Transport & Environment - Secretariat https://www.transportenvironment.org/ Articles and publications from Transport & Environment - Secretariat en Mon, 04 Aug 2025 11:11:22 +0200 Mon, 04 Aug 2025 11:11:22 +0200 Europe’s 2040 climate target isn’t just for environmentalists https://www.transportenvironment.org/articles/europes-2040-climate-target-isnt-just-for-environmentalists Tue, 22 Jul 2025 17:14:00 +0200 Sam Hargreaves https://www.transportenvironment.org/articles/europes-2040-climate-target-isnt-just-for-environmentalists Europe can’t decarbonise the world on its own. But it must develop policies that work so that other nations can copy and adapt them

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Transport decarbonisation is a lever for industrial competitiveness but the EU budget fails to capitalise on it https://www.transportenvironment.org/articles/transport-decarbonisation-is-a-lever-for-industrial-competitiveness-but-the-eu-budget-fails-to-capitalise-on-it-2 Wed, 16 Jul 2025 17:40:00 +0200 Gonzalo Cachero https://www.transportenvironment.org/articles/transport-decarbonisation-is-a-lever-for-industrial-competitiveness-but-the-eu-budget-fails-to-capitalise-on-it-2 T&E reaction to the post-2027 EU budget proposal

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Are extended-range EVs a game changer or a dead-end technology? https://www.transportenvironment.org/articles/are-extended-range-evs-a-game-changer-or-a-dead-end-technology Wed, 16 Jul 2025 00:00:00 +0200 Eoin Bannon https://www.transportenvironment.org/articles/are-extended-range-evs-a-game-changer-or-a-dead-end-technology After the battery is depleted, EREVs consume an average of 6.4 litres per 100 km – no better than a conventional petrol SUV, new analysis finds.

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Joint letter on an Ambitious Action to Decarbonise Corporate Fleets https://www.transportenvironment.org/articles/joint-letter-on-an-ambitious-action-to-decarbonise-corporate-fleets Tue, 15 Jul 2025 00:30:00 +0200 Gonzalo Cachero https://www.transportenvironment.org/articles/joint-letter-on-an-ambitious-action-to-decarbonise-corporate-fleets Businesses, Cities and Civil Society Organisations Support Swift and Ambitious Action to Decarbonise Corporate Fleets

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Europe’s ports not doing enough to tackle toxic air pollution - study https://www.transportenvironment.org/articles/europes-ports-not-doing-enough-to-tackle-toxic-air-pollution-study Tue, 15 Jul 2025 00:01:00 +0200 Sam Hargreaves https://www.transportenvironment.org/articles/europes-ports-not-doing-enough-to-tackle-toxic-air-pollution-study Just four of Europe’s 30 biggest ports have invested in at least half of the required shoreside electric infrastructure, which would drastically reduce air pollution and CO2 emissions when ships are at port

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European ports unplugged: The state of shore power infrastructure https://www.transportenvironment.org/articles/european-ports-unplugged Tue, 15 Jul 2025 00:01:00 +0200 Sam Hargreaves https://www.transportenvironment.org/articles/european-ports-unplugged Assessing EU ports’ readiness for shore power requirements

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Towards 2040: a strengthened ETS to support the transition of the shipping sector https://www.transportenvironment.org/articles/towards-2040-a-strengthened-ets-to-support-the-transition-of-the-shipping-sector Mon, 14 Jul 2025 11:00:00 +0200 Sam Hargreaves https://www.transportenvironment.org/articles/towards-2040-a-strengthened-ets-to-support-the-transition-of-the-shipping-sector T&E's contribution to the Commission consultation on the review of the EU ETS

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Buying electric https://www.transportenvironment.org/articles/buying-electric-shippers-to-zero-emission-trucking Mon, 14 Jul 2025 10:00:00 +0200 Irene Queralt https://www.transportenvironment.org/articles/buying-electric-shippers-to-zero-emission-trucking How shippers can drive the transition to zero-emission trucking

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Green 10 calls on Ursula von der Leyen to defend laws that protect people and nature https://www.transportenvironment.org/articles/green-10-calls-on-von-der-leyen-to-defend-laws-that-protect-people-and-nature Fri, 11 Jul 2025 15:29:00 +0200 Megan Corsano https://www.transportenvironment.org/articles/green-10-calls-on-von-der-leyen-to-defend-laws-that-protect-people-and-nature The Commission must champion the Green Deal as a strategy for hope, resilience and fairness. Now is the moment to lead with courage – and to invest in people and planet.

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Connecting European railways https://www.transportenvironment.org/articles/connecting-european-railways Fri, 11 Jul 2025 00:30:00 +0200 Gonzalo Cachero https://www.transportenvironment.org/articles/connecting-european-railways Reorienting the Connecting Europe Facility programme to support swifter network integration

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