Climate Change & Energy

News: Proposed tyre rules ignore worst offenders

The Commission's proposed new noise and energy efficiency standards for tyres are set to exclude the noisiest and most fuel-inefficient cars.

June 16, 2008 | Cars | Climate Change & Energy | Noise | T&E Bulletin

News: MEPs keep up pressure on ministers for meaningful ETS terms for aviation

MEPs are refusing to let proposed EU measures to reduce air transport's contribution to climate change be watered down. A vote last month keeps MEPs and ministers on a collision course over the terms by which aviation will enter the EU ETS.

June 16, 2008 | Aviation | Climate Change & Energy | T&E Bulletin

News: Brussels hints at including shipping in ETS

The Commission has given a new hint that it is running out of patience with the International Maritime Organisation’s ability to tackle shipping’s contribution to greenhouse gas emissions.

June 16, 2008 | Climate Change & Energy | Shipping | T&E Bulletin

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

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.

June 16, 2008 | Cars | Climate Change & Energy | Fuels | T&E Bulletin

News: 'Shape policy, or be shaped by it' says UN chief

The United Nation’s chief climate official has warned the transport sector that if it does not adapt quickly to climate change, its ability to influence events will diminish.

June 16, 2008 | Climate Change & Energy | General Transport | T&E Bulletin

News: Aviation benefits?

Two reports from Great Britain have cast doubt on the economic benefits of aviation.

June 16, 2008 | Aviation | Climate Change & Energy | T&E Bulletin

News: Green capitals

The European Commission has launched a search for Europe’s greenest capitals.

June 16, 2008 | Air Pollution | Climate Change & Energy | General Transport | Public & Urban

News: Land use model

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

June 16, 2008 | Climate Change & Energy | Fuels | T&E Bulletin

News: Cities better than the EU?

The mayors of three European cities have committed their areas to going beyond EU environment targets on reducing greenhouse gases and promoting renewable energy.

June 16, 2008 | Climate Change & Energy | Public & Urban | T&E Bulletin

News: Car advertising

The Commission wants people's views on how to improve consumer information in advertisements for new cars. The consultation comes after Brussels admitted the 1999 directive requiring fuel consumption and CO2 labelling of all new cars is 'not working as well as it could'. One of the options proposed is to make the rules on advertising information more strict.

June 16, 2008 | Cars | Climate Change & Energy | T&E Bulletin

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