Government's air travel tax pledge in doubt
Guardian Unlimited | 10 Mar 2011
Sources admit 'questions marks' over key manifesto pledge, which flouts European Union laws. The government is preparing to reverse a key coalition pledge to bring in an environmental tax on air travel after finding that European Union laws would prevent it. Last year's coalition manifesto contained a pledge to reform air passenger duty (APD), a tax imposed on all passengers on planes leaving the UK except those who are on transfer, to curtail greenhouse gas emissions.
 England | Greenhouse Gas Emissions | Traditional Fuel Use | Transport

Do electric cars really produce fewer emissions?
Guardian Unlimited | 17 Jan 2011
Can electric cars claim to be 'emissions-free' when they run on electricity generated from the burning of fossil fuels? We keep hearing lots of renewed chatter about how electric cars are about to take off (not literally, of course, although that would be fun) in popularity. But for me, the fundamental question remains unanswered: do they really produce fewer emissions when you take into account that they run on electricity produced, in large part, through the burning of fossil fuels?
 United Kingdom | Energy Production | Environmental Impacts | Renewable Energy | Traditional Fuel Use | Transport

BA sees £50 million hit from weather disruption
Yahoo! News | 06 Jan 2011
British Airways said on Thursday that the underlying upward trend in passenger traffic remained intact despite a weather-induced downturn last month that will cost it 50 million pounds.
 United Kingdom | Economy | Extreme Weather | Traditional Fuel Use | Transport

Climate pledge failure would boost oil prices
Yahoo! News | 04 Nov 2010
A reduction of ten percent in oil demand could knock about $20 off the price of a barrel of crude by 2035 if nations meet their climate change pledges and cut fossil fuel subsidies the International Energy Agency says.
 United Kingdom | Climate Change | Industry | International Environmental Conventions | Traditional Fuel Use

Mayor Confirms Removal of the Congestion Charge Western Extension
Environmental Protection UK | 22 Oct 2010
The Mayor of London Boris Johnson has confirmed that the western extension to the Congestion Charge will be removed from 4th January 2011. The Mayor also confirmed plans to introduce a 'greener vehicles discount' in place of the current 'alternative fuels discount', which will provide free entry to the charging areas for vehicles which emit less than 100 grams of CO2 per kilometre and meet the Euro 5 emissions standards.
 England | Congestion | Public Policy | Traditional Fuel Use | Transport

Tories plan tax rise on air travel
Guardian Unlimited | 17 Aug 2006
David Cameron's transport policy review team will propose a radical programme for steep tax rises on air travel and gas-guzzling cars offset by cuts in council tax, VAT and national insurance, it was revealed last night
 Traditional Fuel Use | Transport

Shell joins green public transport project
Telegraph | 29 Jun 2006
Royal Dutch Shell is working with Dutch authorities and the MAN bus company to create a fleet of hydrogen-fueled buses in Rotterdam in what is the world's largest hydrogen cell public transport project.
 Air Pollution | Corporate Social Responsibility | Encroachment on Ecosystems | Energy | Energy Conservation | Energy Consumption | Energy Efficiency | Energy Production | Environmental Awareness

Blair Force One cleared for takeoff
Guardian Unlimited | 21 Jun 2006
PM and Queen to get dedicated official aircraft, to dismay of opposition parties.
 Aviation | Energy Conservation | Energy Consumption | Traditional Fuel Use | Transport

There is a tide in the affairs of men ...
Guardian Unlimited | 20 Jun 2006
There's a line of ugly sheds on the seafront north of Lerwick. Some have beautiful ships tied up alongside, like the bright yellow trawler, Charisma, no doubt a cheering home for the fishermen hoovering up herring out in the Arctic waters. Most, however, are just ugly.
 Aviation | Energy Conservation | Energy Consumption | Energy Efficiency | Renewable Energy | Science and Environment | Traditional Fuel Use

UN environment chief calls for 'new era'
Financial Times US | 13 Jun 2006
The new executive director of the United Nations Environment Programme has called for a new era beyond campaigning in which environmental concerns are integrated fully into economic market regulations.
 Energy Production | Energy Conservation | Energy Consumption | Fossil Fuels | Gas-Fired Power Plants | Hydropower | Impacts on Ecosystems | Nuclear Power | Renewable Energy