Mobility in Germany is still heavily dominated by private motorized transport. This is associated with considerable negative environmental impacts. With regard to possible political instruments and measures, it is evident that environmental relief cannot be achieved through technical advances and infrastructure measures alone, and that measures such as information and image campaigns are also insufficient for the necessary mobility turnaround. This results in a need for alternative instruments to motivate people to adopt more sustainable mobility behavior.
Against this background, the German Environment Agency commissioned ConPolicy together with the German Institute of Urban Affairs (Difu) and Dreidreizehn (313) to carry out this research project. The project aims to obtain a systematic overview of the state of research as well as good examples of financial and immaterial incentives and their impact on mobility behavior, and to investigate implementation options and framework conditions. As a result, a contribution is to be made to expanding the range of political instruments for promoting sustainable mobility behavior.
Further information on the project can be found here.