Low Emissions Zones have their place in cleaning up the UK's worst air pollution hotspots, writes Richard Howard. But we also need to adopt fiscal measures to encourage a shift away from diesel vehicles, at once delivering cleaner air, increased tax revenues, and lower carbon emissions.
… Matter (PM) in London, and within this diesel cars and vans are the main culprits. Diesel … first time, CO 2 emissions from new petrol cars were lower than emissions from diesel cars (on a sales-weighted basis). Despite the …
International investors worth a collective $24 trillion have warned car manufacturers that they must 'get with the beat' on climate change, writes Terry Macalister. If car makers fail to shift to low emission models, they will face a large-scale sell-off of their shares.
… and invest more heavily in low-emission cars, says a network of 250 global investors … devices' that underplayed pollution on its cars, has further tarnished the industry's …
Fewer than half the UK's inhabitants even have a driving licence, writes Chris Church. So how come the UK's transport policies are all about meeting the needs of drivers? After all, even drivers are pedestrians the moment they step out of their cars. Now a new campaign group is forming to give a voice to non-drivers - and demand a better deal.
… pedestrians the moment they step out of their cars. Now a new campaign group is forming to … in this country make their living out of cars, manufacturing cars or supplying the car industry. At some …
The implementation of the Silvertown Tunnel project has steamrolled democracy and will pollute the local area and trash the climate.
… jams?” We say: reduce the total number of cars on the road. Which we need to do anyway, … The reality is that road transport in private cars is subsidised and supported, and official … transport – but unity in support of roads and cars. So, when we say “stop the Silvertown …
A group of medics and activists shut down Volkswagen's UK headquarters, turning it into an emergency diesel pollution clinic. MARIANNE BROOKER reports
… Volkswagen commit to stop producing diesel cars and go 100% electric. Diesel addiction … said: “As the UK’s biggest seller of diesel cars, Volkswagen is complicit in an air … now.” Volkswagen sells the most diesel cars in the UK; one in five new diesel cars …
VW's pollution cheating has caused thousands of premature deaths, write Mike Berners-Lee & Chris Goodall, creating costs that could destroy the company's entire shareholder equity. But this is no 'Black Swan' event. It is an early example of the existential threat to the fossil fuel economy.
… threat to the fossil fuel economy. VWs diesel cars emit a much larger amount of nitrogen … lost annually from the additional NOx from VW cars is thus estimated to be between 4,000 and … higher-than-stated pollution from its 11m cars is between £21bn and £90bn. Before the …
What kind of companies is the European Central Bank supporting by buying €46 billion of their bonds under its QE programme? Research by Corporate Europe Observatory reveals a strong preference for oil, gas, tar sands, dirty power generation, armaments, aviation, airports, car makers, motorways, luxury goods and gambling. Our sustainable be future be damned!
… easing' funds fossil fuels, arms, cars and climate change Corporate Europe … be learned from the lists. Dirty energy and cars From the lists produced by Corporate … holding company Exor is to make sure Italian cars Fiat and Ferrari also feel the Christmas …
Active travel activists should take the lead of climate activists and adopt direct action tactics to win their demands.
… coast of England. He wanted to slow down the cars so his disabled wife would to be able to … no-damage sabotage actions against individual cars have their merits too, as they go directly to the source of the danger (cars), and reduce their ability to harm. They …
Why this advert is dangerous to people and nature – and shows advertising needs new controls.
… whether thinking about life in general, or cars and roads in particular, the idea that … and activities - including those from cars, airlines and fossil fuels. Not long …
Images of burning cars and narratives about Canadian natives breaking the law obscure the real story about the Mi'kmaq people's opposition to shale gas exploration writes Martin Lukacs....
… 2013 News Energy Fracking Activism police cars.jpg Are images of burning police cars a political smokescreen? Images of burning cars and narratives about Canadian natives …
Unnoticed by most of the media, New Labour has embarked on a roadbuilding scheme just as large as the one the Tories bragged was ‘the biggest since the Romans’. All over the UK, however, ordinary people have noticed, and everyone – from doctors and teachers, to old-style road protestors – are once again saying: enough is enough. Paul Kingsnorth reports
… Protestors Activism Campaigns UK Cars Politics And Economics Science And … anyway, as the road fills up with new cars over the next few years. But this is no … public’s unending love affair with its cars. Essentially, the government gave up. It …
Fares for public transport around London should be abolished, says a new campaign briefing from Fare Free London.
