In December 2020, the government passed its national air quality action plan. The main goal of the commitment is to reduce pollutant load, which officials hope to achieve with the use of the new traffic concept "2.0".
Elevated CO2 rates, which surpassed the EU recommendations in 2018, lead to the creation of the action plan in the first place. The programme that was subsequently developed proposes a number of measures to combat the environmental issue over the course of the coming years.
For one, the country's bus network is being upgraded in terms of electric vehicles. Secondly, the development of tram lines is supposed to help connect different locations in a more sustainable manner. A major challenge will be to meet the EU standards for diesel emissions.
Read also: 40% of Luxembourgish buses to be electrically operated by 2022The national action plan builds on raising awareness of the state of the country's air quality, thus incentivising people to research the subject and advocate for improvements.
