https://www.transportenvironment.org/ Articles and publications from Transport & Environment - Secretariat en Fri, 21 Mar 2025 10:37:40 +0100 Fri, 21 Mar 2025 10:37:40 +0100 https://www.transportenvironment.org/articles/state-of-transport-2025 Tue, 18 Mar 2025 07:46:00 +0100 Nele Pärje https://www.transportenvironment.org/articles/state-of-transport-2025 European transport is still heavily reliant on fossil fuels, but electric vehicles are on the charge as the EU’s green policies start to bite. Powering our transport with home-grown electricity means less money spent on importing oil.

]]> https://www.transportenvironment.org/articles/europe-set-to-save-20-million-tonnes-of-co2-this-year-thanks-to-switch-to-evs Tue, 18 Mar 2025 00:01:00 +0100 Sam Hargreaves https://www.transportenvironment.org/articles/europe-set-to-save-20-million-tonnes-of-co2-this-year-thanks-to-switch-to-evs State of European Transport report shows that transport emissions are starting to fall as the EV market grows, but carbon savings are being undermined by increased air travel

]]> https://www.transportenvironment.org/articles/ctips-how-the-new-acronym-can-turn-europes-minerals-diplomacy-around Tue, 18 Mar 2025 00:00:00 +0100 Eoin Bannon https://www.transportenvironment.org/articles/ctips-how-the-new-acronym-can-turn-europes-minerals-diplomacy-around The EU needs to be more strategic in its choice of partners, while balancing its own strengths with the partner countries’ needs.

]]> https://www.transportenvironment.org/articles/eu-auto-plan-is-a-major-concession-to-industry-but-will-it-be-the-last Tue, 04 Mar 2025 17:33:00 +0100 Eoin Bannon https://www.transportenvironment.org/articles/eu-auto-plan-is-a-major-concession-to-industry-but-will-it-be-the-last T&E reaction to Automotive Plan: Positive steps on fleets, but the weakening of CO₂ targets and vague support for battery production will see Europe fall further behind China.

]]> https://www.transportenvironment.org/articles/why-the-climate-fight-is-critical-to-europes-security Tue, 04 Mar 2025 09:00:00 +0100 Sam Hargreaves https://www.transportenvironment.org/articles/why-the-climate-fight-is-critical-to-europes-security If we want peace, we need to end our reliance on oil, writes T&E's William Todts

]]> https://www.transportenvironment.org/articles/eu-to-gift-weaker-climate-targets-to-car-industry-in-return-for-no-commitments Mon, 03 Mar 2025 13:13:00 +0100 Eoin Bannon https://www.transportenvironment.org/articles/eu-to-gift-weaker-climate-targets-to-car-industry-in-return-for-no-commitments T&E reaction to Ursula von der Leyen statement on Automotive Dialogue.

]]> https://www.transportenvironment.org/articles/half-of-new-eu-city-buses-were-zero-emission-in-2024 Sun, 02 Mar 2025 00:00:00 +0100 Nele Pärje https://www.transportenvironment.org/articles/half-of-new-eu-city-buses-were-zero-emission-in-2024 Zero-emission sales to reach 100% by 2027 if growth rate continues

]]> https://www.transportenvironment.org/articles/clean-cars-vs-less-traffic-how-much-do-they-cut-pollution-from-cars Fri, 28 Feb 2025 16:42:00 +0100 Sam Hargreaves https://www.transportenvironment.org/articles/clean-cars-vs-less-traffic-how-much-do-they-cut-pollution-from-cars T&E president Arie Bleijenberg looks at what works when it comes to cutting pollution from cars

]]> https://www.transportenvironment.org/articles/dont-be-fooled-by-the-car-industrys-complain-then-comply-strategy Thu, 27 Feb 2025 15:32:00 +0100 Eoin Bannon https://www.transportenvironment.org/articles/dont-be-fooled-by-the-car-industrys-complain-then-comply-strategy An EU Automotive Plan that keeps the targets, but supports demand and local battery manufacturing, can make this a landmark year for the industry.

]]> https://www.transportenvironment.org/articles/eu-plans-to-boost-green-aviation-and-shipping-fuels-but-sends-worrying-signal-on-2040-climate-goal Wed, 26 Feb 2025 14:04:00 +0100 Eoin Bannon https://www.transportenvironment.org/articles/eu-plans-to-boost-green-aviation-and-shipping-fuels-but-sends-worrying-signal-on-2040-climate-goal T&E reaction to EU Clean Industrial Deal, Action Plan for Affordable Energy, and Omnibus proposal.

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