Climate Change & Energy

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

News: Air Conditioning

The European Parliament has overruled its environment committee in voting against measures that would have eliminated fluorinated gases, which are used in car air conditioning systems and contribute to global warming.

November 15, 2005 | Cars | T&E Bulletin | 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: Poor response to voluntary air emissions scheme raises questions

How willing are air travelers to pay for the damage their flights cause to the environment?

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

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: EEB / T&E Letter to EU Environment Ministers Meeting

The European Environment Bureau (EEB) and T&E have written to EU Environment Ministers ahead of their November meeting. On the subject of Aviation and Climate Change, the groups call for additional measures alongside the proposed inclusion of aviation into the European Emissions Trading System (EU-ETS).

November 9, 2005 | Aviation | Press Releases | Climate Change & Energy

Publications: Input from Environmental NGOs at the Start of the Next Round of the ECCP

Input from environmental NGOs at the start of the next round of the European Climate Change Program (ECCP). From Climate Action Network Europe, Friends of the Earth Europe, Greenpeace, Transport and Environment (T&E) and WWF.

October 27, 2005 | Climate Change & Energy | General Environment

News: Bilateral agreements and archaic fuel exemptions

Jos Dings, Director of T&E writes in this week's European Voice: The EU-US aviation agreement has been under discussion once again. But an important issue has been conspicuous by its absence from the debate; namely the need to remove a standard clause found in existing bilateral agreements which effectively rules out taxation on aviation fuel.

October 27, 2005 | Aviation | Press Releases | Climate Change & Energy | Pricing & Taxation

News: Aviation emissions plan an ‘important first step’

The first legally binding framework for tackling the environmental impact of international aviation has been proposed by the Commission.

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

News: Clean cars: Europe and America can learn from each other

By Roland Hwang

Both European and American NGOs are working hard to encourage the auto industries to produce cleaner and low-carbon cars, but the scope for coordination hasn’t been fully exploited. The aims may be the same, but the approaches haven’t, despite the obvious fact that the more the two continents adopt similar approaches, the more car makers can take advantage of the vast economies of scale by developing the same technologies for both markets.

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

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