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Europe needs a clean break for cleaner fuels

July 24, 2015

This comment by Jos Dings, director of Transport & Environment, was first published by EurActiv Clearly something has gone wrong with Europe’s attempts to stimulate cleaner forms of energy in transport. Over the last few months two key laws, initiated eight years ago with Commission proposals, and with a 2020 time horizon, were finally adopted.… » read more

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Climate & Environment, Energy, Transport, Climate & Environment, Energy, Transport

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Subsidised truck tolls in Spain: doing the wrong things for the right reasons

July 14, 2015

Carlos Calvo Ambel, policy analyst at Transport & Environment The pilot plan of Spain’s Ministry of Transport would encourage trucks to use the tolled highways. However, subsidising tolling companies that own the privatised roads in order to give trucks cheaper toll tariffs is an expensive and inefficient way of achieving a laudable objective: safer and… » read more

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Climate & Environment, Energy, Transport, Climate & Environment, Energy

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Transport & Environment

Thoughts on energy, air pollution, road transport, aviation, shipping, trade and the EU policy debate from sustainable transport group Transport & Environment

Established in 1990, Transport & Environment represents around 50 organisations across Europe, mostly environmental groups and campaigners working for sustainable transport policies at national, regional and local level. We add value through the sharing of knowledge, ideas and networks.

Our mission is to promote, at EU and global level, a transport policy based on the principles of sustainable development. Transport policy should minimise harmful impacts on the environment and health, maximise efficiency of resources, including energy and land, and guarantee safety and sufficient access for all.

We have contributed to a number of high-profile EU policy changes such as binding standards for more fuel-efficient cars and vans and more sustainable biofuels; inclusion of aviation in the EU ETS, introduction of green tyre labels, and smarter EU rules on the way lorries can be charged and designed.


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