Gewessler: “A bit of freedom for younger adults”
The KlimaTicket Austria begins free for all 18-year-olds on July 1: Everybody who has celebrated their 18th birthday since January 1, 2024 and is registered in Austria on the time the ticket is issued can Challenge a free KlimaTicket Austria. The ticket is then legitimate for one 12 months – younger adults can simply select the beginning of validity between their 18th and twenty first birthdays. Which means that we are going to take note of completely different life conditions. Anybody who attends a five-year college can even use the KlimaTicket later. The free KlimaTicket could be simply picked up at official KlimaTicket gross sales and repair factors.
With this marketing campaign we need to make touring by public transport much more enticing for younger folks. Younger adults particularly after ending college or on the finish of their coaching are dealing with a essential stage: their want for mobility is altering, however on the identical time free journey for college kids or apprentices is coming to an finish.
With the one-off free KlimaTicket marketing campaign on the event of their 18th birthday, younger adults are launched to public transport as a logical, environmentally pleasant various to on a regular basis life. We need to encourage as many younger folks as doable to make use of public transport in the long run. Round 88,000 persons are eligible annually.
“I need the free KlimaTicket Austria to be a freedom for as many younger folks as doable. With which you’ll be able to uncover our nation and have nice occasions. In a stage of life the place every kind of huge selections must be made and the mobility of the remainder of your life can also be affected. I’m comfortable if many younger folks resolve to sustainably defend the local weather and use public transport via our supply. As a result of they understood: that touring in public is comfy, straightforward and sensible,” she mentioned Minister for Local weather Safety Leonore Gewessler.
POINT cellular knowledgeable & Lina Mosshammer says: “Mobility is a behavior and is formed early on by the social setting and the gives obtainable. Greater than half of the younger persons are prepared to make their mobility conduct extra local weather pleasant. The chance to strive a local weather ticket is subsequently a very good transfer to lift consciousness and allow quick access to sustainable mobility. On the identical time, the provision of mobility is crucial to take part in social actions, benefit from instructional alternatives and attain jobs.”
“Younger persons are very conscious of the local weather. To have the ability to use public transport for his or her day by day wants, they want cost-effective gives tailor-made to their wants. An essential step to strengthen the independence of younger folks is the introduction of the free local weather ticket for 18-year-olds. “Local weather-friendly mobility mustn’t fail due to price or availability,” emphasizes Federal youth consultant Rihab Toumi.
All particulars concerning the free KlimaTicket for 18-year-olds
- Younger folks obtain a one-time, one-year KlimaTicket Austria totally free on the event of their 18th birthday.
- The younger adults have three years to gather it – to decide on the time that fits them. Validity begins from the 18th birthday to someday earlier than the twenty first birthday.
- The ticket could be utilized for on the gross sales workplaces from June 3, 2024 and can then be legitimate from July 1.
- You should be dwelling in Austria on the time the ticket is issued.
- The KlimaTicket should be submitted in particular person in any respect KlimaTicket Ö gross sales and repair factors (besides Wiener Linien). You have to deliver an official picture ID, picture and registration certificates (not older than 6 months). You’ll find the gross sales and repair companions on-line at → klimaticket.at/associate.
- The KlimaTicket Österreich 18 is legitimate for one 12 months from the date of challenge and is a full-fledged KlimaTicket: Which means that it may be utilized in the identical method because the paid KlimaTicket Austria and there’s no distinction within the scope of validity.
- 120 million euros can be found for this within the federal funds.
One in seven is already touring with a local weather ticket
The recognition of the KlimaTicket reveals that individuals in Austria need to journey in a climate-friendly method. And they’re prepared to change to public transport whether it is straightforward, handy and low cost.
At present, greater than 280,000 folks have already got a local weather ticket for Austria. Of those, roughly 90,000 tickets are for the KlimaTicket Jugend and KimaTicket Civil Service/Armed Forces/Voluntary Service.
All in all, with all regional KlimaTickets, one out of each seven Austrian residents is already touring with a KlimaTicket (regional or nationwide).
Buyer surveys present that the mobility conduct of KlimaTicket holders is altering: 50% switched their mobility conduct in direction of public transport in a single 12 months. They are saying that one journey in 5 that was made by automotive is now made by practice.