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/2008/7/Cars-CO2-deal-unacceptable/ Italy has reacted angrily to last month's French-German deal on car emissions worked out by Angela Merkel and Nicolas Sarkozy. Tue, 22 Jul 2008 17:20:00 CET http://www.transportenvironment.org/News/2008/7/Transports-emissions-still-growing/ The transport sector continues to be Europe's worst emitter of greenhouse gases, according to the European Environment Agency's official inventory report on emissions in 2006 released last month. Tue, 22 Jul 2008 17:15:00 CET http://www.transportenvironment.org/News/2008/7/MEPs-want-better-quality-biofuels-as-EUs-10-target-faces-further-attack/ The European Parliament's environment committee says biofuels must be 60% better than fossil fuels if they are to count towards EU fuel consumption targets. Tue, 22 Jul 2008 17:12:00 CET http://www.transportenvironment.org/News/2008/7/First-EU-aviation-deal-confirmed--but-is-it-a-milestone-or-a-missed-opportunity/ The EU's first legislation to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from aviation has been formally agreed by MEPs and governments – but only after a series of compromises that caused T&E to describe it as 'a historic missed opportunity'. Tue, 22 Jul 2008 16:39:00 CET http://www.transportenvironment.org/News/2008/7/TE-Reaction-on-the-adoption-of-the-Greener-Transport-Package-by-the-European-Commission/ The European Commission adopted today a package entitled "Towards Greener Transport" which included a long-awaited strategy to allow transport to pay for the costs that they cause to environment and society. The package includes a legislative Proposal to revise the Eurovignette Directive that aims to remove a legal obstacle which prohibits trucks being charged for the costs that they cause in terms of congestion and pollution. Tue, 08 Jul 2008 17:10:00 CET 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