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March 8, 2017 - 22:38MEPs’ proposal to include shipping in the EU emissions trading system (ETS) from 2023, if the International Maritime Organisation (IMO) fails to agree a global measure to reduce shipping...
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March 8, 2017 - 22:14Flights to and from Europe would continue to go unregulated, indefinitely, within the EU emissions trading system (ETS), under a proposal last month from the European Commission. The proposal was...
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March 8, 2017 - 20:36For the first time more electric and hybrid vehicles are being sold in Norway than petrol and diesel vehicles. The new milestone in the rapid growth of EVs is largely the result of incentives...
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March 8, 2017 - 18:51Topics: Air PollutionCarsStandardsThe demise of diesel engines in Europe’s car fleet will continue following announcements affecting Barcelona and Munich. Barcelona will ban all cars older than 20 years old from 2019, while a...
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March 8, 2017 - 16:12PSA, the manufacturer of Peugeot, Citroën and DS cars, has published real-world fuel consumption data for 58 of its models that makes it possible to estimate the consumption of more than 1,000...
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March 8, 2017 - 14:39The contribution flying makes to climate change is finally starting to slow down plans to expand a number of airports across Europe. Two recent decisions in particular – one in Vienna, the other...
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March 6, 2017 - 16:37Topics: Air PollutionCarsVansStandardsMEPs continue to pave the way for the final vote in the European Parliament on establishing a EU agency to spot check cars on the road. After the environment committee’s vote in favour, the...
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February 21, 2017 - 15:17The controversial EU-Canada free trade agreement (CETA) has received the backing it needs to provisionally enter into force on 1 March. Last week the European Parliament voted in favour of the...
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February 21, 2017 - 10:39Topics: Air PollutionAviationClimate Change and EnergyShippingPricing and taxationStandardsEnvironmental policy· MEPs also back tightening cap on aviation emissions.
Support from ports and cargo owners for last week’s vote by MEPs to include shipping emissions in the EU emissions trading system (...
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February 20, 2017 - 18:11France’s national Court of Auditors has been fiercely critical of the country’s government and MPs for allowing the French heavy goods ‘ecotax’ to be abandoned. The tax was first suggested as...
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February 20, 2017 - 18:00The German state of Schleswig-Holstein says it will pioneer a 6km stretch of electronic highway by the end of 2018. As part of its efforts to reduce the environmental impact of goods being...
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February 20, 2017 - 17:56Fears that a new diesel emissions scandal is already happening across much of Europe have resurfaced following a documentary on German television. The scandal is believed to involve around 20% of...
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February 20, 2017 - 17:26Advertised and on-road fuel consumption figures continue to drift apart: over the last 10 years, the gap has tripled to more than 40%. Demanding fuel figures you can trust, Germany’s Deutsche...
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February 20, 2017 - 16:23Eight governments are demanding new vehicle safety standards in order to diminish road deaths significantly. In a letter to EU internal market commissioner Elżbieta Bieńkowska, the...
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February 20, 2017 - 10:42MEPs from the internal market committee (IMCO) became the latest group to back reform of the flawed and obsolete type approval system for cars which is at the heart of the Dieselgate...
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