Transport

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How are medium and long-distance trips in Spain, and what can be done to reduce their emissions?

Spain has set very ambitious goals for the decarbonization of the transport sector: a 34% reduction in CO2 emissions by 2030, 60% by 2040, and 90% by 2050. In the long term, structural changes (development of railway infrastructure, penetration of electric vehicles, modification of transport supply and demand…) will play a central role in achieving […]

Manuel Pérez Bravo, Pedro Linares Llamas, Jorge Galindo

30 January 2025

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Effects of the ‘Verano Joven’ discounts on Spanish High-Speed Rail

Javier Martínez Santos, Ángel Martínez Jorge

19 December 2024

On June 15, 2023, the government launched a 50% subsidy on the price of high-speed tickets (up to a maximum of €30 bonus), aimed at young people. The measure was aimed at young people between 18 and 30 years of age and was explicitly intended to improve their access to this type of travel. The […]

insight Climate Transport

Assessment of social impacts in the context of the transition to zero emissions mobility

Natalia Collado Van-Baumberghen, Jorge Galindo

23 November 2023

The urgent need for decarbonization has broadened the scope of transportation policy from improving network conditions, such as reducing congestion or improving accessibility, to include sustainability considerations, promoting zero-emission mobility, and climate change adaptation measures. While these measures are critical in reducing the carbon footprint of the transportation sector, they can also have unintended social […]

brief Climate Transport

Did the metropolitan public transport subsidy get cars off city streets?

Jorge Galindo, Javier Martínez Santos, Natalia Collado Van-Baumberghen

18 October 2023

Key ideas → With the available evidence, we cannot claim that the subsidy for metropolitan rail transport has reduced the number of cars on the streets of Madrid. → Nor is there any effect for the areas with the highest traffic intensity, lower (or higher) income levels, the main access roads to the city (M-30), […]

brief Climate Transport

Policies to reduce pollution and congestion in urban areas: urban tolls or low emission zones?

Valeria Bernardo, Xavier Fageda, Ricardo Flores-Fillol

20 April 2021

Los valores medios de contaminación en la mayoría de las ciudades exceden el umbral fijado por la Organización Mundial de la Salud.