Author: Transport & Environment (T&E)

Support CleanTechnica's work through a Substack subscription or on Stripe. Aviation demand is primarily driven by airline strategies and travel trends, economists say. A new study by two economists, commissioned by green group T&E, shows that aviation demand depends mostly on airline strategy and market trends, such as changed travel ... [continued]

Support CleanTechnica's work through a Substack subscription or on Stripe. Huge biofuels expansion without safeguards would drive deforestation. Next month the world’s spotlight will turn to Belém, a city on the edge of the Amazon rainforest, as Brazil hosts the COP30 climate summit. The setting is symbolic. The Amazon, “the ... [continued]

Support CleanTechnica's work through a Substack subscription or on Stripe. The European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) has published its first annual technical report on the implementation of the ReFuelEU regulation, which monitors how airlines and fuel suppliers are complying with the new sustainable aviation fuels (SAF) mandate. The findings ... [continued]

Support CleanTechnica's work through a Substack subscription or on Stripe. The EU should mandate ticket sharing and competitor display in upcoming law to make rail a more attractive and competitive option. The difficulties of booking train tickets across separate rail operators are turning away many long-distance travellers. Almost two thirds ... [continued]

Support CleanTechnica's work through a Substack subscription or on Stripe. European cities and civil society groups have warned that accepting lower US car standards will see more dangerous vehicles flood into Europe. EU officials must revisit the hastily agreed trade deal with the US, where the EU stated that it ... [continued]

Support CleanTechnica's work through a Substack subscription or on Stripe. Vote to adopt the Net-Zero Framework postponed for one year. Negotiations at the International Maritime Organization (IMO) have ended in the postponement of the vote to adopt the landmark Net-Zero Framework (NZF) for a year. This comes after a week ... [continued]

Support CleanTechnica's work through a Substack subscription or on Stripe. US, UAE, Saudi Arabia and other oil producing countries are pressuring EU to abandon its green shipping measures in return for weaker global deal. The US, UAE, Saudi Arabia and other oil producing countries are pressuring the EU to abandon ... [continued]

Support CleanTechnica's work through a Substack subscription or on Stripe. 27 leading green fuel producers call for leaders to adopt the International Maritime Organization’s (IMO) Net Zero Framework and to provide specific incentives for green e-fuels. 27 leading green fuel producers are calling on IMO delegates to seize a ‘once-in-a-generation’ ... [continued]

Support CleanTechnica's work through a Substack subscription or on Stripe. Biofuel demand continues to grow worldwide despite being responsible for 16% more CO2 emissions globally than the fossil fuels they replace. Using just 3% of the same land for solar would produce the same amount of energy, new study shows. ... [continued]

Support CleanTechnica's work through a Substack subscription or on Stripe. Carmaker lobby ACEA wants to turn Europe’s car regulation into a “Swiss cheese — full of holes.” The car industry is demanding loopholes in the EU car CO2 law that would halve the bloc’s ambition of selling only zero-emission cars in ... [continued]