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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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EU climate leadership on the line if it gives up right to regulate airline...
European governments will cast doubt on the EU’s climate leadership if they will not defend the bloc’s right to regulate airline emissions. At the time of publication, officials representing Europe...
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How VdL can turn a new page in fighting airline and shipping emissions
Ursula Von der Leyen, Europe’s new supremo, certainly did not miss her entrée. Since her investiture over the summer Brussels is buzzing with energy and renewed enthusiasm about European leadership on...
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Using renewable electricity in transport to meet RED targets
EU member states must implement the Renewable Energy Directive (RED) by June 2021. The implementation offers an important opportunity to shift national policies away from an exclusive reliance on...
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Review of diesel NOx limits: tackle pollution, don’t tinker with the limits...
The ongoing revision of the rules for Real Driving Emissions (RDE) tests, triggered by a landmark ruling of the EU General Court, is a unique opportunity to rectify the scandalous behind-the-door...
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UN aviation agency fails again on climate
Exactly a week after half a million climate protesters marched outside its headquarters in Montreal, the UN aviation agency ICAO’s triennial assembly failed to take any significant steps to rein in...
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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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How much are we paying in fuel taxes?
Are Europeans paying more at the pump because of increasing taxes? How much more taxes petrol car drivers pay over diesel drivers, even though diesel is the main responsible for the air pollution...
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France’s high court rules in favour of ending tax benefits for palm oil diesel
France’s Constitutional Council, the highest constitutional authority in the country [1], today ruled in favour of excluding palm oil from the list of biofuels that enjoy tax incentives. The decision...
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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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French court’s palm oil ruling a victory against ‘fake green fuels’
France’s highest court has said the government is entitled to withdraw tax incentives from fuel made with palm oil. The law was passed several months ago but was challenged by the French oil giant...
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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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It’s high time we start taking renewable electricity seriously as a transport...
Like the baker who suddenly smells their cake burning, the European Commission has gone running to the proverbial oven to see what can be done about its unambitious climate policies. Belatedly, the EU...
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EU finance ministers move to tax aviation fuel after UN agency dithers
EU finance ministers are moving to end the fuel tax exemptions enjoyed by the aviation and shipping sectors, it has been reported, as the UN regulators responsible for their climate emissions continue...
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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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Progress in fighting air pollution is slowing down
Progress in improving air quality across Europe has almost come to a complete stop , according to the latest data from the European Environment Agency (EEA). There have been minor improvements in NO2...
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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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4 in 10 cars sold globally are SUVs – making them No 2 driver of emissions...
The increasing sales of SUVs is the second largest contributor to the rise in global CO2 emissions, the International Energy Agency has found. Between 2010 and 2018, the higher polluting vehicles SUVs...
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EU emissions: will this be transport’s last lost decade?
EU greenhouse gas emissions fell 2% in 2018, according to the European Environment Agency’s preliminary estimates. After four years of stagnation and increases, this is good news especially since 2018...
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Finance ministers in nine countries want EU action on taxing airline emissions
Finance ministers from nine European countries have called on the EU to work harder to put a price on aviation’s carbon pollution. In a statement, the group, which includes Germany, France, Italy and...
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