… help rapidly to cut the number of private cars, vans and HGVs on the roads – and so cut … travel in high-carbon modes – mainly, private cars – is crucial. The mayor then opted for an …
In the last budget before the general election, Alistair Darling announced a series of measures that could have a positive environmental impact, including a £2 billion green investment bank
… £1 billion in private sector investment. Cars A 50 per cent reduction in company car tax for ultra-low carbon cars from 2010-2015 (those emitting between 1 …
Fossil fuel companies are feeling the heat from investors concerned that many of their assets may prove worthless.
Go fossil-free, urge investment managers Kieran Cooke | 28th October 2013 News Fossil Energy Fossil Green Economy Finance Fossil fuel companies are feeling the heat from investors concerned that many …
We must push for social and climate justice to be at the heart of recovery efforts as big capital works out how to profit from Covid-19.
… new plants runs out at the end of this year. Cars In addition, the coronavirus epidemic has … urged car companies to invest in electric cars. In my view, that will merely preserve …
In Ken Silverstein's 'The Secret World of Oil', Louis Proyect investigates the uber-wealthy middlemen of oil, inhabiting a pampered universe of moral squalor and depravity - one in which Tony Blair found himself completely at home.
… restraint compared to Obiang. How many cars is not enough? Obiang owned a 15,000 … Among Obiang's obsessions were expensive cars, to the point where it became virtually … He owned at least three dozen luxury cars, including seven Ferraris, five Bentleys, …
Economist Herman E Daly argues that our future depends on a new economic model, one that needs to be defined by the dynamic balance – the steady state – of the natural world upon which it depends.
… As an example, a population of 1,000 cars that last 10 years will require new production of 100 cars per year. If more durable cars are made to last 20 years then we need …
London is pressing ahead with a £2 billion climate-trashing tunnel project just as UK prepares to host COP26 international climate negotiations.
… What counts, after all, is not the number of cars using a particular stretch of road, but the inexorable increase in the number of cars – and in this case, HGVs – provided for … paper was written, the sale of fossil-fuelled cars has ballooned (in rich countries …
The Tyre Extinguishers took action against 'hundreds' of gas-guzzling SUVs to make it 'impossible' to own one in a city.
… windscreen. SUVs feature elements of standard cars but are larger and have off-road … models are generally less fuel efficient than cars. Marion Walker, of The Tyre …
Lessons we can learn from the emergence of the Gilets Jaunes (Yellow Vest) movement.
… many yellow vests resorted to using their cars not out of choice but out of necessity, … of about £1750). Their reliance on cars also resulted from cuts to public … changes to other forms of consumer spending, cars and homes are for many people inescapable …
The current economic downturn is hard, but it’s also filled with opportunities to remake the world in a more sustainable way, says Stephen Hale
Don't believe the hype Stephen Hale | 1st October 2008 News Economics Recession Myths Media Finance Economics Politics And Economics Dont_Hype_MAIN.jpg The current economic downturn is hard, but it’s …
Our sick society and stupid economics are dragging the planet to the edge of apocalypse. Earth’s survival depends on a completely new way of thinking. By Kirkpatrick Sale
… environmental movement – triggered by Rachel Carson’s 1962 book Silent Spring – began. And … solar panels, rainforest coffees, hybrid cars, string bags, organic food, composting, … and more, of anything (like children or cars or chemicals or PhDs or golf courses or …
Our insatiable appetite for expensive coffee is causing a global trail of waste and destruction, writes Donnachadh McCarthy. Following the successful campaign for a 5p plastic bag levy, it's time to move on to a much larger 25p levy on disposable coffee cups - making those that profit from the waste carry the cost of its disposal.
UK's 3 billion waste coffee cups a year: let those who profit pay the cost Donnachadh McCarthy | 18th March 2016 Comment Drink Sustainability Finance Corporations coffee-cup-cut.jpg Our insatiable …