In an article on The Conversation website, Elna Heimdal Nilsson, Professor of Aeronautical Sciences, Department of Aviation and Aeronautical Sciences, Lund University argues that SAFs will not make military aviation climate neutral, but they could substantially reduce its environmental footprint at a time when both security and sustainability are pressing concerns. Sustainable fuels could … Continue reading The climate and environmental impact of military aviation operations could be reduced if sustainable aviation fuels are introduced
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Night trains linking Paris to Vienna and Berlin to end as France cuts subsidies
Austrian train operator ÖBB said on Monday it was going to stop its Vienna/Berlin-Paris night train connection from mid-December. Despite averaging 70% occupancy this year, operators say the services are not financially viable without state support, dealing a blow to Europe's night train revival. Details are available in a news item from the Euractiv website. … Continue reading Night trains linking Paris to Vienna and Berlin to end as France cuts subsidies
Greenpeace report: in Europe, the train remains significantly more expensive than the plane
According to a study conducted by Greenpeace Europe and published Thursday, August 21, nearly 60% of the hundred or so European journeys compared are cheaper by plane than by train, a means of transport that emits significantly less carbon dioxide. The prices for each route were analysed over nine separate days, divided into three booking … Continue reading Greenpeace report: in Europe, the train remains significantly more expensive than the plane
Energy in Demand News, August 3-4, 2025
The EU and US agreed to a new trade deal in recent days, to a distinctly mixed reaction. The European Environmental Bureau (EEB), Europe’s largest network of environmental NGOs, warns that the centrepiece of the deal, a €700 billion pledge to buy U.S. fossil fuels and nuclear energy over the next three years, is fundamentally … Continue reading Energy in Demand News, August 3-4, 2025
Adapting Germany’s trains to a changing climate
Even though trains are the safest and most sustainable mode of transportation, they are vulnerable to extreme weather. David Ehl questions on the Deutsche Welle what lessons can be learned from the recent train derailment in southern Germany. How can Germany's railways become more climate resilient? Emergency services were met with a scene of destruction. … Continue reading Adapting Germany’s trains to a changing climate
Blog by Jane Marsh – Six Times the Minerals: How EVs and Gas Cars Stack Up in the Race for Resources
Electric vehicles (EVs) are synonymous with the green energy transition. However, despite lowering global transportation emissions, production demands a significantly greater amount of minerals than gas cars, raising concerns regarding their actual sustainability and overall environmental and social impact. Understanding how each vehicle type performs in resource extraction and processing is crucial to making informed … Continue reading Blog by Jane Marsh – Six Times the Minerals: How EVs and Gas Cars Stack Up in the Race for Resources
“What happened to plans for so-called sustainable aviation fuel?”
In an article on The Conversation website, Salman Ahmad, Lecturer in Operations and Supply Chain Management, University of the West of Scotland writes about why flying is still so dependent on fossil fuels. Why your holiday flight is still not being powered by sustainable aviation fuel As you wait in the departure lounge for … Continue reading “What happened to plans for so-called sustainable aviation fuel?”
Are Sustainable Aviation Fuels (SAF) still the big green hope?
Behind SAF’s climate-friendly facade, a months-long investigation by Climate Home News and its partner The Straits Times has uncovered an opaque global supply chain that exposes jet fuel providers and their aviation clients to significant fraud risks, raising doubts about the climate benefits of the sector’s main green hope for the years ahead. Matteo Civillini, … Continue reading Are Sustainable Aviation Fuels (SAF) still the big green hope?
New provisional data from EEA shows CO2 emissions from new cars registered in Europe slightly increased in 2024
After a steady and significant reduction from 2020 to 2023, average carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from new cars registered in Europe slightly increased in 2024, according to new provisional data published this week by the European Environment Agency (EEA). Average CO2 emissions from new cars and new vans slightly increased in 2024 Average CO2 emissions … Continue reading New provisional data from EEA shows CO2 emissions from new cars registered in Europe slightly increased in 2024
Motivations, preferences, and social values are shifting the mobility transition in Europe quickly
In an article on The Conversation website, Javier Turienzo, Lecturer in Business organization and marketing, Universidade de Santiago de Compostela writes about the mobility transformation taking place in Europe. Social attitudes are driving Europe’s mobility transformation, not tech Mobility is evolving rapidly, especially in Europe, and this transformation is not only reflected in the … Continue reading Motivations, preferences, and social values are shifting the mobility transition in Europe quickly
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