The main objective of the GREENMOBILITY project was to promote the lifelong learning dimension of higher education through a programme on green mobility, aiming to promote learning on environmental sustainability. Other objectives of the GREENMOBILITY project included: 1. Developing knowledge, skills, and attitudes that promote ways to think, plan and act with empathy, responsibility, and care for the environment. 2. Promoting responsible action and stimulating willingness to take or demand action at a local, national and global level. 3. Enabling learners to overcome the cognitive dissonance that comes from knowing about an issue but lacking the agency to act. 4. Disseminating the information about the implementation of the EU Green Deal.
Urban mobility is one of the emerging topics of our time and one of the greatest environmental challenges we face today. According to the United Nations, by 2050, two out of every three people are likely to be living in cities or other urban centres. This trend highlights the need for more sustainable urban mobility, as in Europe alone, transport accounts for 30% of CO2 emissions. Moreover, passenger cars are a major polluter, accounting for 61% of total CO2 emissions from the EU road transport. Sustainable urban mobility requires a mind shift where travelling in private cars gives way to different modes of public transport, like bicycles and pedestrian lanes, electric vehicles, or car-sharing. Although technical and organisational enhancements in the transport sector are vital stepping stones, they are not the sole prerequisites for transformative progress. It is imperative to also foster a proactive approach among transport users, encouraging changes in travel behaviour to forge a more sustainable mobility landscape. Nonetheless, the lack of the knowledge regarding mobility choices and transport impact on life quality are more than obvious; as a result, it is vital to raise awareness and encourage people to change their habits.