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Excessive wealth, extreme emissions – and ecocide: what I learned at Europe’s big superyacht show
By Sam Wollaston
These yachts are highly popular with the ‘super-bourgeoisie’ – and getting bigger. Can anything be done to stop them destroying our seas?
#Thesuperrich #Travelandtransport #Environment #JeffBezos #MarkZuckerberg #Monaco #Europe #Pollution #VladimirPutin #Economics #Oceans #TheGuardian #SamWollaston
Revealed: VW, Ford and Tesla batteries linked to destructive deforestation of indigenous lands https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/oct/16/vw-ford-tesla-batteries-deforestation-indigenous-lands #Mining #Deforestation #ElectricHybridAndLowemissionCars #AutomotiveIndustry #Environment #TravelAndTransport #TreesAndForests #Indonesia #Business #AsiaPacific #WorldNews #VolkswagenVw #Ford #Tesla
Revealed: VW, Ford and Tesla batteries linked to destructive deforestation of indigenous lands
By Stefano Valentino in Sulawesi and Ajit Niranjan
Mines in supply chains of western carmakers linked to widespread deforestation of primary rainforest in nickel-rich lands inhabited by Tolaki people in Indonesia
#Mining #Deforestation #Electrichybridandlowemissioncars #Automotiveindustry #Environment #Travelandtransport #Treesandforests #Indonesia #Business #AsiaPacific #Worldnews #VolkswagenVW #Ford #Tesla #TheGuardian #StefanoValentinoinSulawesi #AjitNiranjan
The Jaguar Type 01: a £150k gargantuan getaway vehicle utterly useless in the city
By Zoe Williams
Too costly for most, too large for UK car parks and wheels bigger than a warlord’s pickup truck. But it does come in ‘London red’
https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/oct/07/jaguar-type-01-g-car-review
#JaguarLandRover #Automotiveindustry #Business #Electrichybridandlowemissioncars #Motoring #Ethicalandgreenliving #Environment #Greenhousegasemissions #Technology #Travelandtransport #Worldnews #TheGuardian #ZoeWilliams
The vapourware of the airline industry | Brief letters
By Guardian Staff
Heathrow’s third runway and aircraft emissions | Taking the hint | Editorial mischief | Girls and ladies | The bleeding obvious
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/oct/05/the-vapourware-of-the-airline-industry
#Heathrowthirdrunway #Airlineemissions #Airlineindustry #Heathrowairport #Travelandtransport #Socialetiquette #TheGuardian #Newspapers #Women #Technology #TheGuardian #GuardianStaff
The expansion of Heathrow would be an expensive disaster for Britain and the world. Burnham needs to block it | George Monbiot
By George Monbiot
A third runway would fly in the face of reason. If we are to prioritise human life over short-term ‘growth’, we need to use planes less, not more
#Heathrowthirdrunway #Climatecrisis #Heathrowairport #Environment #UKnews #Airtransport #Transport #Travelandtransport #TheGuardian #GeorgeMonbiot
The expansion of Heathrow would be an expensive disaster for Britain and the world. Burnham needs to block it | George Monbiot https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/oct/03/heathrow-third-runway-climate-warnings-economic-reality #HeathrowThirdRunway #ClimateCrisis #HeathrowAirport #Environment #UkNews #AirTransport #Transport #TravelAndTransport
Trump administration to slash clean car rules aimed at cutting climate emissions https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/sep/28/trump-administration-slashes-clean-car-rules #TrumpAdministration #BidenAdministration #UsNews #UsPolitics #Environment #ElectricHybridAndLowemissionCars #TravelAndTransport #DonaldTrump #AutomotiveEmissions #GreenhouseGasEmissions #UsEnvironmentalProtectionAgency #ClimateCrisis
Trump administration to slash clean car rules aimed at cutting climate emissions
By Guardian staff and agencies
Environmentalists decry move that relaxes requirements on automakers to control pollution from gas-powered cars
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/sep/28/trump-administration-slashes-clean-car-rules
#Trumpadministration #Bidenadministration #USnews #USpolitics #Environment #Electrichybridandlowemissioncars #Travelandtransport #DonaldTrump #Automotiveemissions #Greenhousegasemissions #USEnvironmentalProtectionAgency #Climatecrisis #TheGuardian #Guardianstaff #agencies
Burnham dodges questions on Heathrow third runway as project faces four-year delay
