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EU violating standard on environmental justice
The bodies that enforce the Aarhus Convention, which guarantees public access to information and justice in environmental matters, have ruled that the EU is not compliant with the convention and is...
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Enforcing environmental rules in trade deals ‘as important as commercial rules’
An enforceable set of sustainable development requirements should be written into all free trade agreements that the EU concludes. That is the recommendation from a paper by T&E which draws on...
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EU wants environmental guarantees from the UK
Europe’s chief negotiator on the UK’s exit from the EU has insisted that Britain must agree to abide by EU environmental rules if it wants access to the internal market. Speaking at a special debate...
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More citizens-led data on the damage caused by deadly diesel
The citizens-led campaign to reduce air pollution in Milan has spread to Rome, with the NGO behind the ‘NO2 – no thanks’ campaign publishing figures on dangerous air quality in the Italian capital, as...
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Holidaymakers ‘forced to smoke’
Air pollution is now so bad in many of Europe’s most popular cities that holidaymakers on city breaks may be smoking the equivalent of up to four cigarettes in a four-day trip. Figures from T&E...
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MEPs want €10bn allocated for cleaner and safer transport in EU budget
MEPs have given a thumbs-up to spending €10 billion of the EU’s transport infrastructure budget on smart, sustainable and safe transport projects like re-charging stations and railway signaling...
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EU unveils climate strategy for fossil fuel-free transport
Europe’s climate strategy should include ending carbon emissions from transport by 2050, the European Commission has said. In a draft long-term plan published last month, the Commission outlined eight...
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Commission turns blind eye to ‘inadequate’ climate plans
European governments’ climate plans will not meet the EU’s 2030 decarbonisation target for transport, a new analysis shows. Yet the European Commission is letting national governments off the hook in...
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Europe Digital Marketing Officer wanted!
T&E is seeking a digital marketing specialist who uses digital tools and applies storytelling to move citizens to action and confront politicians with people’s demand for change. Transport ModeAll...
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VdL’s ‘one in, one out’ policy ‘incompatible’ with climate efforts
Europe’s leading environmental NGOs have warned that the incoming European Commission president’s ‘one in, one out’ proposal for EU legislation will lead to a weakening of efforts to tackle climate...
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