Noise

News: EU continues to turn deaf ear to traffic noise as MEPs vote for weaker limits

Millions of European citizens troubled by road traffic noise have had their hopes of a quieter and healthier life set back by a deal between MEPs, the tyre industry and the Italian government.

November 12, 2008 | Cars | Climate Change & Energy | Lorries & Road Freight | Noise | T&E Bulletin

News: Reducing traffic noise will save lives – so why don’t we do it?

Editorial by Nina Renshaw There's something strange about the subject of road traffic noise. While progress on other issues that concern the environmental movement such as exhaust emissions, road user charging, cleaner technology has been painfully slow at times, at least there has been some progress. Yet road noise seems like a blind spot in the mirror of those driving Europe’s transport policy.

November 12, 2008 | Cars | Lorries & Road Freight | Noise | T&E Bulletin

News: Parliament puts the brakes on energy-efficient tyres

Under pressure from the tyre industry and the Italian government, the European Parliament's industry committee has voted to water-down proposed legislation to make car tyres quieter and more energy efficient.

November 4, 2008 | Cars | Lorries & Road Freight | Noise | Press Releases

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: T&E Reaction to the adoption of the 'Greener Transport Package' by the European Commission

The European Commission adopted today a package entitled "Towards Greener Transport" which included a long-awaited strategy to allow transport to pay for the costs that they cause to environment and society. The package includes a legislative Proposal to revise the Eurovignette Directive that aims to remove a legal obstacle which prohibits trucks being charged for the costs that they cause in terms of congestion and pollution.

July 8, 2008 | Lorries & Road Freight | Press Releases | Pricing & Taxation | Air Pollution | Climate Change & Energy | Noise

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: Tyre noise exemption for SUVs as research shows traffic noise causing more deaths than car accidents

The European Commission is set to propose new noise and energy efficiency standards for tyres with a blanket exemption for Europe's noisiest and most gas gazzling sports-utility vehicles (SUVs), according to draft rules seen by T&E.

May 21, 2008 | Cars | Climate Change & Energy | Noise | Press Releases

News: German limit

Germany’s city-state of Bremen announced last month that its 60 kilometres of motorway will have a blanket 120 km/h speed limit.

May 14, 2008 | Air Pollution | Cars | Climate Change & Energy | Noise | T&E Bulletin

News: Aircraft emissions represent IPCC's worst case scenario

A study that has not been published but was offered to a seminar last year says airlines are emitting enough carbon dioxide to confirm the worst scenario about global warming.

May 14, 2008 | Aviation | Climate Change & Energy | Noise | T&E Bulletin

News: Airport noise rules making no difference

EU rules introduced five years ago to limit noise at airports have had very little effect, according to a Commission report.

March 12, 2008 | Aviation | Climate Change & Energy | Noise | T&E Bulletin

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