By Sarah Butler and Alexandra Topping
Airport chiefs say 2035 operations deadline unachievable as critics say new delay makes case for project ‘even more dubious’
#Heathrowthirdrunway #Heathrowairport #Infrastructure #AndyBurnham #Airlineindustry #Airtransport #Business #London #Transport #Travelandtransport #UKnews #Environment #Planningpolicy #Tradeunions #Politics #Transportpolicy #Travelleisure #TheGuardian #SarahButler #AlexandraTopping
Burnham dodges questions on Heathrow third runway as project faces four-year delay https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/sep/27/burham-dodges-questions-heathrow-third-runway-delay #HeathrowThirdRunway #HeathrowAirport #Infrastructure #AndyBurnham #AirlineIndustry #AirTransport #Business #London #Transport #TravelAndTransport #UkNews #Environment #PlanningPolicy #TradeUnions #Politics #TransportPolicy #TravelLeisure
When sharing is caring: how car share schemes cut costs and emissions
By Jack Larkin
Don’t drive much but still need occasional access to a vehicle? Car sharing is an option that could save you both money and emissions
#Transport #Electricvehicles #Electrichybridandlowemissioncars #Ethicalandgreenliving #Travelandtransport #TheGuardian #JackLarkin
Sunderland gets its Kicks: Nissan to invest £170m to build new hybrid SUV
By Alex Daniel
Latest attempt to secure future of Britain’s biggest car factory may be subject to UK weakening EV sales mandate
https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/sep/16/sunderland-nissan-kicks-170m
#Nissan #Automotiveindustry #Electrichybridandlowemissioncars #Business #Manufacturingsector #Sunderland #Motoring #Travelandtransport #NorthofEngland #UKnews #TheGuardian #AlexDaniel
Airlines should pay for CO2 removal if Heathrow expands, say climate advisers
By Fiona Harvey Environment editor
Climate Change Committee says government cannot expand airport without requiring aviation industry to clean up its emissions
#ClimateChangeCommittee #Heathrowairport #Environment #Politics #Airlineemissions #Airlineindustry #Climatecrisis #Fossilfuels #Pollution #UKnews #Heathrowthirdrunway #Airtransport #Greenhousegasemissions #Travelandtransport #TheGuardian #FionaHarveyEnvironmenteditor
Airlines should pay for CO2 removal if Heathrow expands, say climate advisers https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/sep/16/heathrow-airport-should-pay-co2-removal-expand-climate-advisers #ClimateChangeCommittee #HeathrowAirport #Environment #Politics #AirlineEmissions #AirlineIndustry #ClimateCrisis #FossilFuels #Pollution #UkNews #HeathrowThirdRunway #AirTransport #GreenhouseGasEmissions #TravelAndTransport
It’s the SUV tyranny: where have all the normal family cars gone? | Coco Khan
By Coco Khan
They rule the roads and, in their wake, even old-style saloons have been supersized. It’s an illusion of consumer choice
#Motoring #Roadsafety #Children #Automotiveindustry #Transportpolicy #Travelandtransport #Environment #Transport #Society #UKnews #TheGuardian #CocoKhan
It’s the SUV tyranny: where have all the normal family cars gone? | Coco Khan https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/aug/15/suv-normal-family-cars-roads-supersized-consumer-choice #Motoring #RoadSafety #Children #AutomotiveIndustry #TransportPolicy #TravelAndTransport #Environment #Transport #Society #UkNews
Burnham criticised for EV and North Sea approach amid climate crisis
By Jasper Jolly, Rowena Mason and Matthew Taylor
Cut in electric vehicle sales targets could add millions of tonnes of CO2 to emissions in UK, say green campaigners
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/aug/14/andy-burnham-new-ev-sales-targets
#Climatecrisis #AndyBurnham #Electrichybridandlowemissioncars #Automotiveindustry #Automotiveemissions #Greenhousegasemissions #Ethicalandgreenliving #Environment #Business #Travelandtransport #Motoring #Transport #Transportpolicy #Manufacturingsector #UKnews #Wildfires #Drought #Extremeheat #TheGuardian #JasperJolly #RowenaMason #MatthewTaylor
Andy Burnham looks to cut new EV sales targets https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/aug/14/andy-burnham-new-ev-sales-targets #ElectricHybridAndLowemissionCars #AutomotiveIndustry #AutomotiveEmissions #GreenhouseGasEmissions #EthicalAndGreenLiving #Environment #Business #TravelAndTransport #Motoring #AndyBurnham #Transport #TransportPolicy #ManufacturingSector #UkNews
