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Green News

Why did New Zealand PM fly two private planes for trip to China?

The Prime Minister's 30-year-old plane is so prone to break downs, he has to bring a spare.

26/06/2023

Travel News

These scenic bus routes in England will cost you under €3

Travellers can save around 30 per cent on most routes, rising to 87 per cent on some rural services.

12/06/2023

Green News

Cycling like the Dutch would slash the world’s carbon footprint 

If everybody cycled like the Dutch, we could offset the UK or Australia’s entire carbon footprint.

03/06/2023

Travel News

Tickets for SAS' first ever electric flight quickly sell out

Tickets went on sale today despite the aircraft not being built yet.

01/06/2023

Green News

The EU’s ‘dirty list’: Which countries are burning the most coal?

Two countries dominate Europe’s coal emissions. Though falling, coal made up over 60% of the bloc's power sector pollution last year.

23/05/2023

Experiences

This slow travel company saved 1,000 trees worth of CO2 last year

Byway's bookings have grown by 450 per cent in the last year, as more and more people discover the joys of flight-free holidays.

16/05/2023

Green News

EU emissions fell by 4% at end of 2022 despite energy crisis

Emissions fell in 23 of the 27 EU member states in the last three months of 2022.

15/05/2023

Europe News

EU airlines and airports set to be greener under new SAF rules

Under ReFuelEU Aviation, the sector will have to progressively blend more sustainable aviation fuels (SAF) with kerosene.

26/04/2023

Green News

US: New rules could see electric vehicle sales surge tenfold by 2030

In the USA, transportation is the largest single cause of emissions, releasing 27 per cent of the country’s total emissions. New EV targets could change that.

13/04/2023

Travel News

Where in Europe are people ditching domestic flights?

‘Environmental pressure’ reducing the number of domestic flights across Europe, data shows.

11/04/2023

Green News

Why Schiphol airport is cutting night flights and noisy jets

The airport acknowledges that the decision could push up the price of holidays as a result.

06/04/2023

Travel News

Airlines want to erase borders in the sky to make flights quicker

Pilots have to speak to 27 different air traffic controls to fly through Europe. A ‘single sky’ could change that

30/03/2023

Green News

Millionaires are burning through our carbon budget, scientists warn

Millionaire spending will make clean transition ‘less likely’, a new report has warned.

22/03/2023

Eco-Innovation

‘Environmental catastrophe’: Can recycled cement help rebuild Ukraine?

Concrete’s binding ingredient is responsible for around 8% of global CO2 emissions. But researchers have found a way to recycle it all.

22/03/2023

Europe Decoded

Can slower speed limits on EU motorways really curb emissions?

Road transport accounted for a fifth of the total EU greenhouse gas emissions in 2019, and over three-quarters of the overall transport emissions.

16/03/2023

Green News

Could a 'tyre tax' help cut car emissions in the UK?

Particles from tyres could be the next avenue for clean air campaigners to tackle pollution.

02/03/2023

Climate

Fungi is being used to help capture CO2 under this new offset scheme

Companies are eyeing up an ‘entire galaxy’ below ground, which could boost forest biodiversity while creating carbon credits.

20/02/2023

Nature

What’s the greenest way to gift flowers this Valentine’s?

Roses are red, but not very green. Here's how to gift flowers responsibly this Valentine’s.

14/02/2023

Travel News

Watch TGV test its new low carbon trains in the Czech countryside

TGV's new, greener trains are set to launch in France in 2024.

13/02/2023

Green News

German court rejects climate lawsuit against car maker BMW

The case argued that manufacturers like BMW pose a threat to people's rights if they continue making vehicles that produce greenhouse gas emissions.

08/02/2023