The Malta Sociological Association (MSA) notes the review of the EU rules on alternative fuels infrastructure and recommends that their implementation explicitly incorporate Social Impact Assessment (SIA) alongside environmental, economic and technical considerations. The deployment of alternative fuels infrastructure has important implications for accessibility, affordability, employment, territorial cohesion and social inclusion. The MSA also encourages the mainstreaming of social rights, ensuring equitable access to sustainable transport infrastructure, particularly for small island states, peripheral regions and vulnerable communities. Infrastructure planning should be informed by meaningful stakeholder participation and evidence-based assessment of social impacts to support a transition that is environmentally sustainable, economically viable and socially just.
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