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Climate crisis | The Guardian<p>Labour: changes to EV rules will have ‘negligible’ impact on UK emissions <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2025/apr/07/labour-ev-rules-uk-emissions-trump-tariffs-car-firms-climate" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theguardian.com/politics/2025/</span><span class="invisible">apr/07/labour-ev-rules-uk-emissions-trump-tariffs-car-firms-climate</span></a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/Electric" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Electric</span></a>,hybridandlow-emissioncars <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/Greenhousegasemissions" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Greenhousegasemissions</span></a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/Ethicalandgreenliving" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Ethicalandgreenliving</span></a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/Manufacturingsector" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Manufacturingsector</span></a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/Automotiveemissions" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Automotiveemissions</span></a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/Travelandtransport" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Travelandtransport</span></a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/Automotiveindustry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Automotiveindustry</span></a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/Transportpolicy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Transportpolicy</span></a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/USforeignpolicy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USforeignpolicy</span></a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/Greenpolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Greenpolitics</span></a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/Roadtransport" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Roadtransport</span></a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/Foreignpolicy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Foreignpolicy</span></a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/Climatecrisis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Climatecrisis</span></a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/Trumptariffs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trumptariffs</span></a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/Environment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Environment</span></a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/Tradepolicy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Tradepolicy</span></a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/Technology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Technology</span></a></p>
michael<p>time to <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/banSUVs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>banSUVs</span></a> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/apr/04/more-than-1m-cars-sold-in-uk-each-year-too-big-to-fit-typical-parking-space" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theguardian.com/environment/20</span><span class="invisible">25/apr/04/more-than-1m-cars-sold-in-uk-each-year-too-big-to-fit-typical-parking-space</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/cities" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cities</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/TransportPolicy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TransportPolicy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/traffic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>traffic</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ClimateCatastrophe" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ClimateCatastrophe</span></a></p>
michael<p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Women" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Women</span></a> put off <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/cycling" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cycling</span></a> by safety fears and intimidating drivers – study<br>Research by <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/CyclingUK" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CyclingUK</span></a> finds female cyclists report more threatening incidents, as well as a lack of <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/infrastructure" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>infrastructure</span></a></p><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/news/2025/mar/31/women-put-off-cycling-by-safety-fears-and-intimidating-drivers-study" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theguardian.com/news/2025/mar/</span><span class="invisible">31/women-put-off-cycling-by-safety-fears-and-intimidating-drivers-study</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/sustainability" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>sustainability</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/activeTravel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>activeTravel</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/TransportPolicy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TransportPolicy</span></a></p>
US news | The Guardian<p>What is ‘abundance’ liberalism, and why are people arguing about it? <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/mar/28/what-is-abundance-liberalism" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theguardian.com/us-news/2025/m</span><span class="invisible">ar/28/what-is-abundance-liberalism</span></a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/Publicservicespolicy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Publicservicespolicy</span></a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/USdomesticpolicy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USdomesticpolicy</span></a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/Transportpolicy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Transportpolicy</span></a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/Planningpolicy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Planningpolicy</span></a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/Economicpolicy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Economicpolicy</span></a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/USpolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USpolitics</span></a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/Inequality" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Inequality</span></a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/Regulators" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Regulators</span></a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/Democrats" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Democrats</span></a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/USnews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USnews</span></a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/Books" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Books</span></a></p>
Lifestyle | The Guardian US<p>TfL to issue ban on e-bikes after concerns over igniting batteries <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025/mar/26/tfl-to-issue-ban-on-e-bikes-after-concerns-over-igniting-batteries" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theguardian.com/uk-news/2025/m</span><span class="invisible">ar/26/tfl-to-issue-ban-on-e-bikes-after-concerns-over-igniting-batteries</span></a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/LondonUnderground" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LondonUnderground</span></a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/Publictransport" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Publictransport</span></a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/Transportpolicy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Transportpolicy</span></a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/Railtransport" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Railtransport</span></a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/Lifeandstyle" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Lifeandstyle</span></a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/Railindustry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Railindustry</span></a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/Transport" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Transport</span></a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/Politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Politics</span></a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/Business" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Business</span></a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/Cycling" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Cycling</span></a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/London" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>London</span></a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/UKnews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UKnews</span></a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/TfL" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TfL</span></a></p>
michael<p>dire prospects for the <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Oxford" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Oxford</span></a> shire county council election: Labour "fights" anti-LTN lunatics by hastily agreeing with them. So for the rest of us who don't want more cars in the city, there's only the <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/GreenParty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GreenParty</span></a>. <br><a href="https://oxfordclarion.uk/oxfords-elections-2025-the-battlegrounds/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">oxfordclarion.uk/oxfords-elect</span><span class="invisible">ions-2025-the-battlegrounds/</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/bancars" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>bancars</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/banSUVs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>banSUVs</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/TransportPolicy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TransportPolicy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/LocalElections" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LocalElections</span></a></p>
