http://www.transportenvironment.org/ T&E en-gb http://www.transportenvironment.org/images/logo.jpg http://www.transportenvironment.org/ admin@transportenvironment.org http://www.transportenvironment.org/News/2008/6/TE-reaction-to-EU-Aviation-Emissions-Trading-Agreement/ The European Parliament and EU environment ministers have agreed on a deal to include aviation in the European Union Emissions Trading Scheme (EU-ETS) in 2012. The deal still needs to be formally approved. Thu, 26 Jun 2008 16:00:00 CET http://www.transportenvironment.org/News/2008/6/Abengoas-misuse-of-our-name-is-reprehensible/ T&E has responded robustly to an attempt by Abengoa Bioenergy, a multinational producer of bioethanol, to misuse its name and research in a series of lobbying advertisements published last week in major global publications including the Financial Times and The Economist. Thu, 26 Jun 2008 09:23:00 CET Publications/prep_hand_out/lid:506 Letter to Environment Ministers on Aviation in EU-ETS Mon, 23 Jun 2008 10:26:33 CET Publications/prep_hand_out/lid:505 For the first time in history European Union member states are spending over €1 billion every day on imported oil, four times more than in 2003 and smashing all previous records, according to analysis by Transport and Environment (T&E). But European leaders are failing to make the connection between rocketing oil prices and worrying levels of oil dependence on the one hand, and the need to tackle Europe's gas guzzling car fleet on the other. Wed, 18 Jun 2008 11:46:38 CET http://www.transportenvironment.org/News/2008/6/Europe-should-reject-France-and-Germanys-disastrous-car-CO2-pact/ German chancellor Angela Merkel emerged victorious from negotiations with her French counterpart Nicolas Sarkozy earlier this month on an agreement that could severely weaken the upcoming car CO2 law. T&E is calling on the other EU member states to reject the deal. Mon, 16 Jun 2008 16:34:00 CET http://www.transportenvironment.org/News/2008/6/Proposed-tyre-rules-ignore-worst-offenders/ The Commission's proposed new noise and energy efficiency standards for tyres are set to exclude the noisiest and most fuel-inefficient cars. Mon, 16 Jun 2008 16:29:00 CET http://www.transportenvironment.org/News/2008/6/MEPs-keep-up-pressure-on-ministers-for-meaningful-ETS-terms-for-aviation/ MEPs are refusing to let proposed EU measures to reduce air transport's contribution to climate change be watered down. A vote last month keeps MEPs and ministers on a collision course over the terms by which aviation will enter the EU ETS. Mon, 16 Jun 2008 16:22:00 CET http://www.transportenvironment.org/News/2008/6/Brussels-hints-at-including-shipping-in-ETS/ The Commission has given a new hint that it is running out of patience with the International Maritime Organisation’s ability to tackle shipping’s contribution to greenhouse gas emissions. Mon, 16 Jun 2008 16:20:00 CET http://www.transportenvironment.org/News/2008/6/Europes-billion-euro-a-day-oil-imports-are-a-wake-up-call-for-fuel-efficient-cars/ Editorial by Jos Dings, Director, T&E Over a long-weekend at the beginning of this month, Europe witnessed a breathtaking example of political schizophrenia. Mon, 16 Jun 2008 16:16:00 CET http://www.transportenvironment.org/News/2008/6/Shape-policy-or-be-shaped-by-it-says-UN-chief/ The United Nation’s chief climate official has warned the transport sector that if it does not adapt quickly to climate change, its ability to influence events will diminish. Mon, 16 Jun 2008 16:12:00 CET