General Environment

News: Back to the future as 2050 roadmap published

Europe’s road transport in 2050 will involve lower speed limits and very few internal combustion engines. That is the vision that emerges from a Commission consultation on how to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from Europe’s transport sector.

July 22, 2010 | General Environment | General Transport | T&E Bulletin

News: Freight footprint via the web

German rail company DB and the International rail union UIC have launched a web application aimed at working out the environmental impact of a freight transport journey anywhere in the world.

June 17, 2010 | General Environment | T&E Bulletin

News: Charge by pedalling

The Finnish mobile phone company Nokia has brought out a charging kit that works off the power of a bicycle.

June 17, 2010 | General Environment | T&E Bulletin

News: Green NGO's letter to van Rompuy: EU’s climate ambition a green way out of the crisis

A group of NGOs, including T&E, has sent an open letter to EU president Herman van Rompuy, on the eve of the European Council on 17-18 June, pointing out how investing in a green economy could help the EU overcome the economic crisis.

June 16, 2010 | Climate Change & Energy | General Environment

Publications: Open letter from Green NGOs to European Council president Herman van Rompuy

A letter by green NGOs to EU President Herman van Rompuy at the eve of the June European Council, calling for stepping up the EU’s climate ambition as a green way out of Europe’s economic blues.

June 16, 2010 | Climate Change & Energy | General Environment

News: NGOs call for funding to stop after protected nature reserve damaged

Environmental groups in Slovakia have called on the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) to review its decision taken last month to give a €250 million loan for building the D1 motorway.

May 20, 2010 | General Environment | Infrastructure | T&E Bulletin

Publications: Annual Review 2009

T&E's Annual Review for the year 2009.

March 18, 2010 | General Environment | General Transport

News: Barroso's new 10-year plan

The Commission president José-Manuel Barroso has unveiled a new 10-year plan for ‘smart, sustainable and inclusive growth’ in the EU, as a follow-up to his Lisbon plan. Barroso said he wanted the EU’s 27 members to avoid divergences in growth and unemployment to help prevent the risk of a future financial crisis.

March 18, 2010 | Climate Change & Energy | General Environment | T&E Bulletin

News: Startling return on investment

The American Environment Protection Agency (EPA) has calculated the financial benefits of the US Clean Air Act, and says it has saved more than $21 trillion (21 x 1012). Taking the estimated monetised benefits of the Act from 1970 to 1990 – in the areas: mortality, chronic bronchitis, lost IQ, hypertension, hospital admissions, respiratory-related problems, soil damage, visibility and agriculture – the savings come to $22.171 trillion.

March 18, 2010 | General Environment | T&E Bulletin | Air Pollution

Publications: T&E and others vs European Commission: legal filing on access to documents

At issue is the future regulation of biofuels in Europe. The Commission is withholding time sensitive and critical environmental information necessary for meaningful public participation in biofuel policy-making. In the process, it is setting a dangerous precedent that European Union (EU) institutions may delay the release of documents until after a policy decision has been made, striking at the heart of democracy. With this case, ClientEarth, Transport & Environment, European Environmental Bureau, and BirdLife International seek to uphold their rights to access Commission documents.

March 8, 2010 | Climate Change & Energy | Fuels | General Environment

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