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    How EU subsidies inflate biofuel prices (Opinion)

    Published: Wed, 08 May 2013 08:43:18 GMT

    Public subsidies constitute a powerful market intervention that indirectly inflate biofuel prices, argues Chris Charles. Industry criticisms of the International Institute of Sustainable Development’s research on the subject fall wide of the mark, he writes.

    Lawmakers vote to limit van speed, reject stronger CO2 target (News)

    Published: Tue, 07 May 2013 15:01:35 GMT

    The European Parliament’s environment committee on Tuesday (7 May) called for the installation of electric speed limiters for vans to prevent their accelerating beyond an agreed 120kph cap. But MEPs rejected reducing the 2020 target for van CO2 emissions to 118g per km.

    The European Parliament is making a bad biofuels proposal worse (Opinion)

    Published: Tue, 07 May 2013 11:28:33 GMT

    The European Parliament wants to reinforce the principle of discrimination in the EU’s draft biofuels directive, setting Europe on a collision course with its obligations in the World Trade Organisation (WTO), writes Fredrik Erixon.

    Biofuels industry sent three mails an hour in ILUC lobby offensive (News)

    Published: Tue, 07 May 2013 06:17:22 GMT

    EXCLUSIVE / Biofuels companies and associations sent EU cabinet members three e-mails an hour, many containing catastrophic warnings, in the run-up to a recent European Commission proposal to account for greenhouse gas emissions that the fuel crops might indirectly cause.

    EU plan for quieter railways still not on track (News)

    Published: Mon, 06 May 2013 05:52:27 GMT

    Putting people and cargo onto the rails may be one way to reduce roadway air pollution, a key goal of the EU’s rail transport policy, but doing so creates another hazard for those living close to railways – noise.

    EU under pressure to toughen ship recycling regulation (News)

    Published: Fri, 03 May 2013 05:55:12 GMT

    In the Bangladesh port city of Chittagong, activists want the EU to get tough on the booming ship recycling industry that has become notorious for its poor labour and environmental safety records. New EU legislation is already in the making and could be finalised in June.

    Britain violates EU pollution law, court rules (News)

    Published: Thu, 02 May 2013 06:26:44 GMT

    British judges ruled yesterday (1 May) that the British government has breached EU air quality rules and asked the European Court of Justice for guidance on what action needs to be taken, delaying immediate improvements to air pollution.

    Biofuels: Whos subsidising whom? (Opinion)

    Published: Mon, 29 Apr 2013 16:55:25 GMT

    Land-use change arguments against biofuels are based on shifting sands, and neglect the massive contribution that fuel crops such as bioethanol make to Europe's economy, argue Eric Sievers and Rob Vierhout. 

    Electric vehicles sell power to the US grid (News)

    Published: Mon, 29 Apr 2013 06:40:13 GMT

    A technology developed with the University of Delaware has sold power from electric vehicles to the power grid for the first time, the power company NRG Energy Inc said on Friday (26 April).

    MEPs back fuel-efficiency plan for cars, including 'super-credits' (News)

    Published: Thu, 25 Apr 2013 06:33:12 GMT

    The European Parliament’s environment committee yesterday (24 April) voted through a firm carbon emissions target for Europe’s passenger cars to reach by 2020, and a ballpark figure for 2025.

    Traffic pollution, noise linked to heart diseases: Study (News)

    Published: Tue, 23 Apr 2013 06:22:58 GMT

    Exposure to traffic pollution and noise can in the long run lead to atherosclerosis, according to a German study which for the first time explored the links between the two.

    Study: Biofuels took a ¬10 billion Cyprus bailout in 2011 (News)

    Published: Wed, 17 Apr 2013 06:51:12 GMT

    Public support for biofuels in Europe in 2011 added up to €10 billion, a sum equal to the EU’s bailout of Cyprus, according to new research by the International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD).

    Ivan Hoda : 'We have reconciled ourselves to the 95g CO2 target' (Interview)

    Published: Mon, 15 Apr 2013 07:01:43 GMT

    Europe's car industry has reconciled itself to EU plans to limit emissions from cars to 95 grams of CO2 per km (g/km), and from vans to 147 g/km, Ivan Hoda , secretary-general of the European Automobile Manufacturers Association, tells EurActiv.

    ACEA: 2013 will probably be worst year for car sales (News)

    Published: Mon, 15 Apr 2013 06:49:33 GMT

    EXCLUSIVE / This year is likely to be the worst on record for car sales in the European market because of the recession, said Ivan Hoda , head of the European Automobile Manufacturers' Association ACEA.

    EU prepares gentler design for lorries to save lives, fuel (News)

    Published: Mon, 15 Apr 2013 06:34:10 GMT

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    The European Commission will table new proposals today (15 April) designed to make lorries more gentle with cyclists and pedestrians in the event of a crash, but also cleaner and more fuel-efficient, campaigners say.

    Climate change means bumpier air travel, scientists say (News)

    Published: Tue, 09 Apr 2013 06:09:05 GMT

    Turbulence on transatlantic flights will become more frequent and severe by 2050 as carbon dioxide emissions rise, leading to longer journey times and increased fuel consumption, British scientists say in a new study.

    'Bicycle highways' help save healthcare costs in Northern Europe (News)

    Published: Thu, 04 Apr 2013 06:24:49 GMT

    Bicycle highways, a new transport experiment, are spreading fast across the European Union, notably in Denmark, Germany, Sweden and the UK.

    EU, Japan agree to launch trade talks (News)

    Published: Mon, 25 Mar 2013 11:08:23 GMT

    The European Union and Japan agreed on Monday (25 March) to launch talks on one of the world's most ambitious trade deals despite opposition from European carmakers, a test of how far both sides are willing to go in their hunt for economic growth.

    Low-fare airlines to sue EU for 'stopping the clock' on ETS (News)

    Published: Fri, 22 Mar 2013 07:52:01 GMT

    The European Low Fares Airline Association says it will file a lawsuit against the European Commission’s proposed one-year suspension of the Emissions Trading System's (ETS) application to airlines if the measure is approved.

    Report: Tough EU fuel economy rules could create 443,000 jobs (News)

    Published: Mon, 18 Mar 2013 07:22:49 GMT

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    Robust fuel efficiency standards for cars could create up to 443,000 new jobs by 2030 and add €16 billion per year to Europe’s GDP, according to the first economic study of the effects of CO2 legislation on the auto-industry.