T&E Bulletin

News: Car makers failing on efficiency data

Car makers are failing to give information on environmental performance, according to a study of car companies in France, Germany and Italy.

July 22, 2008 | Cars | Climate Change & Energy | T&E Bulletin

News: 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.

News: Biofuels tax

Switzerland this month removed its taxation on biofuels such as ethanol to help reduce greenhouse gas emissions from the country's transport.

July 22, 2008 | Fuels | Pricing & Taxation | T&E Bulletin

News: EIA for urban roads

Work on the northern stretch of the M30 motorway around Madrid is being held up following an opinion from the European Court of Justice that says urban road schemes must be subjected to Environmental Impact Assessment.

July 22, 2008 | Infrastructure | Public & Urban | T&E Bulletin

News: Real air prices

The days of the €1 flight look to be over. Advertised air fares will have to include all taxes, fees and charges added to the basic ticket price following a deal between MEPs and ministers which was due to be approved by the full European Parliament later this month.

July 22, 2008 | Aviation | T&E Bulletin

News: Buying green

Transport ministers and MEPs have given their support to plans to make it obligatory for local authorities to consider environmental and energy performance when buying vehicles for public transport.

July 22, 2008 | Public & Urban | T&E Bulletin

News: Zero emissions from air and sea

A British researcher says he has come up with an emissions trading proposal that would cut shipping and aviation emissions to zero by 2052.

July 22, 2008 | Aviation | Climate Change & Energy | Shipping | T&E Bulletin

News: IMO 'fails to grasp seriousness' of ships' CO2

Unilateral action by the EU to combat carbon dioxide emissions from shipping may have moved a step closer following a disappointing meeting of the International Maritime Organisation's working group on greenhouse gas emissions from ships in Oslo last month.

July 22, 2008 | Climate Change & Energy | Shipping | T&E Bulletin

News: Let's hand some power back to customers over choice of tyres!

Editorial by Nina Renshaw, T&E Policy Officer What's black and round, saves you money, protects the climate, improves your health and makes you more popular with your neighbours?

July 22, 2008 | Cars | Climate Change & Energy | Noise | T&E Bulletin

News: It may be a first, but will aviation in the ETS cut emissions?

Editorial by João Vieira, T&E Policy Officer There are moments in the life of an NGO when a major step is taken which doesn't go as far as the NGO would like, but which nonetheless represents significant progress. As such, we are quite happy to recognise last month's vote in the European Parliament to include aviation in the EU Emissions Trading Scheme as an important moment.

July 22, 2008 | Aviation | Climate Change & Energy | T&E Bulletin