Transport & Environment - United Kingdom

Eurostar and UK trains hit the brakes at the bottom of Europe's rail rankings

Gonzalo Cachero — Mon, 09 Dec 2024 01:30:00 +0100

Despite having some of the highest ticket prices in Europe, Avanti, GWR, and Eurostar struggle to match this with service quality. Trenitalia, SBB, and RegioJet top a new, first-of-its-kind ranking of rail operators’ services, while UK companies rank close to the bottom.

Airline ranking: only 10 airlines have serious plans to transition to green fuels

Diane Vitry — Tue, 03 Dec 2024 00:00:00 +0100

Half the airlines in the ranking score zero for their insufficient uptake of sustainable aviation fuels.

The ambition of the ZEV mandate must be upheld, NGOs, think tanks and campaign groups tell Government

Eoin Bannon — Wed, 20 Nov 2024 09:41:00 +0100

In a letter, the groups say the Government should continue supporting the EV transition through targeted policies to boost public confidence and demand.

The ZEV mandate fuels the UK’s EV boom

Nele Pärje — Tue, 19 Nov 2024 14:56:00 +0100

T&E's briefing sets out why the ZEV mandate is achievable – and how it is already making electric cars more affordable.

Reduce contrail warming for less than £3.35 per flight ticket - new study

Alexander Killeen — Wed, 13 Nov 2024 09:20:00 +0100

Tweaking the flight plans of only very few flights to avoid contrails could reduce contrail warming by half by 2040

Green shoots in the Autumn Budget

Alexander Killeen — Fri, 01 Nov 2024 13:57:00 +0100

The Autumn Budget included changes to Vehicle Excise Duty and extended benefit-in-kind rates

EV ‘batteries on wheels’ could be saving UK households over £190 per year by 2040

Alexander Killeen — Wed, 30 Oct 2024 00:00:00 +0100

But a regulatory framework for bidirectional charging is needed so that all EVs can be compatible with all chargers - a major barrier today to widespread adoption

Autumn Budget opportunities for UK transport

Alexander Killeen — Thu, 24 Oct 2024 16:56:00 +0200

The new government can address transport emissions and encourage growth

Cities could lead the way to carbon neutrality as new analysis shows positive outlook for UK electric van market

Alexander Killeen — Wed, 23 Oct 2024 00:00:00 +0200

New analysis by T&E and Clean Cities reveals there would be more than enough electric vans on the market to enable zero-emission freight zones in UK cities, which are needed to tackle air pollution and the climate crisis.

Economists, thinktanks, and NGOs call on Rachel Reeves to charge shipping industry for emissions

Alexander Killeen — Wed, 16 Oct 2024 16:02:00 +0200

Cohort calls for all domestic emissions and 50% of international emissions to be included in the UK Emissions Trading Scheme