Electricity and transport’s ‘coupling’ needs more work
By Jelena Simjanovic, clean energy directorWHAT I LEARNED IN 2016: I joined T&E in late summer, soon after the European Commission published its Low-emission Mobility Strategy. Its goals looked...
View ArticleTransport: Europe's biggest climate problem – read T&E's 2016 annual report
Type of publicationAnnual reviewTransport ModeAll modesAviationCarsFreightFuelsInfrastructureLorriesPublic and urbanShippingVansRelated issuesAir PollutionClimate Change and EnergyNoisePolicy...
View ArticleEU law will see $22bn spent on obsolete natural gas infrastructure for shipping
Europe has already spent half a billion US dollars on natural gas infrastructure for its shipping sector in order to comply with an EU law – and continuing its roll-out is likely to cost governments...
View ArticleRoll-out of public EV charging infrastructure in the EU
Which comes first, electric cars or the recharging points? How to tackle this dilemma has been the subject of considerable debate. This report examines the importance and availability of public...
View ArticleOnly 5 percent of EV charging happens at public charging points
Despite the perception that public recharging is a major barrier to the mass uptake of electric vehicles (EV), public chargers are only used for about 5% of charging events, including on-street city...
View ArticleGas should be treated same as other fossil fuels, report shows
Powering Europe’s transport with fossil gas – widely known as ‘natural’ gas – would emit as much greenhouse gases as using petrol, diesel or conventional marine fuels, a new T&E report has found....
View ArticleHow to surf the green wave – and get a Green New Deal for transport
You could almost hear the sigh of relief going through the ‘Quartier Européen’ two weeks ago. Despite all the talk of a populist anti-EU insurgency taking Brussels by storm, that was not Sunday...
View ArticleLe principali associazioni ambientaliste chiedono al governo 10 azioni...
10 raccomandazioni minime prioritarie (e non esaustive) per il ettore trasporti nel Piano Nazionale Energia e Clima 2030 (PNIEC2030)Gli obiettivi del Piano Energia e Clima 2030 sono insufficienti per...
View ArticleLess (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...
View ArticleRunaway 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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