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ICCT – Lobbyists sowing confusion on the European Commission’s proposal for truck CO2 standards

September 27, 2018 Mathew D. Rose 0

The European Automobile Manufacturers Association (ACEA) is at again. The lobby organisation of car and lorry manufacturers dictates policy to the EU, which is then ordered by Germany ot be adopted into law. Let us […]

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ICCT – How to think about vehicle bans: An update after two major European judicial decisions

May 7, 2018 Mathew D. Rose 0

This article may be somewhat overly optimistic. There has been no real change up to now. Even in the United States Volkswagen could buy driving rights for its diesel powered cars. By Drew Kodjak, Executive […]

Climate Change

ICCT: Is it finally time to be bullish on International Martime Organisation’s climate policy?

April 22, 2018 Mathew D. Rose 0

Treated as a country, international shipping would be the sixth largest climate polluter, releasing more carbon dioxide (CO2) in 2015 than the German economy.Finally the International Maritime Organisation is taking steps – hesitant and small […]

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ICCT – A no-regrets option: What discussions in the European Parliament spotlight about a light-duty 2025–2030 CO2 standard for the EU

April 4, 2018 Mathew D. Rose 0

A panel of experts before the EU was of the consensus that the average CO2 emission level of new cars and vans needs to drop by at least 60% between 2020 and 2030 in order […]

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ICCT – Practical lessons in vehicle efficiency policy: The 10-year evolution of France’s CO2-based bonus-malus (feebate) system

March 18, 2018 Mathew D. Rose 0

 It is seldom that EU governments receive praise fo their policy with regards to cars. Here is one of those rare examples. Zifei Yang is a Researcher in the Passenger Vehicle and China Programs at […]

Climate Change

ICCT: Early Christmas present to the car industry, or lump of coal? The European Commission regulatory proposal for reducing new vehicle CO2 emissions post-2020

November 12, 2017 Mathew D. Rose 0

Although there are passages that require background knowledge, this article provides much valuable information concerning the EU once again pandering to the wishes of the car industry in Europe – to the detriment of countering […]

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ICCT – Real-world vehicle fuel consumption gap in Europe at all-time high

November 6, 2017 Mathew D. Rose 0

Discrepancy between passenger vehicle type-approval test results and in-use fuel consumption and carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions at 42 per cent, with first indications of a possible slowdown in the growth of the gap. The International […]

Energy

ICCT: Greenwashing food-based biofuels in Europe

November 4, 2017 Mathew D. Rose 0

The term “Highly sustainable crop based biofuels” (HSCBBs) sounds environmentally friendly. It sounds like the kind of low-carbon biofuel that avoids the food vs. fuel debate. But unfortunately, the term now means perpetuating the biofuel business as […]

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ICCT: Whac-A-Mole on the high seas: The curious case of ship emissions

October 18, 2017 Mathew D. Rose 0

Annual emissions from the world’s merchant fleet have reached 1.12bn tonnes of CO², or nearly 4.5% of all global emissions of this greenhouse gas. Read here  

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ICCT: The EU needs new environmental safeguard measures for advanced biofuels

October 4, 2017 Mathew D. Rose 0

Biofuels seem to have created many more problems than they solved. ICCT , which gained prominence in heoping to expose Volkswagen’s diesel affair, takes a look at new potential dangers as the European Commission forms […]

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The European Illusion – Why We Need New Strategies Towards the EU and Beyond by Attac Austria

January 7, 2019 0

Book review by Mathew D. Rose It takes courage these days to write a book critical of the EU, especially from a leftist perspective: to do so in Austria even more so. Austria, like Germany, […]

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A Happy Future is a Thing of the Past by Pavlos Roufos

December 2, 2018 0

Book review by Mathew D. Rose Together with the European Union refugee policy, the EU’s handling of the Greek crisis is the other great disgrace that has scarred its history – our history – in […]

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