US news | The Guardian<p>Trump administration orders New York to end congestion pricing by March 21 <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/feb/26/trump-nyc-congestion-pricing" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theguardian.com/us-news/2025/f</span><span class="invisible">eb/26/trump-nyc-congestion-pricing</span></a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/Trumpadministration" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trumpadministration</span></a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/Transportpolicy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Transportpolicy</span></a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/DonaldTrump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DonaldTrump</span></a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/USpolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USpolitics</span></a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/NewYork" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NewYork</span></a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/USnews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USnews</span></a></p>
Ali Clarke :flag_tino:<p>Interesting study about the road lobby in NZ. If only public transport and health advocates had similar influence with our government. </p><p>“They supported policies that promoted private vehicles and investment in their supporting infrastructure whilst opposing the reallocation of transport funding from roads to low-carbon transport modes and tighter regulation of vehicle emissions.”</p><p><a href="https://cloudisland.nz/tags/NZPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NZPol</span></a> <a href="https://cloudisland.nz/tags/roads" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>roads</span></a> <a href="https://cloudisland.nz/tags/TransportPolicy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TransportPolicy</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214140525000192" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">sciencedirect.com/science/arti</span><span class="invisible">cle/pii/S2214140525000192</span></a></p>
US news | The Guardian<p>Trump administration rescinds congestion pricing for New York City <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/feb/19/trump-nyc-congestion-pricing" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theguardian.com/us-news/2025/f</span><span class="invisible">eb/19/trump-nyc-congestion-pricing</span></a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/Trumpadministration" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trumpadministration</span></a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/Transportpolicy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Transportpolicy</span></a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/Citytransport" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Citytransport</span></a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/KathyHochul" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>KathyHochul</span></a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/USpolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USpolitics</span></a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/NewYork" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NewYork</span></a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/USnews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USnews</span></a></p>
Climate crisis | The Guardian<p>Fury over Reeves’ climate climbdown – Politics Weekly UK <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/politics/audio/2025/jan/30/fury-over-reeves-climate-climbdown-politics-weekly-uk" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theguardian.com/politics/audio</span><span class="invisible">/2025/jan/30/fury-over-reeves-climate-climbdown-politics-weekly-uk</span></a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/Economicgrowth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Economicgrowth</span></a>(GDP) <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/Heathrowthirdrunway" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Heathrowthirdrunway</span></a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/Travelandtransport" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Travelandtransport</span></a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/Transportpolicy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Transportpolicy</span></a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/Heathrowairport" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Heathrowairport</span></a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/Airlineindustry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Airlineindustry</span></a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/Greenpolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Greenpolitics</span></a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/Climatecrisis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Climatecrisis</span></a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/RachelReeves" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RachelReeves</span></a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/Airtransport" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Airtransport</span></a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/Environment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Environment</span></a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/Economics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Economics</span></a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/Transport" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Transport</span></a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/Politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Politics</span></a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/Business" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Business</span></a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/UKnews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UKnews</span></a></p>
Akshay<p>Wopke Hoekstra, European Commissioner for Climate, is optimistic about EU carmakers and the EV transition:</p><p>“The European Union is prepared to make sure carmakers are ready to meet its 2035 goal to effectively phase out the combustion engine, the bloc’s climate chief said, despite stiff competition from China.”</p><p><a href="https://www.energyconnects.com/news/renewables/2025/january/eu-climate-chief-says-carmakers-can-thrive-in-global-ev-race/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">energyconnects.com/news/renewa</span><span class="invisible">bles/2025/january/eu-climate-chief-says-carmakers-can-thrive-in-global-ev-race/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/Cars" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Cars</span></a> <a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/EV" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EV</span></a> <a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/BEV" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BEV</span></a> <a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/Transport" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Transport</span></a> <a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/Climate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Climate</span></a> <a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/ClimatePolicy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ClimatePolicy</span></a> <a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/TransportPolicy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TransportPolicy</span></a> <a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/Industry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Industry</span></a> <a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/IndustryPolicy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>IndustryPolicy</span></a> <a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/EU" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EU</span></a> <a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/Europe" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Europe</span></a></p>
Akshay<p>Sales of electric vehicles (BEV and PHEV) up a quarter this year. Even more in China of course.</p><p><a href="https://www.reuters.com/business/autos-transportation/global-electric-vehicle-sales-up-25-record-2024-2025-01-14/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">reuters.com/business/autos-tra</span><span class="invisible">nsportation/global-electric-vehicle-sales-up-25-record-2024-2025-01-14/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/Transport" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Transport</span></a> <a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/Cars" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Cars</span></a> <a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/EV" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EV</span></a> <a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/BEV" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BEV</span></a> <a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/PHEV" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PHEV</span></a> <a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/China" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>China</span></a> <a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/EU" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EU</span></a> <a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/Climate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Climate</span></a> <a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/ClimatePolicy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ClimatePolicy</span></a> <a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/TransportPolicy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TransportPolicy</span></a></p>