Less (cars) is more: how to go from new to sustainable mobility
This paper shows through research and transport modelling the possible outcomes of the autonomous (and connected), electric, shared (new mobility), and urban planning revolutions. Based on the...
View ArticleRunaway driverless cars will increase congestion and accelerate climate...
The unregulated advent of driverless cars could increase traffic in European cities by 50% to 150% by 2050, which would be like a rush hour that lasts all day, a new study by Europe’s transport...
View ArticleDo gas trucks reduce emissions? Your questions answered
On 19 September T&E published its paper ‘Do gas trucks reduce emissions?’ discussing air pollutant and greenhouse gas emissions from diesel and gas-powered trucks. Most of the findings were based...
View Article'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 by...
View Article‘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)...
View Article€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 largely...
View ArticleTimmermans must make concrete proposals to deliver a European Green Deal
Concrete proposals to clean up transport, the biggest emitter in Europe, will be needed from Frans Timmermans if he is to live up to the positive rhetoric of today’s parliamentary hearing, Transport...
View ArticleWithout action, UK government plans are just cheap talk
The UK government’s announcements today on the new Environment Bill and plans to decarbonise transport will just amount to hot air unless they are backed up by meaningful action, environmental campaign...
View ArticleFuel 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...
View ArticleIncoming EU transport boss charts course for clean shipping but is less...
The EU transport commissioner-designate today committed to greater European action on maritime emissions, but risked being at odds with public demand to address airlines’ climate impact. Transport...
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