.3) Promote the purchase, bearing in mind the affordability for households, and promote (shared) use of electric vehicles complying with good standard of battery life, as well as investments in the necessary recharging infrastructure, and investments in the development of other non-polluting technologies for those vehicles whose electrification is difficult to achieve (Panel 3 - recommendation 38).

4.4) Develop high speed internet and mobile network connectivity in rural and island regions (Panel 3 - recommendation 36).

4.5) Improve existing transportation infrastructure from an ecological point of view.

4.6) Require urban development programs for "greener" cities with lower emissions, with dedicated car-free zones in cites, without harming commercial areas.

4.7) Improve infrastructure for cycling, and give further rights and enhanced legal protection to cyclists and pedestrians including in case of accidents with motorised vehicles, guaranteeing road safety and providing training on road traffic rules (Panel 3 - recommendation 4).

4.8) Regulate the mining of cryptocurrencies, which are using an enormous amount of electricity (MDP).