Laurence Frost and Kate Abnett write on the Reuters website about the efforts by European airlines to demand relief to help them through this crisis. Laurence Tubiana, CEO of the European Climate Foundation, is quoted saying that policymakers need to “sit back, make the right choices and not lock in the fossil-fuel economy.” What are … Continue reading European airlines are demanding relief from environmental taxes because of coronavirus crisis
Category: transport
Plans for real-world testing of heavy duty trucks
Efforts to electrify vehicles is not only restricted to cars. There are now efforts for large trucks and California is one region where there are many initiatives underway. Start-ups and established truck makers are racing to get their models on the road. Susan Carpenter explains latest developments in an article on the New York Times … Continue reading Plans for real-world testing of heavy duty trucks
Canadian study suggests gasoline-powered vehicles are more polluting than previously thought
Research suggests cars and other gasoline-powered vehicles are responsible for a share of two highly toxic contaminants in downtown city air that's at least five times larger than previously thought. Bob Weber discusses the findings in an article on the National Newswatch website. Gas-powered vehicles contribute more to city pollution than thought: research Research … Continue reading Canadian study suggests gasoline-powered vehicles are more polluting than previously thought
Decarbonising transport is complicated
Laurie Wright, Senior Lecturer, Warsash School of Maritime Science and Engineering at Solent University explains the complexity of decarbonisation of transport. While it is about the UK, the issues are relevant in virtually all countries. What are your views? Plane, train, or automobile? The climate impact of transport is surprisingly complicated The 2020s will … Continue reading Decarbonising transport is complicated
Steps UK government needs to take to decarbonise cars by 2035
The UK government recently pledged to bring forward a ban on new diesel and petrol car sales from 2040, to 2035. Many are now concerned about how to achieve this. Ashley Fly, Lecturer in Vehicle Electrification at Loughborough University provides his views on The Conversation website on what it will take to reach the target. … Continue reading Steps UK government needs to take to decarbonise cars by 2035
With a growing interest in railways, transport is well positioned for a big role in Europe’s climate plans
Sergio Matalucci writes on the Deutsche Welle website about the role that trains can and should play in the European Green Deal since transport is one of the key sectors that needs to decarbonise and rail offers so many benefits. Will trains play a key role in the European Green Deal? While governments debate … Continue reading With a growing interest in railways, transport is well positioned for a big role in Europe’s climate plans
New EEA report on how we move sustainably in urban centres
The growing use of electric scooters and ride-hailing services is transforming how we move in urban centres — but walking, cycling and public transport remain the best way to improve sustainable mobility in cities, according to a European Environment Agency (EEA) report published today. A separate EEA briefing on the environmental and climate impacts of … Continue reading New EEA report on how we move sustainably in urban centres
Brakes a bigger source of particulates in roadside air than vehicle exhausts
Brake dust produces more of the most harmful kind of air pollution than vehicle exhausts, a new study finds. Tom Bawden explains in an article on the inews website. Brake dust is a major source of air pollution, new study finds Brake dust produces more of the most harmful kind of air pollution than … Continue reading Brakes a bigger source of particulates in roadside air than vehicle exhausts
In the race to launch electric planes, a small Canadian airline has installed an electric motor on a 63-year-old seaplane
A modified de Havilland Beaver made its first flight above the waters near Vancouver, staying airborne for a few minutes. The feat prompted the airline to claim that it had conducted the world’s first commercial electric flight. Ian Duncan writes in The Washington Post about how the race for electric planes is heating up. … Continue reading In the race to launch electric planes, a small Canadian airline has installed an electric motor on a 63-year-old seaplane
A whole range of possible societal and technological changes could revolutionise how we travel in the coming decades
Marcus Enoch, Professor in Transport Strategy at Loughborough University says a whole range of possible (though not inevitable) societal and technological changes could revolutionise how we travel in the coming decades in an article on The Conversation website. What do you think? Four visions for the future of public transport The way people get … Continue reading A whole range of possible societal and technological changes could revolutionise how we travel in the coming decades
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