Historic Extension of EU’s Carbon Market Gets Green Light from Parliament
The European Parliament votes in favour of including shipping and road transport in the Emissions Trading System (ETS) for the very first time.
The European Parliament votes in favour of including shipping and road transport in the Emissions Trading System (ETS) for the very first time.
Sustainable fuel manufacturers in Europe could produce 1.83 million tonnes of e-kerosene in 2030, saving about 5 Mt of CO2, a new forecast by Transport & Environment finds.
Industrial soybean farming is causing destruction and conflict in Brazil, in part driven by EU biofuel policies. Community leaders from Brazil are asking EU to stop this ecocide. Joint press release from T&E and Rainforest Foundation Norway Community leaders from Brazil are in Brussels this week to urge the EU … [continued]
EU Parliament must support more ambitious 2030 target and interim 2027 goal to drive down electric car prices, and help countries cut their transport emissions. EU lawmakers have backed a 2035 deadline for zero-emissions cars but narrowly voted down plans for ambitious emissions targets for carmakers which are essential to … [continued]
T&E calls on Coldplay to end partnership with oil refiner Neste, which is cynically using the band to greenwash their reputation.
A new ranking of corporate air travel reveals that work is underway to reduce emissions by businesses, but more action is needed. Eight companies, including Zurich Insurance Group, Lloyds Banking, and Ernst & Young rank highest for their corporate travel emissions reduction plans. Zurich Insurance has pledged to reduce business travel … [continued]
T&E briefing outlines how Europe could cut 35% of its transport oil demand. Russia is the 2nd biggest oil exporter in the world and Europe is its biggest customer. Russia currently supplies one out of every four barrels of oil consumed in Europe, two thirds of which is used in … [continued]
REpowerEU is an opportunity to create an EU level strategy and support mechanisms to lower oil demand in the near term. In this position paper, T&E highlights top priorities. Originally published on Transport & Environment. REpowerEU is the EUʼs flagship strategy to reduce Europeʼs energy dependance on Russia, planned for publication … [continued]
There is enough nickel and lithium to meet the world’s electric car needs, but Europe’s policymakers must do more to shore up supplies of sustainably sourced clean-energy metals.
T&E president Arie Bleijenberg looks into whether a passenger today can to fly to New York without emitting CO2. Is e-kerosene the answer? By Arie Bleijenberg Last year, a friend came to me with an interesting request. They wanted to fly to New York, without emitting CO2. This person wanted … [continued]