61 News & Press Releases found
Transport and Environment (T&E) News
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Shell scales up ‘waste’ biofuels production increasing deforestation risk
Dutch oil major Shell has just announced it will build one of the largest biofuels facilities in Europe, prompting concerns that it will drive deforestation. The facility is set to produce 820,000 tonnes of biofuels every year for aviation ...
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Still time to rectify ‘disastrous’ EU shipping policy, says T&E
The NGO described the draft ‘Fuel EU Maritime’ law, which does not provide incentives to invest in e-fuels but promotes liquified natural gas (LNG) and biofuels as an alternative to marine fuel oil, as an environmental disaster. ...
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New map reveals tar-sands-ready refineries across Europe
More than half of Europe’s oil refineries are ready to process ultra-high carbon tar sands, one of the most environmentally devastating fuels in production, according to a comprehensive report on Europe’s refining industry released today ...
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Transatlantic airlines’ poor fuel-economy shows need for efficiency standards and carbon pricing
Some of the world’s largest airlines, including British Airways, Lufthansa and United Airlines, are among the least fuel-efficient carriers on transatlantic routes, according to a new study. The failure of highly profitable carriers to ...
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Fuel consumption meters, saving motorists up to €50 a year, get MEPs’ backing
Eco-driving technology that will save motorists €30 to €50 year today received the backing of MEPs who called for mandatory fuel consumption meters for all new cars, vans and trucks. The European Parliament’s environment committee ...
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New plane fuel efficiency gains are more than a decade late for UN goal – study
Since 2010, the average fuel burn of new aircraft has improved by 1.1% per year, which suggests that aircraft manufacturers may miss UN aviation body ICAO’s 2020 fuel efficiency goals by 12 years, a new study by the International ...
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Transport industry and green groups join forces to inject competition into truck fuel efficiency
The International Road Union, The European Express Association, Leaseurope, CLECAT, Green Freight Europe, The Northern Logistics Association, European Transport Board and Transport & Environment call on the European Commission to give a ...
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Peugeot Citroën lands top award for fuel-efficient cars
Have you ever wondered which car brand makes the most fuel-efficient cars? The award in 2014 goes to Peugeot Citroën with cars averaging 4.5 litres per 100km (110g CO2/km) – making it the lowest carbon carmaker. This is a ...
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Vehicle fuel efficiency standards can help EU countries halve their climate obligations from transport – study
Europe can only meet the climate targets Heads of State agreed on for sectors outside the Emissions Trading System (ETS) if it sets fuel efficiency standards for new cars, vans and lorries by 2025 or earlier, a new study by Transport & ...
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EU agrees to Stop Bad Biofuels after 2020
The full European Parliament today agreed to cap the use of land-based biofuels in transport, with the aim of being a check on the growing consumption of biofuels that increase carbon emissions compared to conventional diesel and petrol. ...
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New ships 10% less fuel efficient than those built in 1990 – study
New ships built in 2013 were on average 10% less fuel-efficient than those built in 1990, according to a new study. It also shows that container ships built 30 years ago already, on average, beat the so-called ‘Energy Efficiency Design ...
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EU lawmakers agree to phase out land-based biofuels
The use of land-based biofuels as part of EU plans for the decarbonisation of transport will be restricted under a proposal endorsed by the European Parliament’s environment committee today. Transport & Environment cautiously welcomes the ...
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European Parliament votes to phase out first-generation biofuels after 2020
Members of the European Parliament’s Environment Committee voted today to limit at 6% the use of land-based biofuels that can count toward the 10% renewable energy target in transport by 2020. They also approved accounting of ...
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Biofuels reform back in European Parliament – view new web documentary
As the European Parliament’s Environment Committee Rapporteur today presents his report on the reform of Europe’s biofuels policy, a new web documentary explores how the EU has failed to decarbonise transport through biofuels. The web ...
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Šefčovič and Bulc talk the talk in hearings but now need to deliver on climate
In the two European Parliament hearings, which were clearly designed to avoid undue controversy, both Commissioners-designate Maroš Šefčovič and Violeta Bulc displayed a good grasp of their briefs but stayed clear of strong ...
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`Europe needs an e-mobility strategy to halt transport`s oil addiction` - T&E urges Mr Sefcovic
Today’s questioning of Commissioner-designate for Transport and Space revealed Maroš Šefčovič to be a capable and experienced Commissioner with a surprisingly good grasp of his brief. In his written reply Sefcovic had ...
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EU law to boost alternative fuels infrastructure is ‘dead letter’, NGO says
The Council of the EU today passed the infrastructure for alternative fuels law, failing to boost the development of a low-carbon European transport network. The enacted law drops all binding targets for electric charging points or hydrogen. ...
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Dirty deals: oil lobbyists push tar sands on Europe
The United States and Canadian governments are using ongoing trade talks to push the European Union to allow devastating tar sands unfettered access to its market, according to a new report out today. As trade negotiations between the EU and US on ...
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Ministers seal a modest reform of EU biofuels policy
Energy ministers today finally agreed to change the EU’s biofuels policy. After more than a year of talks, the Energy Council says it wants to limit the amount of food-based biofuels to 7% of petrol and diesel sold [1]. Without policy change, ...
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EU Governments’ Agreement Allows Biofuels Debate to Progress
European governments today gave the green light to a political deal to amend the EU’s biofuels policy. The compromise by ambassadors, which must now be signed off by energy ministers, caps the use of food-based biofuels that are eligible to ...