The European Commission vice-president Frans Timmermans says it would be ‘a huge disservice to future generations’ if the current money available for recovery from the Covid-19 pandemic was not used...
The European Parliament has said that shipping industry polluters must pay for their emissions in the EU carbon market. The vote came just after an independent study for the International Maritime...
The ride-hailing service Uber has agreed to make half its rides electric within five years across seven major European cities. The decision is a victory for the #TrueCostOfUber campaign launched last...
Airlines urging the EU to drop aviation from its carbon market would face minimal costs for their pollution under the UN’s CO2 offsetting scheme. A new study finds carriers would pay at most €70...
The EU has a golden opportunity to help take the emissions out of road freight – but only if it tailors its funding to accelerate the shift to zero-emission trucks. That is the main recommendation...
T&E is warning that the United Kingdom could become the dumping ground for gas guzzling new cars if a piece of Brexit legislation is not in force by the end of this year. It has described the...
Diesel cars are still enjoying favourable tax treatment compared with petrol, despite being the main cause of the air pollution crisis in Europe’s cities. That is the main finding of an update of T...
The EU’s climate chief supports more ambitious vehicle CO2 standards to clean up road transport. Speaking just one week before the Commission was due to publish its new 2030 climate strategy,...
The amount of palm oil used in biodiesel has risen to a record high, despite new EU rules saying it must be phased out. New data shows the amount rose to 4.5 million tonnes in 2019, an increase of 7...
T&E has made it easy to calculate the impact of finally making the aviation industry pay its fair share of taxes. The new tool – an emissions reduction and tax revenue calculator – shows how much...
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