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Factsheet: Comparing holiday season travel prices by train and plane
Europe's transport system is still heavily skewed in favour of flying
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Europe lost 15,000 km of rail, built 30,000 km of motorway since 1995
Brussels – Since 1995, European countries invested on average 66% more in expanding and refurbishing roads than in railways, new research has found.
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The shocking extent people are encouraged to fly in Europe
A new study of 112 routes in Europe finds that flying is cheaper on average than taking the train, but only because railways don't get the kinds of subsidies and tax breaks that airlines do
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Public transport too expensive in many European countries
Brussels – New analysis by Greenpeace Central and Eastern Europe has ranked public transport affordability and simplicity in 30 European countries and their capitals, and shows that it is too…
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European private jet pollution doubled in one year
The number of private jet flights in Europe increased by 64% last year, and carbon-dioxide emissions from private flights more than doubled
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Private jet emissions quadrupled during 2022 World Economic Forum
Brussels – New analysis commissioned by Greenpeace International shows that 1,040 private jets flew in and out of airports serving the Swiss mountain resort of Davos
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French short-haul flight ban is legal, rules EU Commission in blow to airline lobby
The EU executive has finally confirmed that France's short-haul flight ban is legal, but said it should be limited to only three years.
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Russian oil embargo: EU must cut transport oil use
Brussels, 29 November 2022 – Greenpeace EU is calling on authorities in the EU to introduce emergency measures to cut the continent’s dependence on oil ahead of a ban on…
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EU takes the scenic route to petrol and diesel car phase-out
Negotiators for the EU Commission, EU Parliament and national governments reached an agreement on Thursday evening to phase out sales of new cars with internal combustion engines in the EU by 2035, a deadline which Greenpeace says falls well short of the EU’s climate commitments and will cost drivers hundreds of billions in fuel in the midst of a spiralling energy crisis.
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Transport reforms could cut €63 billion off bills in Europe
Reforms in the transport sector could cut the EU’s oil use for vehicles by 13%, and save people in Europe €63 billion on their bills per year, according…