Author: Transport & Environment (T&E)

Support CleanTechnica's work through a Substack subscription or on Stripe. EU government ministers have agreed on a watered-down 2040 emissions reduction target of 85%, inclusive of reliance on offsets. EU ministers have agreed on a weakened 2040 climate goal. The reduced target of 85%, along with the provision that up ... [continued]

Support CleanTechnica's work through a Substack subscription or on Stripe. ‘STIP’ diagnoses the problems for decarbonising planes and ships, but there is an urgency to act now, says T&E. The Sustainable Transport Investment Plan (STIP) published today contains promising steps to boost e-fuels production, T&E has said. But the EU needs to ... [continued]

Support CleanTechnica's work through a Substack subscription or on Stripe. Ahead of the COP30 climate change negotiations, which open next week in Belém, Brazil, nearly 100 members of the global scientific community, including representatives from the Union of Concerned Scientists, have signed on to a letter calling on global leaders to ... [continued]

Support CleanTechnica's work through a Substack subscription or on Stripe. By William Todts The UN’s International Maritime Organization is not normally a place that grabs the headlines. But the scenes that unfolded in London earlier this month were unprecedented. The US government, led by the President and his secretary of ... [continued]

Support CleanTechnica's work through a Substack subscription or on Stripe. America’s Solar and Storage Manufacturing Renaissance Is at Risk if Administration’s Energy Policies Aren’t Corrected WASHINGTON D.C. — New data from the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) shows that the entire solar supply chain has been reshored and U.S. manufacturing ... [continued]

Support CleanTechnica's work through a Substack subscription or on Stripe. Fossil fuel companies made €180bn in taxable profits in the EU in the two years following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine Fossil fuel companies made over €180bn in profits in the EU in the two years following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, analysis ... [continued]

Support CleanTechnica's work through a Substack subscription or on Stripe. Aviation demand is primarily driven by airline strategies and travel trends, economists say. A new study by two economists, commissioned by green group T&E, shows that aviation demand depends mostly on airline strategy and market trends, such as changed travel ... [continued]

Support CleanTechnica's work through a Substack subscription or on Stripe. Huge biofuels expansion without safeguards would drive deforestation. Next month the world’s spotlight will turn to Belém, a city on the edge of the Amazon rainforest, as Brazil hosts the COP30 climate summit. The setting is symbolic. The Amazon, “the ... [continued]

Support CleanTechnica's work through a Substack subscription or on Stripe. The EU should mandate ticket sharing and competitor display in upcoming law to make rail a more attractive and competitive option. The difficulties of booking train tickets across separate rail operators are turning away many long-distance travellers. Almost two thirds ... [continued]

Support CleanTechnica's work through a Substack subscription or on Stripe. European cities and civil society groups have warned that accepting lower US car standards will see more dangerous vehicles flood into Europe. EU officials must revisit the hastily agreed trade deal with the US, where the EU stated that it ... [continued]