[PR06] Public awareness about the effects of transport on the environment
[PR06] Public awareness about the effects of transport on the environment
Key message
Both the residents of the EU-27 countries and the residents of Slovenia are only partially aware of the problem of increasing transport and its consequences for the environment and health. Public awareness of the impact of transport on the environment is still relatively low, although the differences between European countries are considerable. People's awareness of the environmental problems of transport does not automatically lead to changing their travel habits, even though this would contribute to their better health.
Definition
Charts
Figure PR06-1: On a typical day, what is your main mode of transport? By main mode, we mean the one that takes the longest time. (2019)
Sources:
European Commission, Special Eurobarometer 495: Mobility and transport, 2020 (16. 11. 2022)
| Car[%] | Train[%] | Motorbike[%] | Public transport[%] | Walking[%] | Urban shared bike, scooter or moped (including electric ones)[%] | None[%] | Other[%] | Do not know[%] | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cyprus | 89 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Slovenia | 71 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Ireland | 68 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Malta | 65 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Luxembourg | 65 | 3 | 0 | 21 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Germany | 58 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| United Kingdom | 58 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 15 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Denmark | 58 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| France | 57 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 18 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Italy | 57 | 0 | 8 | 11 | 14 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Finland | 57 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Austria | 57 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Belgium | 54 | 4 | 1 | 17 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Portugal | 54 | 1 | 2 | 22 | 17 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| EU-28 | 52 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 17 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Croatia | 52 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 19 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| EU-28-UK | 51 | 1 | 3 | 16 | 17 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Estonia | 51 | 1 | 0 | 23 | 18 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Lithuania | 48 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 13 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| Slovakia | 45 | 2 | 0 | 19 | 25 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Greece | 45 | 0 | 7 | 22 | 22 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Poland | 43 | 1 | 1 | 21 | 17 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 1 |
| Netherlands | 42 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Spain | 42 | 1 | 3 | 19 | 30 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Latvia | 42 | 0 | 1 | 23 | 23 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Sweden | 40 | 3 | 1 | 17 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Czech republik | 40 | 2 | 0 | 28 | 21 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Bulgaria | 36 | 0 | 1 | 23 | 34 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Hungary | 36 | 1 | 2 | 21 | 19 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Romania | 35 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 30 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
Figure PR06-2: What are the reasons for using this mode of transport? (2019)
Sources:
Note to PR06-2: This question was answered only by respondents who are mobile on a daily basis and who know which mode of mobility they use (N = 28,285).
| Price[%] | Reliability[%] | Environmental reasons[%] | Safety[%] | Speed, to reduce time it takes to make the trip[%] | Frequency of service[%] | Availabilities of infrastructures and facilities[%] | Accessibility of infrastructures and facilities (e.g. for persons with reduced mobility)[%] | Connection with other modes[%] | Comfort[%] | Congestion on other modes[%] | Privacy[%] | Pleasure[%] | There is no alternative[%] | Other (Spontaneous)[%] | Do not know[%] | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cyprus | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 21 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 10 | 4 | 37 | 0 | |
| Ireland | 3 | 17 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 31 | 2 | 1 |
| France | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 24 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 30 | 2 | |
| Slovenia | 2 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 21 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 28 | 1 | |
| Bulgaria | 7 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 28 | 3 | |
| Hungary | 8 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 16 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 27 | 1 | |
| Germany | 5 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 25 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 27 | 2 | |
| Greece | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 22 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 25 | 3 | |
| Finland | 3 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 30 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 23 | 4 | |
| Spain | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 22 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 23 | 6 | |
| EU-28 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 20 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 22 | 2 | |
| EU-28 - UK | 5 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 20 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 18 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 22 | 3 | |
| Romania | 9 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 22 | 1 | |
| Lithuania | 5 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 18 | 2 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 15 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 21 | 2 | |
| Estonia | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 35 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 21 | 5 | |
| Portugal | 9 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 26 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 21 | 6 | |
| United Kingdom | 6 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 21 | 2 | 1 |
| Denmark | 4 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 24 | 2 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 14 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 19 | 3 | |
| Latvia | 7 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 23 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 19 | 3 | 1 |
| Belgium | 6 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 21 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 19 | 1 | |
| Malta | 1 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 35 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 19 | 3 | 1 |
| Czech republik | 8 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 21 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 18 | 1 | |
| Luxembourg | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 24 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 3 | 9 | 5 | 18 | 2 | |
| Austria | 6 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 16 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 18 | 2 | |
| Croatia | 8 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 20 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 16 | 0 | |
| Sweden | 3 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 32 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 8 | |
| Italy | 3 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 42 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 15 | 2 | |
| Poland | 7 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 32 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 1 | 1 |
| Netherlands | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 30 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 14 | 6 | |
| Slovakia | 6 | 15 | 2 | 3 | 19 | 1 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 1 | 1 |
Figure PR06-3: What is the mode of transport you use the most for those long-distance journeys (300 km or more)? (2019)
Sources:
European Commission, Special Eurobarometer 495: Mobility and transport, 2020 (16. 11. 2022)
Note:
Note to PR06-3: Note: This question was answered only by respondents who traveled more than 300 kilometers in the previous year (N = 18,330).
| Privately owned car or camper-van[%] | Rented car or camper-van[%] | Company car[%] | Shared car[%] | Rideshare car[%] | Motorbike[%] | Plane[%] | Train[%] | Coach[%] | Other[%] | Do not know[%] | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hungary | 63 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| Slovenia | 62 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Finland | 61 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Portugal | 58 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| Poland | 58 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 1 |
| Lithuania | 55 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 22 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 0 |
| Latvia | 53 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 3 | 17 | 1 | 0 |
| Bulgaria | 52 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 22 | 1 | 0 |
| Netherlands | 51 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Greece | 51 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 15 | 2 | 13 | 0 | 0 |
| Romania | 51 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 10 | 13 | 3 | 0 |
| Croatia | 50 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 26 | 1 | 0 |
| Germany | 48 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 26 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Spain | 48 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 30 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| EU-28-UK | 46 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 26 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| EU-28 | 45 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 28 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| France | 44 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 21 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Luxembourg | 43 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 32 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| Czech republik | 43 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 26 | 15 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| Estonia | 42 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 31 | 2 | 13 | 1 | 0 |
| Denmark | 41 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 42 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| Slovakia | 41 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 27 | 13 | 6 | 0 | 1 |
| Belgium | 39 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 36 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Italy | 35 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 30 | 16 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| Sweden | 35 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 22 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| United Kingdom | 34 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 46 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Austria | 32 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 43 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| Ireland | 26 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 54 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| Cyprus | 14 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 80 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Malta | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 84 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Goals
- To enhance public information provision, awareness and education on environmental policy.
(General Union Environment Action Programme to 2020 ‘Living well, within the limits of our planet’)
- To raise awareness and inform various target groups on sustainable mobility and awareness raising about available alternatives to conventional modes of individual passenger transport
- To raise people's environmental awareness and change travel habits in cities through measures to promote walking, cycling and the use of public transport and by promoting sustainable multi-modal urban mobility.
- To increase mobility by including service users in integral public transport, whose attractive prices and quality of service will stimulate passengers to switch from private to public passenger transport
- To establish an efficient system of rail and bus public passenger transport
- To carry out financially undemanding measures to increase mobility, with particular focus on the initiative to develop a network of cycling infrastructure.
- Transport policy measures in the fields of increasing mobility and promoting the development of the cycling and pedestrian infrastructure network should result in an increase in the length of uninterrupted cycling trails, an increased number of users of public passenger transport and reduced air pollution in city centres.
Methodology
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