The EU’s proposed new Climate Law is the ‘kick’ that Europe needs to fully decarbonise transport. That is T&E’s response to the draft of a new law that will require all EU countries to be climate-neutral by …
Author: Eoin Bannon
Electric car sales sky-rocket in Europe
Sales of electric cars rose 81% in Europe in the final quarter of 2019, new figures show. Electric cars – which include battery electrics and plug-in hybrids – accounted for 4.4% of total new car sales in the pe…
Ryanair busted over misleading ‘low CO2’ claims
The biggest airline CO2 emitter within Europe, Ryanair, has been reprimanded by an advertising regulator over claims that it was “low CO2” and “Europe’s… lowest emissions airline”. The low-cost carrier mislead c…
New diesel cars linked to tiny cancer-causing particles that are invisible to the law
New diesel cars have been discovered emitting huge amounts of cancer-causing ultrafine particles in independent lab tests. Total particle emissions from the Nissan Qashqai and Opel Astra diesels increased 11-184…
New diesel cars’ pollution spikes to dangerous levels yet pass tests via loophole
New diesel cars may be exposing the public to dangerous levels of particle emissions – more than 1,000 times normal levels – and still pass pollution tests due to a loophole. Independent tests on two new top-sel…
Oil major slapped with €5m fine for greenwashing palm oil diesel
Italian oil giant Eni has been slapped with a €5 million fine over its greenwashing of palm-oil based diesel as ‘green’. The company ran a major marketing campaign that deceived consumers by claiming its ‘Eni Di…
EU goes to war against greenwashing of finance
A groundbreaking new law against the greenwashing of financial services is expected to be rubber-stamped by MEPs and governments in the new year after a breakthrough in negotiations this week.
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EV batteries are getting cleaner and cleaner: 2-3 times better than 2 years ago
The carbon footprint of the most common type of battery for electric cars is estimated to be 61-106kg of CO2 emissions equivalent per kilowatt hour of battery capacity, according to the latest data compiled and …
European countries could agree bilaterally to tax airlines after EU uncertainty
An EU-wide tax on aviation remains uncertain following December’s meeting of EU finance ministers in Brussels. The new European Commission wants to tackle emissions from aviation as part of its ‘European Green D…
Leading industry brands call for zero-emission trucks sales targets
Thirty leading companies, transport industry players and NGOs have written to the European Commission’s new president calling for ‘ambitious’ sales targets for zero-emissions trucks and vans. The 30 signatories, including Unilever, REWE…