New research published by Transport & Environment (T&E) concludes that the average diesel car may produce more CO2 over its lifetime than a comparable petrol-engined vehicle, reversing the accepted position of emissions analysts.
I wrote my first feature for Rolling Stone, about the already observable impacts of global warming, back in 2004. The piece, “Diary of a Dying Planet,” leads with a heatwave that killed tens of thousands of Europeans in the summer of 2003 – mostly the elderly and the infirm – who baked to death in
There was “a flaw” in the theory: this is the famous admission by Alan Greenspan, the former chair of the Federal Reserve, to a congressional inquiry into the 2008 financial crisis. His belief that the self-interest of the lending institutions would lead automatically to the correction of financial markets had proved wrong. Now, in the
The value of some used diesel cars has dropped by as much as 26% since the start of this year amid a crackdown on older vehicles.
The UK government is “flouting” its duty to protect the lives and health of its citizens from illegal and dangerous levels of air pollution, according to the UN’s special rapporteur on human rights related to toxic waste.
When Jaguar Land Rover followed in the tracks of Volvo last week with its shift to an electric-powered future, the car maker didn’t just talk about hybrids and batteries. Its chief executive also showed that his company, like governments and oil firms, is finally waking up to the global shockwaves electric cars will
It’s inevitable. Burning fossil fuels in the 21st Century has become the new smoking and whether you are a liberal lefty willing on zero-emission zones or a hard-right climate sceptic, expect to soon be bombarded with marketing bumf about why your next car should be an electric one and why you need to give up
Nicola Sturgeon outlines plans to ‘massively expand’ pilot projects to encourage uptake of electric vehicles.