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/2008/11/Air-ticket-tax-in-Ireland-Belgium-backs-down/ Two EU countries last month announced new air passenger taxes. Wed, 12 Nov 2008 16:42:00 CET http://www.transportenvironment.org/News/2008/11/MEPs-to-debate-charging-lorries-for-climate-change/ MEPs will debate the idea of including climate change costs in the revised Eurovignette directive. Wed, 12 Nov 2008 16:40:00 CET http://www.transportenvironment.org/News/2008/11/Motorway-tolls-up/ Motorway tolls in Germany will increase by 25% next year. Wed, 12 Nov 2008 16:35:00 CET http://www.transportenvironment.org/News/2008/9/Ministers-cautious-about-road-user-charge-changes/ EU transport ministers have given a cautious welcome to plans to improve charging for use of Europe’s roads, but T&E is concerned about a possible obstacle. Tue, 16 Sep 2008 09:59:00 CET http://www.transportenvironment.org/News/2008/9/No-charge/ The newly elected mayor of London, Boris Johnson, has abandoned plans for basing the London congestion charge on CO2 emissions. The plans, which included charging the worst cars over €30 and led to a legal challenge from Porsche, were launched earlier this year by Johnson’s predecessor Ken Livingstone. The London congestion charge remains unaltered. Tue, 16 Sep 2008 09:42:00 CET Publications/prep_hand_out/lid:507 T&E background briefing on the Commission Proposal to revise the Eurovignette Directive. Updated August 2008. Tue, 29 Jul 2008 17:19:34 CET http://www.transportenvironment.org/News/2008/7/Manchester-proposes-congestion-charge/ Manchester has become the latest city to propose a congestion charge. The city says congestion is costing businesses money and depriving the city of skilled workers. Five other major European cities (Bergen, Oslo, London, Stockholm and Milan) have congestion charges. Tue, 22 Jul 2008 17:46:00 CET http://www.transportenvironment.org/News/2008/7/Biofuels-tax/ Switzerland this month removed its taxation on biofuels such as ethanol to help reduce greenhouse gas emissions from the country's transport. Tue, 22 Jul 2008 17:45:00 CET 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/EC-still-hesitant-on-ending-externalities-ban/ The Commission has proposed an end to the ban on member states charging lorry operators for the 'external' costs of road use, but it has put such a limit on the charges that may be imposed that T&E has described it as 'two steps forward but one step back'. Tue, 22 Jul 2008 16:53:00 CET