Sustainable Mobility: Changing Mindsets and Rethinking Paradigms

The global problem of climate change necessitates the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions. Achieving the UN 2030 Sustainable Development Goals and the goals of the Paris Climate Agreement requires a transition from traditional approaches to planning, organization and development of cities and urban agglomerations to building sustainable systems and developing sustainable mobility. In this regard, it is necessary to change the worldview and rethink the paradigms of the further development of society in the context of global problems and crises. The publication focuses on the main paradigms. The study analyzes statistical data, which shows that the transport sector is the largest consumer of energy and plays a significant role in global greenhouse gas emissions. Thus, a significant reduction in greenhouse gas emissions, as well as the creation of a comfortable and safe urban environment, will be facilitated by a change in the model of consumption and mobility in cities. The directions for rethinking the established paradigms of the development of society in the face of climate change and the development of sustainable mobility are systematized. This can serve as a basis for system-wide transformations and further research on the development of activities and innovative solutions in the formation of strategies for the sustainable development of urban agglomerations. At the same time, for successful innovation processes in the development of sustainable mobility, comprehensive political support and decisive action from the administrative structures are required.