The Committee on Climate Change released its latest report today highlighting the devastating impact the economic recession has had on carbon trading schemes and investment for low carbon technologies. The report emphasises the vast investment needed in efficiency through green housing, power and transport in Britain, to service the goal of meeting the commitments in [...]

Last week, Ontario announced new plans to offer rebates on the purchase of electric cars purchased after July 1st 2010. The long term aim of the Ontario government is to have 1 in 20 cars by 2020 electric, as part of a move to encourage greener transport policies. The law would allow rebates of “$4,000 [...]

Nearly a year after India’s climate change plan was revealed, Indian cities are waking up to incorporating climate change action into their policies. The capital, Delhi, has recently unveiled its own climate change action plan that incorporates six out of eight of the nation’s CC missions.  Parts of this initiative are a number of transport [...]

The transport sector once again takes centre stage, as the European Environment Agency criticizes the green credentials of motor vehicles, freight transport and rail networks. Highlighting the need to shift investments in the current economic climate to more sustainable and energy efficient modes, Professor Jacqueline McGlade, EEA executive director, added that “…trends in transport are [...]

The transport sector in Mexico contributes 18 percent of national CO2 emissions. According to estimations by EMBARQ, transport emissions (other than CO2) are responsible for 4,000 premature deaths and 2.5 million lost work days per year in Mexico City. In other words, transport should be and is a high priority for policy makers of Mexico’s [...]

Transport Ministers from 21 major countries met in Tokyo last week to discuss the establishment of a global trading scheme for emissions from aviation. The ministers expressed their support for the International Civil Aviation Organisation’s (ICAO) efforts to take action on the growing contribution of the airline industry to the stock of greenhouse gases in [...]

On a recent trip to India, I was amazed at the rapid speed to which the Indian populous have taken to the roads.  In major urban cities of Bangalore and Chennai, traffic jams composed of auto rickshaws, overloaded buses, motorcyclists, and small-sized cars struggle to get from point A to B quickly, efficiently, and safely.  [...]

The concept of “vehicle-to-grid” (V2G) links two of the most critical factors of modern society – transport and electric power; both of which will need to undergo technological transitions to more renewable sources in order to achieve oil independence, increase energy security (reducing risk of shocks), and improvements in our natural environment in response to [...]