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Commission turns blind eye to ‘inadequate’ climate plans
European governments’ climate plans will not meet the EU’s 2030 decarbonisation target for transport, a new analysis shows. Yet the European Commission is letting national governments off the hook in...
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Europe Digital Marketing Officer wanted!
T&E is seeking a digital marketing specialist who uses digital tools and applies storytelling to move citizens to action and confront politicians with people’s demand for change. Transport ModeAll...
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A cheap airline ticket doesn’t fall from the sky
A round trip flight to the south of France costs the same as a round trip ticket to the Dutch island of Terschelling. How is that possible? Part of the answer can be found in the enormous subsidies...
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€8.5m ruling against Ryanair state-aid just the tip of the iceberg
The EU has ordered €8.5 million in illegal state aid to be recovered from Ryanair in the latest indication of how extensive public subsidies are to aviation, one of the fastest growing sources of...
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Carmakers on course to meet CO2 targets despite years of pushing SUV sales
A new T&E report shows that EU carmakers are only half way to achieving their 2021 CO2 target, due to their strategy of selling highly profitable SUVs until the last minute. But the companies will...
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'Beware the creation of an all-day rush hour'
Driverless cars could create congestion chaos and an all-day rush hour in Europe’s cities, according to a new study by T&E. It also finds that autonomous vehicles could increase greenhouse gases...
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‘Clean’ gas trucks myth exploded by on-road tests
Claims by truckmakers and the gas industry that LNG-powered trucks are clean have been severely undermined by recently published results of on-road tests. Trucks powered by liquified natural gas (LNG)...
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€24bn in fossil fuel subsidies ‘a perverse incentive’ for shipping pollution
One of the most polluting forms of transport is benefiting from what is effectively a fossil fuel subsidy of €24 billion a year, according to a new report by T&E. Shipping, which still runs...
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EU climate leadership on the line if it gives up right to regulate airline...
European governments will cast doubt on the EU’s climate leadership if they will not defend the bloc’s right to regulate airline emissions. At the time of publication, officials representing Europe...
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Fuel tax rates lag badly behind environmental reality
There are still massive differences in the taxation of petrol and diesel across Europe, with many countries still favouring diesel despite its major contribution to air pollution. Exactly which...
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