T&E comment on final Cars & CO2 trilogue deal
In a trilogue meeting today, European Institutions proposed a one-year delay to the 95g target, so that 95% of new car sales will have to comply with the target in 2020 and 100% in 2021. Additionally,...
View ArticleGermany and its luxury carmakers force drivers to spend more on fuel
European motorists will see their fuel bills increase by €775 over the lifetime of their cars because of weakened CO2 limits agreed today by the 28 European governments [1]. This additional fuel...
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‘A weak cars CO2 deal better than no deal’
EU member states have accepted a proposal that weakens the proposed legislation to limit carbon dioxide emissions from new cars from 2020. Following heavy lobbying by the German car industry, the 95...
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Carmakers failing citizens on filters
The health of millions of European citizens is being put at risk by carmakers’ failure to put cheap particle filters on new direct-injection petrol engines. The new engines are more fuel-efficient and...
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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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30% car-CO2 cut becomes law after MEPs vote
A deal to salvage something of the EU’s post-2015 strategy to reduce carbon dioxide emissions from new cars has been agreed by MEPs. The European Parliament voted this week to approve the original 95...
View ArticleCar emissions deal for 2020 will reduce CO2, create jobs and lower fuel bills
Transport & Environment welcomes the result of the European Parliament vote on new car CO2 emissions in 2020, but regrets the unnecessary weakening of the June agreement. The agreement confirmed...
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Driving down vehicle emissions post-2020
This blogpost was first published by EurActiv.A vote in the European Parliament this week finalised CO2 targets for new cars in 2020. But the agreement also highlights a policy-chasm in plans to reduce...
View ArticleCars and CO2 law spurs automotive innovation as electric vehicle sales double...
Sales of electric vehicles (EVs) have doubled annually in Europe since they were first marketed in 2010, the electrification section of T&E’s cars and CO2 report reveals. In 2013, provisional sales...
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Electric Vehicles in 2013: a Progress Report
This is the second part of T&E’s annual Cars and CO2 report that examines developments in new car CO2 emissions. This part is focused on electric cars.Analysis of provisional cars sales data in...
View Article'Climate and energy portfolio needs Commissioner unencumbered by conflicts of...
Transport & Environment's reaction to the Parliament hearing for Commissioner-designate for Climate Action and Energy, Miguel Arias Cañete.Despite three-hours of grilling by MEPs of the...
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Climate and energy targets finally agreed, but what does it mean for transport?
Last week, the European Council composed of heads of states and governments reached an agreement on the EU’s climate and energy targets for post-2020. We ended up with three targets: greenhouse gas...
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Modest climate and energy targets won’t cut it
EU governments last week agreed three modest targets to cut greenhouse gas emissions, increase the share of renewable energy and improve energy efficiency by 2030. Environmental groups said the goals...
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Commission pushes environmental taxation
The Commission has said a number of EU member states could be making more and better use of environmental taxation.Transport Mode: CarsVansRelated issues: Climate Change and EnergyPolicy area: Pricing...
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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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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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Air pollution costing global economy €143bn – World Bank
Air pollution is costing more than $160 billion (€143 billion) a year in lost productivity, according to new data released by the World Bank. The data also show that air pollution has its greatest...
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Transport can no longer hide from its obligations
Last year was the one in which it became plain for everyone to see that transport had turned from being the grey sheep to the black sheep in Europe and the world’s efforts to improve the environment....
View ArticleCommission proposes to bring carmakers into line after dieselgate
The European Commission today published a proposal to improve the system for national authorities approving cars to be sold in all 28 EU member states. Sustainable transport group Transport &...
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Europe crawls towards low-carbon transport
This article was first published by Oxford Energy ForumOn the back of the Paris climate deal and record high global temperatures, Europe is slowly crawling towards a 2030 low-carbon strategy for...
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