#Transport
The diesel and petrol fuelled combustion engine is literally choking us to death. Clean, affordable and reliable transport is possible.
The diesel and petrol fuelled combustion engine is literally choking us to death. Clean, affordable and reliable transport is possible.
July 2021
Despite a series of eye-catching announcements, a package of policy proposals released by the European Commission on Wednesday is unfit to tackle the climate crisis, warned Greenpeace.
July 2021
On 14 July, the Commission will formally kick off the complex process of turning a continent-wide climate target into concrete policy measures. But the measures will fail to cut off…
June 2021
EU transport ministers have acknowledged the need to shift from air and road travel to rail to decarbonise transport, but failed to take urgent and concrete action, said Greenpeace.
May 2021
Delivering on the European Year of Rail 2021. Letter from 36 environmental groups to EU transport ministers.
March 2021
Environmental groups called for urgent and concrete action to trigger a rail renaissance and accelerate a shift from air and road travel to trains, as the European Union prepares to…
March 2021
Open letter by Greenpeace, 2CELSIUS, Back on Track, the European Network to Promote Cross Border Night Trains, Germanwatch, eco union, Instytut Spraw Obywatelskich, Natuur & Milieu, and Réseau Action Climat.
March 2021
Underinvestment in Europe’s existing railway infrastructure is already one of the greatest constraints for the rail sector. Misdirecting Covid recovery funding could make this problem insurmountable. Governments and public authorities…
March 2021
Major concessions to polluting industries under new EU sustainable finance rules, leaked on Monday, would stab the EU green deal in the heart, said Greenpeace.
December 2020
Brussels — As part of the European Green Deal package, the European Commission launched a new mobility strategy today. Despite a Commission claim that the mobility strategy would tackle all…
December 2020
Brussels, 8 December 2020 – Tomorrow, on 9 December, the European Commission is due to publish a new strategy for smart and sustainable mobility to align the transport sector with…
December 2020
More than 30 NGOs sent a letter to Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, European Parliament President David Sassoli and European Council President Charles Michel, urging them to take action…
November 2020
Brussels – A new study published by the European Commission on the non-CO2 impacts of aviation on the climate crisis confirms that the non-CO2 impacts of air…
November 2020
Brussels – The European Commission has opened the door to funding for polluting gas, bioenergy and cars by classifying them as ‘sustainable’ in a draft rulebook on green investments, known…
October 2020
Greenpeace Germany activists projected the slogan “Stop driving the climate crisis #TransformTransport” onto the Germany Ministry of Transport in Berlin early this morning to stop the expansion of freeways and…
October 2020
As Europe continues to be a global hotspot for the coronavirus pandemic and its economic and social impact, the EU is moving ahead to agree an unprecedented recovery fund of…
September 2020
Analysis by eight leading green NGOs.
September 2020
Brussels – New research, published by Climact and New Climate Institute and commissioned by Greenpeace Belgium, offers a roadmap for decision-makers to decarbonise the European transport sector by 2040, powering…
September 2020
As part of the European Green Deal, the European Commission promised to adopt a strategy for smart and sustainable mobility that “will address the challenge of climate neutrality and tackle…
August 2020
This airline bailout tracker by Greenpeace, Transport & Environment, and Carbon Market Watch compiles publicly available data and will be regularly updated.
June 2020
In an open letter published today, on the eve of an EIB stakeholder meeting, 34 organisations, including Greenpeace, call on the bank to align its lending and client portfolios with…
May 2020
The European Commission’s €1.85 trillion recovery plan is contradictory at best and damaging at worst, said Greenpeace.
May 2020
As the European Commission and many European governments decide on recovery plans worth trillions of euro, Greenpeace warned that ‘green growth’ - as touted by Commission President Ursula von der…
April 2020
Airline polluters are now seeking more than €26 billion in taxpayers’ money - double the amount of just a week ago - according to the European airline bailout tracker compiled…
April 2020
Returning to 'normal' cannot be an option - aviation de-growth is necessary to restrict global heating to 1,5°C and limit climate breakdown. This crisis must be the starting point for…
March 2020
Brussels, 26 March 2020 – The European Union’s response to the Covid-19 pandemic must focus on saving lives and help make our societies fairer, greener and more resilient to future…
March 2020
The Covid-19 pandemic is showing just how fragile our societies, economies and democracies can be. Along with many other organisations and governments, the European Union is scrambling to prevent the…
November 2019
Brussels, 29 November 2019 – Draft plans for a European Green Deal would have minimal impact on the worsening climate and ecological emergencies, warned Greenpeace. Greenpeace has obtained a recent…
June 2019
Luxembourg, 6 June 2019 — Activists from Germany, Poland, Belgium and Greenpeace Luxembourg are peacefully demonstrating outside a meeting of EU Transport Ministers in Luxembourg with a crashed car and…
October 2018
It started in the early hours of Monday morning. I rolled out of bed and tiptoed to the kitchen table to stare at my laptop bleary-eyed: 3.04 am in Brussels,…
September 2018
If Europe is to honour its commitment to the Paris Climate Agreement to limit global warming to 1.5°C, sales of petrol, diesel and conventional hybrid cars must end
January 2018
Commission ordered Member States to explain inaction on dangerous air pollution Brussels – Nine Greenpeace activists baring their lungs on their chests demanded “Clean Air Now” outside a closed-door emergency…
November 2017
Brussels – A package of policy measures for the transport sector released by the European Commission fails to deliver an ambitious vision of shared mobility powered by renewable energy, said…