Green Deal instrument (governance)

The Flemish government initiated the Green Deal instrument, a voluntary agreement between (public and private) partners and the Flemish Government to pursue specific environmentally-related goals, making use of the dynamics, creativity and knowledge of the different partners. A Green Deal should clear the way, speed up or be a leverage for initiatives in order to reach these goals. The Flemish government facilitates and supports the different partners in setting up and managing the Green Deal and searches for solutions to address legal and other issues raised by the partners. The governance of the Green Deal is the responsibility of the partners which initiatied it. In March 2017, the first Green Deal - on Shared Mobility - was signed by three ministers and more than 100 parties, with among others the following specific target: The number of shared electric cars should be 5 times higher than today and there should be a regular offer of shared electric bikes. Within the Green Deal, specific working groups were formed, one focusing on electric shared mobility. In this working group, a vision for electric shared mobility was formulated with policy recommendations. Among others because of the strong focus on electric shared mobility, the Flemish zero-emission premium for individuals was extended to car-sharing companies, to further stimulate electric carsharing. Since the introduction of the premium, about 450 premiums were granted to electric shared vehicles.