The Ticket to Kyoto project is divided into five major action plans, lasting 4 years from 2010 until 2014. The plans will help to reduce the carbon footprint in the short and the long term. Every partner will share its results with the others. In doing so, the individual partners can implement ‘best practices’ swiftly, thus reducing their CO2 emissions promptly.
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1. Achieving ‘quick wins’The partners will share results and exchange know-how on energy saving measures they developed individually. This will lead to the implementation of ‘quick wins’ that will help to reduce CO2 emissions in the short term, without large investments. Furthermore, they will look for new ‘quick wins’ together.» Read more
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2. Investing in infrastructures to reduce CO2 emissionsThanks to 14 investments representing together more than €7 million, all partners will test new practices and techniques to make their infrastructure more energy friendly. The investments focus on power and heat recovery, energy savings in transport stations and the local production of power. Each partner will focus on different practices and techniques.» Read more
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3. Developing strategic CO2 plans for 2020Every partner will prepare a strategic CO2 plan for 2020. The plans are based on calculations of each company’s CO2 emissions and carbon balance. These data and methods will be shared and compared using commonly defined indicators.» Read more
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4. Optimizing policies and regulations for CO2 reduction measuresTo be effective, all five partners need to fully understand their own existing institutional energy context (governments, markets, policy). They will also agree on clear recommendations to influence policy and regulation on all levels to facilitate climate change efforts in public transport.» Read more
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5. Mobilising people and industry through public campaignsThe CO2 challenges require a deep cultural change from both the travelling public and the industry. Therefore each partner will mobilise both target groups through local events and local or joint public communication campaigns.» Read more
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