Investors seeking ‘sustainable’ investments will have new criteria to guide them, according to a new EU proposal. An expert group established by the European Commission has drafted requirements and a...
European governments’ climate plans will not meet the EU’s 2030 decarbonisation target for transport, a new analysis shows. Yet the European Commission is letting national governments off the hook in...
Carbon dioxide emissions from new cars are rising, and are back over 120 grams per kilometre, according to provisional data from the European Environment Agency. CO2 from vans also rose in 2018. T...
Here are four ways to tackle the aviation sector's climate impact through taxation.
France has announced a new tax on flight tickets in the latest sign that European governments are prepared to curb the aviation sector’s growing climate emissions by ending its tax holiday. The ‘...
A new EU trade deal with the South American Mercosur trade bloc will open the European market to more imports of ethanol and crops that are used to make high-emitting biofuels. It means that crops...
A pro-environment message was not to the fore of the gilets jaunes (yellow vests) protests in France, but it’s just possible they may have turned the tide when it comes to tackling air transport’s...
The switch to electric vehicles could save EU member states billions of euros, but only if governments make space for ‘smart charging’ and Europe embraces the potential of recycling. These are the...
Tackling environmental problems is generally thought to involve politicians introducing regulations and imposing measures that encourage or nudge behaviour in desired directions. But, following...
While carmakers have recalled on average between 70% and 99% of highly-polluting diesel vehicles in Germany, progress has been much, much slower elsewhere in Europe, official data shows. More than...
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