Guide to best vehicles
The Commission is to set up an on-line guide showing information on clean and energy-efficient vehicles.Transport Mode: All modesCarsPublic and urbanRelated issues: Climate Change and EnergyPolicy...
View ArticleEnvironment zone 'reasonable'
A legal challenge against Berlin's 'environment zone' has failed. Eleven citizens and Germany's biggest car club ADAC had challenged the ruling that prevented the most polluting vehicles from driving...
View ArticleTackling transport demand requires conviction, and sometimes a little...
Editorial by Chris Bowers, Editor, T&E BulletinThe man who pioneered London’s congestion charge, Ken Livingstone, was the highest-profile speaker at last month’s T&E annual general meeting,...
View ArticleBrussels is the EU's most congested city
Brussels is not just the capital of the EU, but the EU’s most congested city.Transport Mode: CarsPublic and urban
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Quiet Please: The Future of EU Noise Policy
When? Wednesday, May 25, 2011 - 13:00 to 18:00A half-day event co-organised by Transport & Environment, the European Environmental Bureau (EEB) & Health and Environment Alliance (HEAL)Where?...
View ArticleSurvey suggests motorists are willing to compromise
Most Europeans are prepared to compromise on the price and features of their car if doing so will reduce harmful emissions. That is the finding of a new Eurobarometer survey conducted in all 27 EU...
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Quiet Please - Better Health through Strong EU Regulation of Road and Rail...
This report summarises the latest evidence of the effect of traffic noise on the health and wellbeing of Europeans, and gives policy recommendations on how to reduce noise.T&E ReportTransport Mode:...
View ArticleEU citizens call for quick action to curb traffic noise
Traffic noise is a serious concern for Europeans, and the EU must act quickly to tackle the issue. That is the call from citizens from several European countries in a video clip published today (1) for...
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UK faces air quality fine
The European Commission is taking legal action against the UK over claims it is exceeding limits on air pollution from traffic. Britain has two months to respond to the case that it breached EU limits...
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Brussels and Gothenburg highlight difficulties of tackling congestion
The unofficial capital of Europe is the most congested city in Europe, according to the latest ranking of congested cities, but opinion sampling and a vote in Gothenburg suggest public willingness for...
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Two mobility revolutions transport policy has had nothing to do with – yet
What have been the two sustainable mobility revolutions of the past decade? Of course, that is an impossible question. I am sure that if you asked 10 different people you would get 10 different...
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Electro-mobility and alternative fuels central to ‘energy union’ agenda
Further decarbonisation of transport through a shift to alternative fuels and electro-mobility forms a major part of the European Commission’s strategy for an ‘energy union’, unveiled last week. With...
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Uber case to shape future of shared mobility
The role of shared mobility in shaping European transport is likely to be influenced by a Spanish case referred to the European Court of Justice. A judge in Barcelona has asked the court to rule on...
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Low-carbon cities ‘a $17 trillion opportunity’
New research has suggested that investing in public and low-emission transport could bring massive financial savings in addition to making a sizeable contribution to reducing greenhouse gases.Transport...
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Oslo to ban cars by 2019
The new city government in Oslo has said it will eliminate private cars from the city centre by 2019 as part of plans to make the Norwegian capital reduce its greenhouse gases by 50%.Transport Mode:...
View ArticleŠefčovič's energy union neglects e-mobility, say industry and civil society
Industry and civil society groups working on transport have criticised today's State of the Energy Union speech by Commission Vice-President Maroš Šefčovič for failing to prioritise e-mobility as a...
View Article75,000 deaths largely from diesel fumes the legacy of Europe’s lax vehicles...
Today’s finding by the European Environment Agency that nitrogen dioxide (NO2) air pollution is responsible for an estimated 75,000 premature deaths in Europe shows how deplorable EU governments’...
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CO2 standards for 2025 needed – Parliament report
CO2 standards for new vehicles have been proven to work and new targets should be introduced for 2025 and 2030, a report for the European Parliament’s transport committee has said. The limited...
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Natural gas not a ‘bridge fuel’ to cleaner trucks and cars – study
Natural gas is not a ‘bridge fuel’ to a cleaner future for cars and trucks – as the fossil fuel industry claims – because it would be largely ineffective in cutting greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and...
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Electric vehicles are gaining momentum - and China could be next
The idea of an electric vehicle (EV) sales quota is gaining momentum. Recently the Netherlands' parliament voted to make 100 per cent of new car sales emissions-free by 2025. Dutch MPs also told the...
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