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%, which mean…
Author: Eoin Bannon
New tax tool calculates impact of ending aviation’s ‘nonsense’ exemption
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 emissions E…
EVs three times better for environment when ride-hailing
Replacing a traditional ride-hailing car with an electric vehicle would deliver three times the environmental benefits and emission reductions, according to a new study. The finding comes as a new cost analysis …
Spanish court ruling confirms ‘clean’ gas vehicles are a myth
Spain’s highest court has ruled that gas-powered cars can be excluded from benefiting from ‘scrappage’ schemes because they are worse for the climate than diesel vehicles. The ruling comes as a new T&E repor…
Green groups want 21 industries on ‘polluters list’ as EU leaders agree recovery plan
Europe’s main environmental campaign groups have written to EU leaders and key MEPs asking them to blacklist 21 industrial sectors from receiving financial support from the new post-coronavirus recovery fund. Th…
E-truck chargers in cities key to cleaning up road freight – report
Setting ambitious targets for electric truck charging infrastructure in Europe’s cities is key to decarbonising road freight by 2050, a new T&E report shows. Lawmakers could help cut truck carbon pollution b…
Europe commits to hydrogen for ‘hard-to-decarbonise’ sectors
Hydrogen can be a clean fuel of the future in sectors that are not suitable for electrification. That was one of the key messages from the European Commission as it published its hydrogen strategy earlier this m…
Colombia, the new palm diesel frontier
T&E’s award-winning documentary gives voice to local communities that are fighting hard to reclaim their land in Colombia while exposing the major pitfalls of biofuels policy across the globe.
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Does an electric vehicle emit less than a petrol or diesel?
Electric cars in Europe emit, on average, almost three times less CO2 than equivalent petrol or diesel cars. That’s according to a new online tool developed by T&E that allows the public to compare the lifec…
Cities look to cycling as the safe, socially-distanced way to travel
Cities in several countries are embarking on a rearrangement of urban streets in the hope of encouraging cyclists and pedestrians to travel while respecting social distancing. The most ambitious so far is Milan,…