T&E

Biofuels tax

Tue, 22 Jul 2008 17:45:00 CET

Switzerland this month removed its taxation on biofuels such as ethanol to help reduce greenhouse gas emissions from the country's transport.

MEPs want better quality biofuels as EU's 10% target faces further attack

Tue, 22 Jul 2008 17:12:00 CET

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.

Abengoa's misuse of our name is reprehensible

Thu, 26 Jun 2008 09:23:00 CET

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.

Europe's billion euro a day oil imports are a wake-up call for fuel-efficient cars

Mon, 16 Jun 2008 16:16:00 CET

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.

Land use model

Mon, 16 Jun 2008 16:01:00 CET

Commission officials are trying to develop a model for predicting the environmental impacts of land use changes.

Oil price 'good'

Mon, 16 Jun 2008 15:49:00 CET

The rising price of oil is good news, according to the head of the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD). Speaking at the OECD's annual meeting, Angel Gurria said it would be 'disastrous' if the world�s richest nations cut fuel taxes or subsidised prices, as rising prices are a clear signal to consumers and companies to cut their fuel consumption.

More pressure on 10% EU biofuels target

Mon, 16 Jun 2008 15:46:00 CET

Two reports for the European Parliament have called for the EU to abandon its target for 10% of transport fuels to come from biomass by 2020. T&E has obtained information on the greenhouse gas impacts from indirect land use change from biofuel production.

Barroso orders study on biofuels/food link

Wed, 14 May 2008 16:19:00 CET

The Commission president Jos� Manuel Barroso has ordered a study into possible links between biofuels and the recent rapid rises in the prices of food. The study is the latest move in growing doubts about the harmful side-effects of biofuels.

New evidence says oil industry does not need biofuels to meet CO2 fuel target

Wed, 14 May 2008 12:53:00 CET

A powerful new report suggest oil companies could achieve the EU�s wish for a 10% reduction in carbon dioxide from fuel production without using biofuels. T&E has spoken out to counter claims by the oil industry that it can do nothing to tackle CO2 from fuel other than through the Emissions Trading Scheme.

'Struggling' oil industry claims it will be destroyed by EU climate measures

Fri, 25 Apr 2008 08:00:00 CET

T&E Director Jos Dings writes in today's Financial Times: European Union officials must be getting used to the familiar refrain they hear every time an industry sector is asked to cut carbon emissions. But when the latest industry to claim it will be �destroyed� by a flagship European climate policy also happens to be one of the richest and most influential, its arguments warrant a closer look.