Taxonomy is the obscure name given to the list of economic activities that will be considered ‘green’ in the EU. The issue has been discussed in the rooms of policy wonks in Brussels but it will...
Concrete proposals to clean up transport, the biggest emitter in Europe, will be needed from Frans Timmermans if he is to live up to the positive rhetoric of today’s parliamentary hearing,...
Europe’s leading environmental NGOs have warned that the incoming European Commission president’s ‘one in, one out’ proposal for EU legislation will lead to a weakening of efforts to tackle...
EU countries propose two year delay for new rules and re-open door to nuclear.
European countries today proposed a two-year delay for the adoption of new rules that define unequivocally...
The unregulated advent of driverless cars could increase traffic in European cities by 50% to 150% by 2050, which would be like a rush hour that lasts all day, a...
This paper shows through research and transport modelling the possible outcomes of the autonomous (and connected), electric, shared (new mobility), and urban planning revolutions. Based on the...
The EU has adopted legislation, known as Horizon Europe, to shape EU Research & Innovation (R&I) spending for the 2021-2027 period. With a proposed budget of almost €100 bn, the...
The European federation of green transport NGOs, Transport & Environment (T&E), congratulates Ursula von der Leyen on her election as the EU’s first female Commission president.
Aviation noise, capacity and environmental issues are subject to great public debate in the Netherlands, driven in particular by the fact that the number of flight movements at its principal...
EU governments and MEPs have agreed to spend €7 billion of the bloc’s transport infrastructure budget on more sustainable projects like electric vehicle re-charging points and upgrades to rail...