European Federation for Transport and Environment

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Transport & Environment
TypeNGO
Legal statusFederation
HeadquartersBrussels, Belgium
Executive Director
William Todts
President
Jeppe Juul
Vice-President
João Vieira
Vice-President
Inga Ringailaite
Websitewww.transportenvironment.org

The European Federation for Transport and Environment, commonly referred to as Transport & Environment (T&E), is a European umbrella for non-governmental organisations working in the field of transport and the environment, promoting sustainable transport in Europe; which means an approach to transport that is environmentally responsible, economically sound and socially just.

History

T&E was created in 1990 with the realisation that many political decisions that influence the environmental damage caused by transport - both positively and negatively - are taken at a European level. These involve getting transport prices right, vehicle emission limits, fuel quality standards, taxes, funding of infrastructure, safety requirements, air quality standards, deregulation and liberalization and more.

Mission

Transport & Environment’s mission is to promote, at EU and global level, a transport policy based on the principles of sustainable development. Transport policy should minimise harmful impacts on the environment and health, maximise efficiency of resources, including energy and land, and guarantee safety and sufficient access for all. Critical remarks:

T&E studies on the subject of transport highlight the advantages of e-mobility. The authors sometimes lack objectivity, as three examples show:

Quote 1: "Taking into account recycling, the battery of an electric car consumes up to 30 kilograms of raw materials, while a conventional car burns an average of 17,000 liters of gasoline." This comparison is misleading, because the electric car currently powered by a mix of electricity also consumes large amounts of raw materials, e.g. coal or gas that is converted into electricity.

Quote 2: "Furthermore, only a small tax is levied on fuels in Germany, whereas the tax on electricity is very high." In fact, the tax for gasoline is about three times higher than for electricity https://www.adac.de/verkehr/tanken-kraftstoff-antrieb/tipps-zum-tanken/7-fragen-zum-benzinpreis/

Quote 3: "Gas trucks are not clean and often even dirtier than diesel vehicles." Stefan Siegemund, Head of Renewable Energies and Mobility at dena, contradicts this statement. The emission of nitrogen oxides and fine dust is lower than with diesel with the Euro standard 6. "With an argument based on relative values and selectively selected measurement data, T&E knits an argumentation structure against the currently available, technically fully developed drive alternative LNG", summarizes Kehler. https://www.jitpay.eu/2019/11/19/zukunft-erdgas-kritisiert-te-studie/

Publications

Mind the Gap

Issued every year, this report examines the difference between the official laboratory test results and real-world CO2 emissions and fuel economy of cars. The difference between official laboratory test results and real-world car performance is jumping from 9% in 2001 to 28% in 2012 and 42% in 2015. It is expected to reach 50% before 2020.[1] One of the sources for real-world fuel consumption values used in this study is the data set provided by Spritmonitor.

Main campaign areas

Members

T&E is currently supported by 53 organisations (44 members and 9 supporters) in 26 countries.[16]

Funding

Transport & Environment received funding from the following institutions in 2016: more than 750,000 euros from the European Climate Foundation and The Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation. More than 500,000 euros from the European Commission, more than 250,000 euros from ClimateWorks Foundation, more than a 100,000 euros from Funders for Fair Trade and the Oak Foundation, more than 25,000 euros from BirdLife, De Staatsecretaris van Infrastructuur en Milieu, FIA Foundation, the German Federal Environment Agency (UBA), Stiftung Mercator, and Transport for London.

See also

References

  1. ^ "Mind the Gap 2016 - Report | Transport & Environment".
  2. ^ "Air quality and transport | Transport & Environment".
  3. ^ "Flying and climate change | Transport & Environment".
  4. ^ "Better trade and regulation | Transport & Environment".
  5. ^ "Biofuels | Transport & Environment".
  6. ^ "Electric cars | Transport & Environment".
  7. ^ "Cleaner, safer trucks | Transport & Environment".
  8. ^ "Dieselgate and stopping test cheating | Transport & Environment".
  9. ^ "Dirty Oil | Transport & Environment".
  10. ^ "Transport climate targets and the Paris Agreement | Transport & Environment".
  11. ^ "Sustainable finance | Transport & Environment".
  12. ^ "Rail | Transport & Environment".
  13. ^ "Shipping and the environment | Transport & Environment".
  14. ^ "Vans | Transport & Environment".
  15. ^ "Vehicle noise | Transport & Environment".
  16. ^ "Members | Transport & Environment".

External links

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