Almost two-thirds of urban residents support banning the sale of new petrol and diesel cars in Europe after 2030, according to a new YouGov online poll in 15 European cities. A Europe-wide phase-out of fossil-fuel car sales is one option for EU lawmakers as they prepare sweeping legislation to achieve a climate-neutral Europe by 2050.
Casi tres cuartas partes de los habitantes de Madrid y Barcelona son partidarios de no permitir la venta de coches nuevos de gasolina y diésel después de 2030, según una nueva encuesta online de YouGov realizada en 15 ciudades europeas. La eliminación progresiva de la venta de coches con combustibles fósiles en toda Europa es una opción para los legisladores de la UE en el marco de la preparación de una ambiciosa legislación para lograr una Europa neutra desde el punto de vista climático para 2050.
Il risultato emerge da un maxisondaggio YouGov commissionato da Transport & Environment in 15 città europee: fra chi risiede nella Capitale e nel capoluogo lombardo raggiunge il 75% il sostegno alla messa al bando dei motori con combustione interna entro la fine del decennio. I tassi di consenso salgono anche fra chi ha avuto il Covid.
Selon un nouveau sondage YouGov mené dans 15 villes, les Parisiens et les Lyonnais soutiennent majoritairement l’interdiction des ventes de voitures essence et diesel en Europe après 2030. En effet, l’hypothèse d’une élimination progressive des voitures à combustibles fossiles à l’échelle européenne est en cours d’étude par les législateurs de l’UE, qui préparent un texte de loi de grande ampleur afin d’atteindre la neutralité climatique d’ici 2050.
T&E’s quarterly trends series gives a snapshot of the key developments that will define the future of transport.
In the throes of an ever worsening pandemic, the residents of Milan, forced into lockdown in March 2020, found solace from an unlikely occurrence. Where pollution had once hindered the view of the Alps, residents could now clearly see their snow-capped peaks. It was a similar story across the continent. A T&E survey at the time showed that residents throughout Europe wanted these reductions in air pollution to remain. A new T&E study shows that it is possible - except this time without the need for lockdowns.
The exceptionally clean air experienced during the early Covid-19 pandemic can be made permanent through a realistic switch to cleaner transport, new analysis shows. Released one year after the first lockdowns were put in place in Europe, the study for green NGO Transport & Environment (T&E) comes as governments prepare to spend nearly €700 billion in EU Covid recovery funds, a third of which is earmarked for green investments, including transport.
As authorities across Europe are preparing for a lift of the lockdown, they’re facing a make-or-break moment for urban mobility.
On a freezing February morning, Europe’s aviation ‘bubble’ came together, virtually, to discuss the potential of sustainable advanced fuels (SAFs) for aircraft. The meeting of policymakers, industry executives and NGOs discussed the challenge of making clean fuels available at a competitive price. But one announcement grabbed the headlines. For the first time worldwide, a passenger flight was partly fueled by synthetic kerosene - a fuel that T&E says has the most potential to significantly reduce aviation’s climate impact.
“Fortitude under duress” may well be the very short summary of this never-ending year in European finance.Back in April, the EU found itself on its knees due to the economic impact of the pandemic, facing a crisis the likes of which living generations had never experienced. Economists in lockdown were punching numbers into their models to estimate what happens when you lose an entire quarter of economic growth, only to find out that weathering a financial storm of this magnitude was simply impossible for weaker, highly indebted economies such as Italy.
