As Luxembourg is considered a country that is a crossroads for freight traffic and attracts thousands of daily cross-border commuters, it remains one of the most carbon- and material-intensive economies in the OECD.
Though green-finance investment is of a significant growth, so to are greenhouse gas emissions, air pollution and road congestion.
Further to this, the study highlights issues with ‘urban sprawl, landscape fragmentation and agriculture’, with these exerting ‘strong pressures on biodiversity’.
The paper lists recommendations for improving greener policies and for the structuring of projects that are in harmony with a bio-diverse future.
