Unilever and Ikea have joined with other major European businesses, cities and NGOs to warn that now is not the time to roll back Europe’s cornerstone emissions rules for vehicles. In a letter to EU Commission p…
Author: Eoin Bannon
Millions in taxpayers’ money flow to airlines with no environmental conditions attached
European airlines have begun receiving hundreds of millions of euro in taxpayer-funded bailouts with no obligations to reign in their environmental impact. T&E, Greenpeace and Carbon Market Watch are followi…
Bailout airlines but only if they start paying tax and using cleaner fuels
EU governments considering airline bailouts have been told they must make financial aid conditional on carriers starting to pay tax once conditions improve and taking up green technology.
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Air pollution probably contributing to increase in coronavirus death rate, say experts
Air pollution in urban areas is likely putting citizens at greater risk from the Covid-19 virus, respiratory doctors have warned. Poor air quality has been shown to cause hypertension, diabetes and respiratory d…
Uber pollutes more than the cars it replaces – US scientists
Ride-hailing services like Uber are increasing car travel, climate emissions and traffic congestion, according to a new US study. Ride-hailing trips now result in an estimated 69% more climate pollution, on aver…
No justification for ‘licence to pollute’ tolerance margin
Testing of air pollution from cars in real-driving conditions is continuing to improve, according to the EU’s research institute. The gap between NOx emissions recorded in lab tests and on-road tests is, at most…
Biofuels policies to massively increase deforestation by 2030 – study
The biofuels policies of the EU and other regions are set to cause a massive increase in deforestation and CO2 emissions by 2030, a new study has found. Demand for palm and soy oil may increase by up to 90% and …
‘EU needs an e-truck charging plan’
The EU must make sure there is a viable charging network for electric trucks if all the effort going into electrifying freight transport is to contribute to fighting climate change and improving the competitiven…
Only zero-emissions cars are green cars, says expert group on sustainable finance law
The only investments in vehicle production that can be labeled ‘green’ by the financial sector should be those in zero-emission vehicles, experts have told the European Commission. The key report will help decid…
Attempt to undo green transport policy becomes an ‘own goal’
An attempt to reverse an environmentally friendly urban transport policy has failed spectacularly in the Swiss city of Basel. An initiative backed by businesses and centre-right parties was not only heavily defe…