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LNG remains a deadend for decarbonising maritime transport
On 9 May 2019, a new cruise ship, called AidaNOVA called at the port of Barcelona. On the face of it, AidaNOVA was just another massive luxury cruiser. But the industry called it a game changer...
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Momentum growing for bilateral deals to tax jet fuel
France has announced a new tax on flight tickets in the latest sign that European governments are prepared to curb the aviation sector’s growing climate emissions by ending its tax holiday. The...
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How to tax aviation to curb emissions
Here are four ways to tackle the aviation sector's climate impact through taxation. Transport ModeAviationFuelsRelated issuesClimate Change and EnergyPolicy areaPricing and taxation
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Mercosur deal opens door to South American biofuels while palm oil biodiesel...
A new EU trade deal with the South American Mercosur trade bloc will open the European market to more imports of ethanol and crops that are used to make high-emitting biofuels. It means that crops and...
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Land ‘abuse’ must be stopped to avoid catastrophic climate change, scientists...
Leading scientists have warned that land abuse by humans - including crop biofuels production - must be stopped to avoid catastrophic climate heating. In a stark condemnation, the UN's...
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If you care about the environment or human rights, go electric
Are electric cars ‘better’ or not? It’s a question that animate discussions on social media, in the papers or at dinner with friends. Now that wind and solar are really taking off there’s less...
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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...
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Runaway 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...
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Using renewable electricity in transport to meet RED targets
EU member states must implement the Renewable Energy Directive (RED) by June 2021. The implementation offers an important opportunity to shift national policies away from an exclusive reliance on...
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France’s high court rules in favour of ending tax benefits for palm oil diesel
France’s Constitutional Council, the highest constitutional authority in the country [1], today ruled in favour of excluding palm oil from the list of biofuels that enjoy tax incentives. The decision...
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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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World’s biggest truckmaker rules out gas trucks in pursuing carbon neutrality
The world’s biggest truck manufacturer, Daimler, has said it will no longer develop fossil gas-powered trucks as they will not advance its goal of offering a carbon-neutral fleet. Daimler Trucks said...
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EU emissions: will this be transport’s last lost decade?
EU greenhouse gas emissions fell 2% in 2018, according to the European Environment Agency’s preliminary estimates. After four years of stagnation and increases, this is good news especially since 2018...
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Why Britain’s fuel tax giveaway is costing the earth
The UK’s drivers will shortly celebrate a decade of frozen fuel taxes with consecutive budgets maintaining duty rates at 57.95p/l since 2010 rather than raising the tax in line with inflation.Type of...
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Mit E-Fuels auf dem Holzweg - Berlin und Brüssel dürfen bei LKW nicht aufs...
Nach jahrelangem und schwerfälligem Streit um die Kraftstoffeffizienznormen scheint Daimler, der weltgrößte Lkw-Hersteller, in neue Dimensionen vorzustoßen. Letzten Monat verkündete das Unternehmen, ab...
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