Climate Change & Energy

Publications: T&E Position Paper on the Proposal for a Council Directive on Passenger Car Related Taxes

Making car taxes work for the environment. T&E position paper on the Proposal for a Council Directive on passenger car related taxes’ (COM(2005)261 final)

December 9, 2005 | Cars | Pricing & Taxation | Climate Change & Energy

News: EU Has Rolled Over on Emission Controls

Jos Dings, Director of T&E writes in today's Financial Times:
It should not only be the green movement that is "angered by the likelihood that the motor industry will miss its 2008 target for carbon reduction". Car drivers, politicians and supporters of Europe's technology sector should also be worried.

December 8, 2005 | Cars | Press Releases | Climate Change & Energy

Publications: Fuel efficiency of commercial aircraft: An overview of historical and future trends

Report by the National Aerospace Laboratory NLR, on behalf of T&E, on the fuel efficiency of aircraft.

December 7, 2005 | Aviation | Climate Change & Energy

News: Report Shows Fifty-Year Failure of Aviation Industry to Improve Fuel Efficiency

Today's commercial passenger planes are no more fuel-efficient than their equivalents of fifty years ago and aviation industry claims of a 70% improvement in fuel-efficiency are false. These are the main conclusions of a report by the Dutch National Aerospace Laboratory (NLR) published today by the European Federation for Transport and Environment (T&E) and released on this year’s environment-themed International Civil Aviation Day.

December 7, 2005 | Aviation | Press Releases | Climate Change & Energy

Publications: Cleaner is Cheaper

Why European climate policy for cars is failing, and what can be done about it (T&E 05/05)

November 29, 2005 | Cars | Climate Change & Energy

News: Speech by Jos Dings to the DaimlerChrysler / UNEP 4th Environmental Forum

Download the speech.

November 17, 2005 | Cars | Press Releases | Climate Change & Energy

News: European Parliament Calls for Legally-Binding CO2 Limits for Cars

The European Parliament has called for legally-binding targets for average CO2 emissions from new cars of 80-100g/km in the 'medium term'. The Parliament has also recognised that the existing voluntary agreement between car makers and the European Commission is unlikely to meet its target of average 140g/km by 2009.

November 16, 2005 | Cars | Press Releases | Climate Change & Energy

News: 80km/h limits introduced to tackle environmental threats

The Dutch transport ministry has reduced the speed limit on four stretches of motorway, covering 15 kilometres in total, in an effort to improve air quality, greenhouse gas emissions, noise levels and traffic flow.

November 15, 2005 | Cars | T&E Bulletin | Climate Change & Energy

News: EU must not let US rule out sensible aviation options

Editorial by Jos Dings This year has seen the first bit of good news in the aviation/environment field for several years. The Commission is now committed to including aviation emissions in the European Emissions Trading System (EU-ETS). Our response has been that this is a good first step – as long as it is seen as that. If it is viewed as enough in itself, we will not see real reductions in greenhouse gases from aircraft.

November 15, 2005 | Aviation | T&E Bulletin | Climate Change & Energy | Pricing & Taxation

News: CO2 emissions target ‘feasible and affordable’

The EU’s commitment to having the average new car emit no more than 120 grams of carbon dioxide per kilometre by 2012 must now be turned into a set of legally binding requirements for car makers.

November 15, 2005 | Cars | T&E Bulletin | Climate Change & Energy