Green Deal and financing sustainable transport in Europe: A target costing analysis

IF 6.3 2区工程技术 Q1 ECONOMICS Transport Policy Pub Date : 2025-01-11 DOI:10.1016/j.tranpol.2025.01.014

Yassine Bakkar , Eunice Bark , Gunnar Prause , Shajara Ul-Durar

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This study investigates how Europe financed an efficient and environmentally friendly transport system and supported clean shipping investments from 2012 to 2021. Grounded in target costing theory, which aims to maximize a product's future success, this paper evaluates several green European financing pools and their effectiveness in facilitating the Green Deal transformation of the transport system. Utilizing a unique dataset from the Clean Shipping Project Platform, the results of this study indicate that Europe's environmental and financial support primarily stemmed from the European Investment Bank (EIB) which began backing green investments in 2010. The findings reveal a cautious yet significant contribution of the EIB towards climate protection in the shipping industry and identify challenges in financing smaller firms and innovative technologies thus emphasizing the need for strategic fund allocation to align with the EU's climate goals. These insights have critical policy implications for EU-based financing of European environmental policies prior to the proclamation of the Green Deal, which preceded the 2021–2028 budget period, as well as for the available climate funding mechanisms aimed at achieving the COP26 targets.

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Transport Policy Multiple-

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期刊介绍： Transport Policy is an international journal aimed at bridging the gap between theory and practice in transport. Its subject areas reflect the concerns of policymakers in government, industry, voluntary organisations and the public at large, providing independent, original and rigorous analysis to understand how policy decisions have been taken, monitor their effects, and suggest how they may be improved. The journal treats the transport sector comprehensively, and in the context of other sectors including energy, housing, industry and planning. All modes are covered: land, sea and air; road and rail; public and private; motorised and non-motorised; passenger and freight.

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