Aviation
Kevin Anderson – Timely responses to the climate emergency: what role for aviation?
A talk in our series “Economics beyond the Swabian hausfrau” Kevin’s talk begins at minute 5.
Transport
Climate Crisis
Vila Web: London, Paris, Rome and Milan criticize pulling back of Barcelona’s Low Emission Zone
While “illiberal” Poland and Hungary are now the EU heroes (and German hypocrisy is being politely ignored), Spain’s fascist justice system keeps barrelling along. Read Here Photo: IonutDragu licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike […]
Climate Crisis
Transport & Environment: Food crisis: Europe burns equivalent of 15 million loaves of bread every day in cars
Europe’s biofuels lobby is pushing for more crop burning despite collapse in supplies of key grains from Ukraine and Russia and impending global food crisis Read Here CC BY 3.0
Climate Crisis
Nick Meynen – Are we fighting the wrong war?
Europe has to mobilise to stop climate change. That is its greatest threat. Nick Meynen is an author of literary non-fiction books and a regular contributor to Meta Cross-posted from EEB Meta Even today, despite […]
Climate Crisis
Oeko-Institute: Working from home helps to protect the climate
An increase in working from home (WFH) has the potential to save up to 3.7 million tonnes of climate-damaging greenhouse gas emissions per year in Germany – even if private cars are used for most […]
Climate Crisis
Energy Monitor – Just 8% of new cars sold in Norway in December 2021 had traditional combustion engines
A series of wide-ranging policies have transformed the traditional perceptions of EVs as too expensive or lacking in range. Read Here
Climate Crisis
ICCT – Five things you know about electric vehicles that aren’t exactly true
There are many misconceptions about electric vehicles (hybrids are not electrical vehicles). This is just one of the five misconception where the ICCT looks at their climate impact. To read the full report go Here […]
Climate Crisis
Reuters: EU court rejects cities’ bid to curb car emissions
Again the European Court of Justice usurps the right of local governments to protect the health of their citizens. All in the service of corporate profits. Interesting is the fact that Germany keeps its name […]
Climate Crisis
Transport & Environment: Shipping carbon price loophole lets millions of tonnes of CO2 off the hook
The EU’s “Brown Deal” makes it possible Read Here
Climate Crisis
Bill McKibben: The happiest number I’ve heard in ages
If we switched to renewable energy, the number of ships crossing the ocean would fall almost in half. Because they’re just carrying coal and oil and gas Read Here