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June 30, 2019

Friends of the Earth calls for a transport revolution

Friends of the Earth accuses the Department for Transport of going rogue on climate change and presiding over increasing emissions.
April 1, 2019

Activists disrupt Seoul Motor Show to demand car makers end the age of oil

Only 0.2 per cent of the 23.2 million cars registered in South Korea are electric or hydrogen powered.
February 6, 2019

Time to make bus travel free, says Friends of the Earth

Dozens of cities across the world offer some form of free public transport.
September 21, 2018

Call for diesel and petrol car sales to end before 2030

New car sales in Europe must be diesel and petrol free before 2030 to keep global warming within 1.5 degrees, warns a new report.
August 18, 2018

Nearly 80% of diesel cars exceed emissions limit in latest Which? tests

Most modern diesel cars are much dirtier than official limits when put through more rigorous real-world tests, says Which?.
July 30, 2018

LGA warning on growing congestion crisis

The number of vehicles on England’s roads has risen by nearly two and a half million in the last five years, councils have revealed.
May 27, 2018

Germany’s first diesel ban will be in force by 31 May

Bans on diesel vehicles will be in force in Hamburg by the end of this month.
November 13, 2013

Environmental transport policies cutting road deaths

Accidents on Brighton and Hove’s roads have fallen by a substantial 12.5 per cent as a result of green policies, according to a major survey.
October 27, 2013

Scottish Parliament to debate road death prevention methods

Cross-party support has been secured for a Scottish Parliament debate on a popular European system designed to protect road users.
August 21, 2009

Scots churchgoers urged to act on their carbon footprints

Car-sharing, buses, cycling and walking to church are some of the ways Christians could be reducing their carbon footprints, says a new report from the Church of Scotland.