Transport: Europe's biggest climate problem – read T&E's 2016 annual report
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View ArticleE-fuels too inefficient and expensive for cars and trucks, but may be part of...
Electrofuels are neither an efficient or a cost-effective solution to decarbonise road transport, a new independent study has found. The study, conducted by consultancy Cerulogy for NGO Transport...
View ArticleElectrofuels not an option to decarbonise cars and trucks – study
Efforts to position electrofuels as the great hope to decarbonise road transport received a blow with findings that the synthetic fuel is neither an efficient or a cost-effective solution for cars and...
View ArticleTransport now biggest source of US climate emissions
Transport has taken over from power generation as the biggest source of greenhouse gas emissions in the US – and the situation is likely to get worse as the Trump administration plans to weaken...
View ArticleFuture of biofuels in Europe hangs on MEPs’ vote
The continued use of high-emitting biofuels to power Europe’s cars and trucks is up for decision in the European Parliament next week. In deciding the Parliament’s position on reform of the Renewable...
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 decarbonise European transport by 2050
Transport is Europe's biggest climate problem accounting for 27% of its GHG emissions in 2017. This report summarises a series of studies by Transport & Environment. (T&E analysed pathways for...
View ArticleIs renewable gas another biofuels disaster waiting to happen?
Recently the gas sector has been playing up the role of or renewable gas in decarbonising the European Economy. The industry says biogas, biomethane, renewable hydrogen and renewable methane –...
View ArticleBatteries on wheels: the role of battery electric cars in the EU power system...
Are batteries the new gold? They might well be considering how key they are to the decarbonisation of large parts of the European economy, in particular the transport and energy sectors. Electrifying...
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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