T&E

Poor response to voluntary air emissions scheme raises questions

Tue, 15 Nov 2005 10:00:00 CET

How willing are air travelers to pay for the damage their flights cause to the environment?

Air Conditioning

Tue, 15 Nov 2005 10:00:00 CET

The European Parliament has overruled its environment committee in voting against measures that would have eliminated fluorinated gases, which are used in car air conditioning systems and contribute to global warming.

EEB / T&E Letter to EU Environment Ministers Meeting

Wed, 09 Nov 2005 10:00:00 CET

The European Environment Bureau (EEB) and T&E have written to EU Environment Ministers ahead of their November meeting. On the subject of Aviation and Climate Change, the groups call for additional measures alongside the proposed inclusion of aviation into the European Emissions Trading System (EU-ETS).

Input from Environmental NGOs at the Start of the Next Round of the ECCP

Thu, 27 Oct 2005 15:57:21 CET

Input from environmental NGOs at the start of the next round of the European Climate Change Program (ECCP). From Climate Action Network Europe, Friends of the Earth Europe, Greenpeace, Transport and Environment (T&E) and WWF.

Bilateral agreements and archaic fuel exemptions

Thu, 27 Oct 2005 10:00:00 CET

Jos Dings, Director of T&E writes in this week's European Voice: The EU-US aviation agreement has been under discussion once again. But an important issue has been conspicuous by its absence from the debate; namely the need to remove a standard clause found in existing bilateral agreements which effectively rules out taxation on aviation fuel.

French NGOs seek clarity on Commission support for airports

Sat, 15 Oct 2005 10:00:00 CET

Environmental groups in France have reacted angrily to a Commission communication entitled �The EC is encouraging the development of regional airports and mobility in Europe�.

Clean cars: Europe and America can learn from each other

Sat, 15 Oct 2005 10:00:00 CET

By Roland Hwang

Both European and American NGOs are working hard to encourage the auto industries to produce cleaner and low-carbon cars, but the scope for coordination hasn�t been fully exploited. The aims may be the same, but the approaches haven�t, despite the obvious fact that the more the two continents adopt similar approaches, the more car makers can take advantage of the vast economies of scale by developing the same technologies for both markets.

Aviation emissions plan an �important first step�

Sat, 15 Oct 2005 10:00:00 CET

The first legally binding framework for tackling the environmental impact of international aviation has been proposed by the Commission.

Greening Motorways of the Sea: Conference Proceedings (T&E 05/04)

Fri, 07 Oct 2005 16:54:10 CET

Proceedings of the T&E conference held in Stockholm, Sweden, 21 - 22 April 2005.

Green NGOs urge Commissioners to tackle climate impact of aviation

Mon, 26 Sep 2005 09:00:00 CET

The European Commissioners are due to discuss the communication �Reducing the climate change impact of aviation� at their meeting in Strasbourg this Tuesday (27 September). The Communication is expected to propose the inclusion of CO2 emissions from European flights into the EU Emission Trading System (EU ETS).