Position paper: Longer and heavier lorries in the EU
The introduction of longer and heavier lorries (LHVs) could lead to more CO2 and pollutant emissions, increased road accident risk and higher infrastructure bills for taxpayers. These impacts are...
View Article10 things that went well for sustainable transport in 2013
Yes, this editorial has an unlikely title. If you have been following us, or the issues we work on, a little bit, the overwhelming impression is that things have been scaled back (emissions-trading...
View ArticleNo clean fuels: fewer headaches for Commission, more for the planet
They say there are two options to push out bad news – publish it on a Friday, or bury it in a much bigger announcement. On transport fuels, the European Commission has chosen the latter...
View ArticleFree BMW and Audi cars a conflict of interest?
A leading Green MEP has questioned whether sponsorship of the EU presidency by Audi and BMW could represent a conflict of interest. The German luxury carmakers provided free cars to EU member states...
View ArticleLorry safety advances under threat after vote delayed
There are concerns for the future of lorry design proposals that would drastically improve road safety, after a vote in the European Parliament was postponed earlier this month. The Transport Committee...
View ArticleMEPs support lorry safety, but Commission signals backtracking and delay
Progress towards new design and safety standards for lorries will be jeopardised if the European Commission backtracks on safety requirements, environmental and road safety campaigners fear.Transport...
View ArticleTransport to become largest source of CO2 emissions if politicians don’t act...
The latest United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) report published today alerts global leaders to the growing threat of uncontrolled transport emissions. The UN's climate panel...
View ArticleT&E's response to EU 2020 energy efficiency objective and 2030 energy...
This completed questionnaire is T&E's response to the public consultation on the review of progress towards the EU's 2020 energy efficiency objective and a 2030 energy efficiency policy framework....
View ArticleWill EU governments stand in the way of world’s safest lorries?
New rules for lorry design, which campaigners hope will reduce fuel consumption and emissions and save hundreds of lives, have been accepted almost unanimously by the full European Parliament. For the...
View ArticleGovernments want 8-year prohibition of safer lorries
EU transport ministers will this week decide whether to approve changing the design rules for lorry cabins which will make them safer and more fuel efficient. Last month, governments reached a...
View Article'Europe needs an e-mobility strategy to halt transport's oil addiction' - T&E...
T&E's reaction to the Parliament's hearing of Commissioner-designate for Transport and Space Maroš ŠefčovičToday’s questioning of Commissioner-designate for Transport and Space revealed Maroš...
View ArticleEU agrees modest climate goals for 2030, but the devil is in the details
EU heads of state today agreed three modest climate and green energy targets for 2030 [1], which lack the ambition needed to put Europe on track to meet its own 2050 climate commitments [2] and will...
View ArticleTransport likely to miss climate target – EEA
Progress in reducing greenhouse gas emissions from transport is too slow for the EU to meet its long-term goal on cutting transport’s contribution to climate change.Transport Mode: CarsRelated issues:...
View ArticleGreen light for lorries redesign but only after 2022
Representatives of EU governments have signed off on a deal that will put an end to brick-shaped lorry designs and clear the way for advances in fuel efficiency and safety for drivers, cyclists and...
View ArticleElectrification strategy: a shift to sustainable e-mobility
This paper sets out why a cross-vehicle, cross-modal strategy to accelerate the electrification of transport – a shift towards sustainable e-mobility – should be an essential part of Europe’s ambition...
View ArticleParis: Don’t leave out planes and ships
This blogpost was first published in EurActiv.The UNFCCC negotiating text took an important step forward last week with the inclusion in the text of wording calling for the setting of emission...
View ArticleEU Energy Union: good intentions, short on specifics, backtracking on trucks
The European Commission’s Energy Union strategy for cleaner cars and electrification of transport is welcome but the removal of CO2 standards for trucks and buses is a disappointing concession to...
View ArticleT&E’s next 25 years will spark Europe’s electric shift
As many of you know, T&E will mark its 25th anniversary with a celebratory exhibition and debate at Brussels’ Royal Museums of Art & History on 26 March and you are all invited. But now I have...
View ArticleTransport White Paper: efficient, electric, priced, and international
Speech delivered by Jos Dings, T&E director, at the European Parliament Transport Committee’s hearing on the White Paper on Transport on 17 March 2015.Consultation responseTransport Mode:...
View ArticleVehicle fuel efficiency standards can help EU countries halve their climate...
Europe can only meet the climate targets Heads of State agreed on for sectors outside the Emissions Trading System (ETS) if it sets fuel efficiency standards for new cars, vans and lorries by 2025 or...
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