Seven years’ biofuels deliberations teaches us ‘put quality before quantity’
by Jos Dings, director of Transport & Environment April 2015 will enter history as the month in which the EU reversed course on its energy policies in transport. It adopted its long-mooted reform...
View ArticleRoad charging can help cars and trucks pay their cost to society
by William Todts, transport programme manager, and Sofia Amaral, transport policy assistant, at T&E It’s true to say, as Grist.org’s Ben Adler does, that fuel taxes play a critical role in cleaning...
View ArticleAviation’s climate challenge is off the radar in Paris
by Bill Hemmings, aviation manager at Transport & Environment As the crowds admire all the new aircraft and high-tech displays at Paris Bourget this week, it’s important to remember that the...
View ArticleSubsidised truck tolls in Spain: doing the wrong things for the right reasons
Carlos Calvo Ambel, policy analyst at Transport & Environment The pilot plan of Spain’s Ministry of Transport would encourage trucks to use the tolled highways. However, subsidising tolling...
View ArticleEurope needs a clean break for cleaner fuels
This comment by Jos Dings, director of Transport & Environment, was first published by EurActiv Clearly something has gone wrong with Europe’s attempts to stimulate cleaner forms of energy in...
View ArticleLetting diesel off the hook
This blogpost by Julia Poliscanova, vehicles policy officer at Transport & Environment, was first published by EurActiv The automotive industry needs to face up to the hazard to health posed by...
View ArticleWhy a Paris climate deal must cover aviation and shipping
This blogpost by Andrew Murphy, aviation policy officer at Transport & Environment, was first published by RTCC The gripping Solar Impulse flight, and the news that Airbus has patented a plane that...
View ArticleBranson to political leaders: ‘Put a carbon tax on us – including aviation’
by Gaspard Granger, aviation and shipping policy assistant at T&E Three prominent names in global business – Richard Branson (Virgin CEO), Paul Polman (Unilever chief executive) and Mo Ibrahim...
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