Climate Change & Energy

News: Commission's 'future of transport' strategy needs a reality check says T&E

The European Commission has published its vision for the future of transport policy in the European Union. But the paper completely underestimates the challenges and proposes no concrete solutions, according to Transport and Environment.

News: Transport set for greater EC attention as emissions again hold back EU action

Hints that transport will be targeted by the new Commission in its next stage of reducing greenhouse gases have been dropped by three leading officials.

June 15, 2009 | Climate Change & Energy | General Transport | Lorries & Road Freight | T&E Bulletin

News: Industry and NGOs say Icao has lost control

Representatives of 15 governments have agreed a 'programme of action' that recommends a 'global aspirational goal' of cutting 2% per year in fuel consumption from international aircraft. NGOs say it is effectively a decision to do nothing.

June 15, 2009 | Aviation | Climate Change & Energy | T&E Bulletin

News: Obama shepherds deal with car makers to improve fuel efficiency of US vehicles

The US president Barack Obama has launched a plan to regulate vehicle emissions in America from 2012 which has the agreement of leading car makers.

June 15, 2009 | Cars | Climate Change & Energy | T&E Bulletin

News: New studies cast more doubt on ‘mega-trucks’

The introduction of longer and heavier lorries on European roads would lead to an increase in CO2 emissions from freight transport according to a new study by the Fraunhofer Institute in Germany.

June 15, 2009 | Climate Change & Energy | Lorries & Road Freight | Pricing & Taxation | T&E Bulletin

News: Scrappage payouts questionable on economic grounds

A study by a German economics institute has heavily criticised car 'scrappage' schemes as distorting competition, subsidising cars, and creating problems for the future.

June 15, 2009 | Cars | Climate Change & Energy | Euro Standards | T&E Bulletin

News: The emperor has no clothes – but who is willing to say so?

Editorial by Bill Hemmings A fascinating but frightening game of bluff is being played with global attempts to curb aviation’s contribution to global warming.

June 15, 2009 | Aviation | Climate Change & Energy | Shipping | T&E Bulletin

News: Shipping can gain from cutting climate impact

The shipping industry has nothing to fear from reducing its pollution and climate-changing emissions and would even gain financially, according to a new study from WWF.

June 15, 2009 | Climate Change & Energy | Shipping | T&E Bulletin

News: Climate department proposed

The Commission is considering setting up a new energy and climate directorate to take over the EU Emissions Trading Scheme and international climate strategy.

June 15, 2009 | Climate Change & Energy | General Environment | T&E Bulletin

News: Car fine opposition

European car makers are continuing their fight against CO2 limits by turning their attention to the fines that can be imposed for missing the 130 g/km target.

June 15, 2009 | Cars | Climate Change & Energy | T&E Bulletin