Transport and Tourism in Outermost Regions: Assessing Mobility Poverty and the Effects of New Climate Policies (project)

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Transport and Tourism in Outermost Regions: Assessing Mobility Poverty and the Effects of New Climate Policies

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European Parliament

Abstract

This research study focused on the nine EU outermost regions (i.e. Canary Islands, Guadeloupe, Martinique, Saint-Martin, French Guiana, Réunion, Mayotte, Azores and Madeira) and aimed to assess how their transport and tourism sectors are impacted by mobility poverty, on the one hand, and the most recent EU climate policy developments, on the other. To do so, it first elaborated a functional definition of mobility poverty supported by a set of indicators as well as delved into the latest EU climate legislation, in particular the transport-related ‘Fit for 55’ legislation. Then, it analysed the effects of mobility poverty and the new EU climate legislation on the regions’ transport and tourism sectors, taking the lens of transportation flows within, to and from the outermost regions. EU, national and regional-level measures taken to tackle these potentially adverse effects were also investigated. The findings of this analysis fed into policy recommendations for national and EU policy-makers.