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Less (cars) is more: how to go from new to sustainable mobility
This paper shows through research and transport modelling the possible outcomes of the autonomous (and connected), electric, shared (new mobility), and urban planning revolutions. Based on the...
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Runaway driverless cars will increase congestion and accelerate climate...
The unregulated advent of driverless cars could increase traffic in European cities by 50% to 150% by 2050, which would be like a rush hour that lasts all day, a new study by Europe’s transport...
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Setback in Europe’s fight against greenwashing in finance
European countries today proposed a two-year delay for the adoption of new rules that define unequivocally what economic activities are ‘environmentally sustainable’. Europe’s transport campaign group...
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Do gas trucks reduce emissions? Your questions answered
On 19 September T&E published its paper ‘Do gas trucks reduce emissions?’ discussing air pollutant and greenhouse gas emissions from diesel and gas-powered trucks. Most of the findings were based...
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'Beware the creation of an all-day rush hour'
Driverless cars could create congestion chaos and an all-day rush hour in Europe’s cities, according to a new study by T&E. It also finds that autonomous vehicles could increase greenhouse gases...
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‘Clean’ gas trucks myth exploded by on-road tests
Claims by truckmakers and the gas industry that LNG-powered trucks are clean have been severely undermined by recently published results of on-road tests. Trucks powered by liquified natural gas (LNG)...
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€24bn in fossil fuel subsidies ‘a perverse incentive’ for shipping pollution
One of the most polluting forms of transport is benefiting from what is effectively a fossil fuel subsidy of €24 billion a year, according to a new report by T&E. Shipping, which still runs...
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VdL’s ‘one in, one out’ policy ‘incompatible’ with climate efforts
Europe’s leading environmental NGOs have warned that the incoming European Commission president’s ‘one in, one out’ proposal for EU legislation will lead to a weakening of efforts to tackle climate...
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Timmermans must make concrete proposals to deliver a European Green Deal
Concrete proposals to clean up transport, the biggest emitter in Europe, will be needed from Frans Timmermans if he is to live up to the positive rhetoric of today’s parliamentary hearing, Transport...
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Without action, UK government plans are just cheap talk
The UK government’s announcements today on the new Environment Bill and plans to decarbonise transport will just amount to hot air unless they are backed up by meaningful action, environmental...
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The end of the fossil fuel car is on the EU agenda
A ban on fossil-fuelled cars is now on the EU agenda, following an informal debate by environment ministers that showed significant support for the idea. No decision was ever going to be taken so close...
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Fuel tax rates lag badly behind environmental reality
There are still massive differences in the taxation of petrol and diesel across Europe, with many countries still favouring diesel despite its major contribution to air pollution. Exactly which...
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World’s biggest truckmaker rules out gas trucks in pursuing carbon neutrality
The world’s biggest truck manufacturer, Daimler, has said it will no longer develop fossil gas-powered trucks as they will not advance its goal of offering a carbon-neutral fleet. Daimler Trucks said...
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Crunch time for Europe's list of true 'green' businesses
Taxonomy is the obscure name given to the list of economic activities that will be considered ‘green’ in the EU. The issue has been discussed in the rooms of policy wonks in Brussels but it will soon...
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Incoming EU transport boss charts course for clean shipping but is less...
The EU transport commissioner-designate today committed to greater European action on maritime emissions, but risked being at odds with public demand to address airlines’ climate impact. Transport...
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Why Britain’s fuel tax giveaway is costing the earth
The UK’s drivers will shortly celebrate a decade of frozen fuel taxes with consecutive budgets maintaining duty rates at 57.95p/l since 2010 rather than raising the tax in line with inflation.Type of...
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MEPs resist Trojan horse in green investment negotiations
Efforts to water down proposed new rules on which financial investments can be labelled environmentally sustainable have been blocked by the European Parliament. A week after 100,000 people said they...
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Uber adds to pollution and traffic in European cities too
A cross-continental coalition of green NGOs launch a campaign to clean up new taxi companies such as Uber.Uber is adding more polluting car trips to already-clogged European cities such as London and...
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How much does Uber really cost?
Uber adds to pollution and congestion in cities all over the world Ask Uber to clean up their act! JOIN THE CAMPAIGNTransport ModeCarsRelated issuesAir PollutionClimate Change and EnergyPolicy...
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