Climate Crisis
Jordyn Dahl – No, the EV isn’t dead — just briefly comatose
While the Chinese market for electric vehicles is expanding at a rate of knots, the EU market has stalled. In ‘Politico’. Read the full article HERE.
Transport
Environment
Transport & Environment: Europe’s luxury cruise ships emit as much toxic sulphur as 1bn cars – study
Cruise ship pollution around ports is higher than pre-pandemic levels, but air pollutants from cruise ships fell 80% in Venice following the city’s ban on large ships. Read HERE
Climate Crisis
Stay Grounded: International week of action targeting private jets reaches its peak with blockade of Farnborough airport
On June 2nd, a group of activists blocked all the main gates of Farnborough airport, the biggest private jet airport in the UK, which has plans to greatly expand. This was part of an international week […]
Climate Crisis
Fausto Corvino: Europe’s climate laws could spell the end to low-cost flights – but what about private jets?
Private flights in Europe have increased from just under 120,000 in 2020 to more than half a million in 2022, yet the European Commission has no plans to do anything about it. Fausto Corvin is […]
Climate Crisis
Daniel Bleakley – Nearly all major car companies are sabotaging EV transition, and Japan is worst, study finds
A damning new report has shown that nearly all major car companies are actively sabotaging the world’s efforts to avoid catastrophic global warming. The lobbying strategies being used by the world’s largest automakers are putting […]
Finance
Paolo Gerbaudo – The Electric Vehicle Developmental State
BYD exemplifies transformations in Chinese industrial policy. In ‘Phenomenal World’. Read the article HERE.
Aviation
Stay Grounded: New research showing the significant health issues of air traffic
NEW research, Airport Tracker, shows just 20 airports produced the equivalent CO2 emissions of 58 coal plants. Read HERE Photo: US Federal Government/Public domain
Environment
Transport & Environment: Carmakers are failing to deliver affordable electric cars, holding back EV adoption
Disproportionate focus of manufacturers on large SUVs and premium models means we have too few mass-market cars. Read HERE Photo: Nissangeniss/Creative Commons
Environment
Energy Monitor: Red Sea crisis could quadruple CO₂ emissions from ships
Ships diverting away from the Red Sea put at risk a global goal to reduce shipping emissions by at least 20% by 2030. Read HERE Photo: Muhammad Mahdi Karim/Wikimedia Commons
Climate Crisis
RTE: Paris votes in favour of tripling SUV parking charge to over €18 per hour
Paris voters have backed a proposal from the capital’s socialist mayor Anne Hidalgo to triple parking charges on hefty SUV-style cars, according to official results from city hall. Parisians voted 54.55% in favour of charging […]