Unfortunately, no. Some sectors – such as aviation – seem to defy all logical ways to offset their carbon footprint. Can the UK possibly achieve zero-carbon planes by 2050? Matt Finch is ECIU business and […]
The EU has ordered €8.5 million in illegal state aid to be recovered from Ryanair in the latest indication of how extensive public subsidies are to aviation, one of the fastest growing sources of carbon […]
Bill McGuire explains why global heating is making flying even worse… for global heating Bill McGuire is Professor Emeritus of Geophysical & Climate Hazards at UCL, and a co-director of the New Weather Institute. His current book […]
Book review by Hauke Benner Over 180 pages, Graeme Maxton criticises governments, corporations and entrepreneurs, especially in rich countries, for complete failure in the face of the threat of climate collapse and calls for “a […]
The EU economic policy results in systematically increasing destruction of the environment and climate disaster. Transport & Environment’s mission is to promote, at EU and global level, a transport policy based on the principles of […]
A pro-environment message was not to the fore of the gilets jaunes (yellow vests) protests in France, but it’s just possible they may have turned the tide Probably not, as this would be the first […]
The Netherlands wants the EU to place a tax on kerosene-based jet fuel to end what it calls the undertaxation of the aviation industry and to fight climate change. The lofty goal could prove a […]
Richard Murphy of Tax Research UK proposes hitting those wanton frequent fliers – such as workaholic businesspersons and owners of second homes abroad – with a progressive Tax to Save the Environment (TASTE). Unpopular but […]
Aviation is the most carbon-intensive mode of transport, and Europe’s fastest-growing source of emissions. Time to stop the rot. Andrew Murphy writes on aviation for Transport & Environment Cross-posted from Transport & Environment Ryanair grabbed […]
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