Mobility in many ways embodies our way of life. It encourages exchanges and mixing, it allows us to go about our daily lives, it makes us curious about landscapes and cultures of others. It also draws attention to its shortcomings: pollution, noise, land artificialisation, mass tourism, damage to biodiversity… Fingers are pointed at the airplane, but also at the private car. Flight shaming is on the rise and calls for changes in behaviour are pressing. What are the real environmental impacts of our mobility? Our individual and collective actions depend on recognising and understanding them.
DR. ELORRI IGOS and DR. THOMAS GIBON, r&t ASSOCIATES IN THE “SUSTAIN” RESEARCH UNIT AT THE LUXEMBOURG INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY (LIST)
Mobility represents significant sustainability challenges in Luxembourg. Besides issues linked with fuel tourism and an ever-increasing volume of cross-border commuting, Luxembourg tops Europe’s rankings in car ownership rate or new sales’ emission levels. Residents drive often, and travel frequently by plane, e.g. for holidays.
In this talk, we will explore the environmental impacts of mobility patterns in Luxembourg and what solutions can be envisaged in order to mitigate related environmental impacts.
Prof. Francesco Viti, from the Department of Engineering at the Faculty of Science, Technology and Medicine at the University of Luxembourg will co-host the talk. He leads the Transportation Engineering Lab (MobiLab) and teaches Traffic Planning and Management, Transport and Mobility, Logistics Management, and Infrastructure Design.