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News: T&E and other NGOs take legal action against Commission

Offcials are holding back evidence of biofuels' land-use impact. A coalition of four environmental organisations, including T&E, has fled a legal action against the European Commission over its refusal to release documents that are vital to the debate on biofuels.

March 18, 2010 | Cars | Climate Change & Energy | Fuels | T&E Bulletin

News: Commission accused of 'breach of duty' and 'eroding citizens' trust'

The Commission is in trouble over another case of not releasing information on a controversial subject. The European ombudsman has condemned officials for failing to comply with an order for it to publish correspondence with the German car maker Porsche over dealings Porsche had with Brussels over reducing carbon dioxide emissions.

March 18, 2010 | Cars | General Transport | T&E Bulletin

News: EU helps Swiss emissions fall ... and energy categories get stricter

The Swiss transport and energy ministry has made its new car energy efficiency categories much stricter.

March 18, 2010 | Cars | T&E Bulletin

News: Motor lobby attack on van CO2 law is not credible

Some of Europe's biggest-selling vans are already close to meeting proposed EU CO2 targets for 2016 after making big improvements in fuel efficiency this year, according to T&E. Meanwhile the car industry lobby continues to claim that EU proposals for binding reduction targets are 'unrealistic'. That claim is not credible, says T&E.

March 12, 2010 | Cars | Climate Change & Energy | Press Releases | Vans

News: First climate change commissioner targets lorries and cars for emissions cuts

The EU’s new climate change commissioner is promising an initiative on reducing carbon dioxide emissions from lorries, and says the existing agreement to reduce CO2 emissions from new cars could be tightened to provide greater incentives to car makers.

February 15, 2010 | Cars | Climate Change & Energy | General Transport | Lorries & Road Freight | T&E Bulletin

News: Electric cars will only work with 'green' power

The conditions under which electric vehicles could play a significant role in reducing climate changing emissions from transport have been set out in a new study for T&E and two other environmental NGOs. It says the source of the power for electric cars is crucial to their potential to fight climate change.

February 15, 2010 | Cars | Climate Change & Energy | T&E Bulletin

News: Environment zone 'reasonable'

A legal challenge against Berlin's 'environment zone' has failed. Eleven citizens and Germany's biggest car club ADAC had challenged the ruling that prevented the most polluting vehicles from driving in the designated zone. But in a written verdict published last month, the judges said the environment zone was 'reasonable' to secure the 'protection of the public's health from air pollution'. The judgement could prevent the Hannover environment zone from being abolished, which is being sought by the environment minister of Lower Saxony.

February 15, 2010 | Cars | Public & Urban | T&E Bulletin

Publications: Briefing: Green power for electric cars

Summary and briefing on CE Delft 'Green power for electric cars' report by T&E, Greenpeace, Friends of the Earth Europe.

February 8, 2010 | Cars | Climate Change & Energy

Publications: Green Power for Electric Cars: Development of policy recommendations

T&E, Friends of the Earth Europe, Greenpeace European Unit and WWF Germany jointly commissioned this study to look into how the full potential of electric cars can be realised. The study aims to analyse the potential impact of the electrification of road transport on EU power production and to develop policy recommendations to ensure that this development will lead to the growth of renewable electricity in Europe.

February 8, 2010 | Cars | Climate Change & Energy

News: EU must commit to green electric cars

Putting more electric cars on the road could increase carbon emissions unless they run on green energy, says a new independent report commissioned jointly by Friends of the Earth Europe, Greenpeace and Transport & Environment. The environmental organisations call for national renewable electricity targets to ensure electric vehicles are truly ‘zero emissions’.

February 8, 2010 | Press Releases | Cars | Climate Change & Energy

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