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Classifying tar sands as ultra-high carbon fuel would bring massive CO2 savings
New research has suggested that the Commission is not only right to classify oil from tar sands as much more carbon-intensive than conventional fuels, but that doing so could save emissions of up to 19...
View ArticleNGOs open letter to IATA demanding a global aviation emissions deal
A coalition of 11 environmental, development and science groups wrote to Tony Tyler, the head of international aviation trade body, IATA, calling for a global sectoral approach that covers the...
View ArticleAirlines' call for global emissions deal not convincing
The International Air Transport Association (IATA), a trade body comprising 240 airlines worldwide, today finally acknowledged the need for a global market–based measure to reduce aviation's...
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Europe can and should use its trade muscle for the green cause
This Op-Ed was first published by the European Voice.Suddenly Karel de Gucht is the most talked-about figure in Brussels. The Belgian trade commissioner is very busy. He is trying to finish a free...
View ArticleGermany's company car tax regime robbing nation of up to €4.6bn a year
A study by the University of Cologne has said Germany’s company car tax rules are economically wrong, rob the state of income, and lead to environmental damage.The findings suggest that reform of the...
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TEN-T Guidelines and Connecting Europe Facility: Recommendations for...
This briefing from BirdLife Europe, CEE Bankwatch, Friends of the Earth Europe, T&E and WWF explains how EU transport spending under the Trans-European Transport Networks (TEN-T) and Connecting...
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Hungary lorry charge
Environmental groups in Hungary fear a surge of lorries on country roads after the Hungarian government agreed a toll for trucks that is limited to motorways and a few main roads. The toll will be a...
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Lagarde calls for a ‘green economy’, and supports carbon charges for transport
The head of the International Monetary Fund has said the economic growth needed to get the world’s economies back to health must be ‘on a different track than before the crisis’. Christine Lagarde’s...
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Lorries set to become more aerodynamic
The EU has agreed to allow aerodynamic devices to be fitted to lorries that could cut fuel consumption and emissions of long-distance lorry journeys by 5-8%.Last month, a technical committee of experts...
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Linking minimum tax rates with energy and CO2 still proving difficult
The idea of making fuel tax in Europe relate to a fuel’s energy and carbon dioxide content is still struggling to get into the EU Energy Tax Directive. Last month EU finance ministers moved closer to...
View ArticleCommission defends €3bn annual subsidies for low-cost airlines
The European Commission today published new draft guidelines [1] that will allow regional airports and EU carriers serving them to keep receiving subsidies worth €3bn a year. In a good number of cases...
View ArticleA measure to make dirty fuels less attractive to investors
This letter to the editor was published in the Financial Times on July 8th, 2013.A measure to make dirty fuels less attractive to investors Sir, As Pilita Clark rightly hypothesises (“Norwegian’s...
View ArticleDoes aviation pay its way?
In these times of austerity, deficit budgets of European governments are missing out on almost €40bn a year due to a lack of basic taxes on aviation. This briefing explains a new study that looks at...
View ArticleEU governments miss out on up to €39bn a year due to aviation’s tax breaks
Debt-ridden EU countries miss out on up to €39bn every year, a sum rivalling that of Spain’s drastic budget cut in 2013, representing fuel and value-added taxes (VAT) that air carriers don’t pay, a new...
View ArticleAviation ETS: a meaningful future?
The one year pause for aviation in the EU Emissions Trading System (ETS) has intensified international debate on finding a global emissions deal for aviation. This pause will finish at the end of the...
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Tax Havens in the Sky
This article was first published, in abridged form, by Ethical Consumer. If global aviation emissions were a country, it would be ranked 7th in the list of global emitters, between the UK and Japan....
View ArticleImmediate global action needed to reduce aviation climate impact - Report
A new scientific report released today highlights the critical importance of taking early action when implementing measures to reduce the climate impact of rapidly increasing emissions from aviation....
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Citizens, Aviation and Competition: State Aid for Airports and Airlines
On 3 July, the Commission released draft new guidelines on State aid to the aviation industry. Citizens have until 25 September to comment. T&E estimate that about €3bn a year goes to the aviation...
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Airlines fly through tax loopholes while burning up planet
This article was first published by the Huffington Post.Flying is often the cheapest, quickest and most convenient way to get to that beach, city break or weekend away. Unfortunately it's also the...
View ArticleState aid for airports & airlines
On 3 July 2013 the European Commission published revised draft guidelines on State aid to airports and airlines. The guidelines need to be urgently reconsidered as they risk further distorting...
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