Aviation is the only polluting sector escaping carbon pricing in Europe, with two-thirds of its CO2 emissions not covered by the ETS. Europe’s aviation sector’s 2025 emissions highest ever New analysis by T&E reveals that in 2025, emissions from flights departing from airports in Europe surpassed pre-pandemic levels for the … [continued]
The budget airline Ryanair has turned the tables on Tesla CEO Elon Musk, leveraging an online feud over Musk's Skylink service for free publicity (screenshot, courtesy of Ryanair).
The budget airline Ryanair has turned the tables on Tesla CEO Elon Musk, leveraging an online feud over Musk’s Skylink service for free publicity.
An in-depth look behind the scenes of Eni’s new green strategy: developing new agricultural production channels from scratch in six African countries to supply its refineries and the emerging “green” aviation market. All against the backdrop of the Meloni government’s new influence strategy in Africa, the Mattei Plan, which gives … [continued]
Investigation into Eni’s projects in Kenya and the Republic of the Congo shows company is failing to produce “miracle” drought-resistant biofuels crops at scale. Italian oil giant Eni is failing to deliver on its promise to produce thousands of tonnes of biofuel crops¹, a new investigation shows. The investigation by … [continued]
UK airlines were allowed to pollute for free and given subsidies via the UK’s flagship scheme to reduce carbon emissions, new study finds. The UK government is giving airlines so many free pollution permits through the carbon market for aviation that they don’t have to pay for any of their … [continued]
Ryanair and Lufthansa biggest exploiters of “license to pollute for free” in EU carbon market
Four airlines — easyJet, Ryanair, Jet2, and Wizz Air — together with clean mobility group T&E are calling for equal rules to apply to all flights departing from European airports, regardless of their destination, in order for European measures to effectively decarbonise the aviation industry by 2050. As part of … [continued]
Article courtesy of Transport & Environment. By Eoin Bannon Commission to ensure that long-haul flights are included in the EU’s SAFs mandate Call for obligation of the mandate to be placed on the fuel supplier, to ensure equal treatment Support for the development of zero-emission technologies, such as hydrogen or … [continued]
Let’s face it. Flying is a dreadful idea if the objective is to lower total global carbon emissions. While the amount of CO2 emitted per passenger per mile may be modest, with more than 37 million commercial flights each year, a lot of carbon gets injected high in the atmosphere, … [continued]
