As Cop26 car pledge underwhelms, delegates ask: where are the bikes?
At transport day in Glasgow EVs were given centre stage, in what campaigners said was a missed opportunity to promote public transport and active travel
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Five ways the UK is failing to walk the talk on a green recovery ahead of Cop26
While vocal on raising climate ambition on the global stage, recent domestic policy announcements undermine the UK host’s leadership credentials
Belém’s electric bus controversy: a cautionary tale for COP30
A plan for new buses in the Brazilian city hosting the 2025 UN climate summit was held up by a political row that suggests the road to COP30 could get rocky
Is the shipping industry’s R&D climate fund a Trojan Horse?
A proposed $500 million annual fund for climate innovation in shipping is welcome, but falls far short of a strategy to cut rising emissions
Mumbai highway project threatens new air pollution crisis
Sea breezes have protected Mumbai from air pollution, but a new coastal road will send exhaust fumes from 200,000 cars each day drifting across the city
One fifth of proposed EU fund investment high carbon, high risk
NEWS: Money for coal, roads and airports will hurt climate goals warn analysts at UK environmental consultancy E3G
Latin America must tackle inequality to cut emissions
COMMENT: As UN climate talks take place in Lima, inadequate housing and public transport are contributing to climate change
Africa adopts sustainable transport plan
NEW: Roadmap endorsed by 42 African countries sets stage for green transport transition across Africa
Politicians must take on transport “taboos” to curb emissions
NEWS: Technology alone will not cut transport emissions enough, say researchers – the rich must travel less
American cities consider health warnings for fuel pumps
NEWS: A campaign is underway in US and Canada to get stickers on gas pumps warning about the impacts of climate change
Obama announces new US fuel efficiency standards
New regulations scheduled for 2016 could cut carbon pollution in USA by 10% say Sierra Club
Canada tar sands set to benefit from EU 2030 climate plan
EU proposal to drop curbs on imported fuels could boost CO2 emissions from transport by 32 megatonnes
South Korean city of Suwon goes car free for thirty days
For thirty days, residents of Suwon city in South Korea agreed to swap their cars for a eccentric collection of bicycles
EU set for landmark vote on future of biofuels
MEPs to decide on transport limits for crop based biofuels with hunger, indirect land use change and carbon emissions topping agenda
Arnie: Environmentalists should learn from my eco Hummers
Arnold Schwarzenegger says positive messages not guilt are key to selling climate policies
USA holds key to aviation emissions deal
UN talks this week aimed at cutting the climate impact of aviation and shipping but support from the US will be crucial
My 16kg transport carbon footprint
The CarbonDiem app allows users to monitor their impact on climate change by tracking the scope and mode of their transport
Drought set to close Mississippi River trade route
Army moves in to break up rocks on river bed as water levels fall below safe levels for barges
Cool climate: The bike that has no pedals
The Fliz relies purely on people power, just like the bicycle’s fore-runner, the velocipede – but is it really an eco answer to congested towns?
Why taxing shipping emissions is not all plain sailing
Good progress is being made towards a deal on shipping emissions, despite the conflicting ambitions of the International Maritime Organisation and UN climate change agency
London 2012: A medal for innovation in the road race?
The London 2012 fleet is bringing new carbon-cutting technology to the roads, from efficient diesel, hybrid and electric cars but can these technologies leave their own Olympic legacy.
Will 2012 Olympics win gold for curing London’s congestion curse?
The city faces regular gridlock but the challenge of accommodating the Olympics could trigger the innovation needed to keep the city moving full time.
Aviation battle lines drawn as first attempt at a global carbon deal turns sour
Groups including Oxfam and Greenpeace weigh in as politicians and lobby groups raise the stakes and trade increasingly bold accusations.
Can London 2012 mimic Beijing’s Olympic carbon cuts?
Emissions and congestion in the host city of the last Games briefly decreased during the event. What can London do to make the impact permanent?