‘They were told bikes were for men’: how Latin America’s city of cycling is breaking gender barriers
By Christina Noriega in Bogotá
With less than a third of cycling journeys taken by women, Colombia’s capital, Bogotá, is installing bike lanes, teaching cycling and making sure ‘stereotypes are left behind’
#Cycling #Colombia #Womensrightsandgenderequality #Americas #Worldnews #Sexualviolence #Environment #Travelandtransport #TheGuardian #ChristinaNoriegainBogot
Britain’s cars and SUVs are growing bigger – but there is a way to stop this deadly ‘carspreading’ | Christian Wolmar https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/jul/12/britain-car-suv-big-large-vehicle-road-pedestrians #TravelAndTransport #Children #Motoring #RoadSafety #Environment #AutomotiveIndustry #Society #UkNews #Europe #TransportPolicy
As auto costs rise, will the US miss the golden age of electric vehicles? https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jul/04/electric-cars-vehicles-united-states #UsNews #Detroit #ElectricHybridAndLowemissionCars #Business #AutomotiveIndustry #Technology #TravelAndTransport #Environment
‘Carspreading’ could lead to extra 2,600 crash deaths a year by 2040, study finds https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/jun/24/carspreading-vehicle-size-crash-deaths-study #TravelAndTransport #AutomotiveEmissions #AutomotiveIndustry #Environment #Business
How Europe’s EV makers shrank their product to challenge the bloated SUVs https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/jun/21/europe-ev-shrank-challenge-suv-smaller-china #ElectricHybridAndLowemissionCars #AutomotiveIndustry #AutomotiveEmissions #Business #GreenhouseGasEmissions #Environment #Motoring #Technology #TravelAndTransport #Renault #Citron #Motoring #RenewableEnergy #Transport #ManufacturingSector #Europe
SUV buyers undeterred by warnings of risk to pedestrians, UK study finds https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jun/20/suv-risks-warnings-road-safety-buyers-uk-study #RoadSafety #RoadTransport #Cycling #TravelAndTransport #Motoring #AutomotiveIndustry #UkNews
Heathrow third runway GDP yield may be 90% less than original estimate https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/jun/19/heathrow-third-runway-boost-gdp-less-than-stated #HeathrowAirport #HeathrowThirdRunway #AirTransport #AirlineIndustry #Business #Environment #London #Transport #TravelAndTransport #UkNews #Politics #EconomicGrowthGdp #EconomicPolicy
Heathrow third runway likely to affect health of millions nearby, official report warns https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/jun/18/heathrow-third-runway-likely-to-affect-health-millions-people-nearby-official-report #HeathrowThirdRunway #AirlineIndustry #TravelAndTransport #AirTransport #HeathrowAirport #Business #London #Transport #Environment #UkNews
Backlash against ‘short-termist’ UK plans to weaken EV sales targets https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/jun/15/backlash-uk-plans-weaken-ev-sales-targets-electric-vehicle-manufacturers-automotive-sector #ElectricHybridAndLowemissionCars #AutomotiveIndustry #AutomotiveEmissions #UkNews #Motoring #ManufacturingSector #TravelAndTransport #Business
A third of world’s energy needs should come from electricity by 2035, says Cop31 host https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/jun/09/third-of-world-energy-electricity-by-2035-says-turkey-cop31-host #Cop31 #Turkey #UnitedNations #ClimateCrisis #FossilFuels #GreenhouseGasEmissions #Environment #WorldNews #Energy #ElectricHybridAndLowemissionCars #RenewableEnergy #EthicalAndGreenLiving #TravelAndTransport
‘At a crossroads’: will piling-up crises force Europe to put brakes on US-style car culture? https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/may/07/europe-us-car-culture-bigger-vehicles-harms-suvs-trucks #TravelAndTransport #AutomotiveIndustry #RoadTransport #AutomotiveEmissions #ElectricHybridAndLowemissionCars #ClimateCrisis #Europe #WorldNews #Business #Environment
#PalacesAndGardens #TravelAndTransport The building in this photo was the stable for horses at the Biltmore Estate in North Carolina which is now the Stable Cafe with booths in what were the stalls. smokymountains.com/asheville/bi... #ECK #BiltmoreEstate #Stable #NorthCarolina
#PalacesAndGardens #TravelAndTransport The building in this photo was the stable for horses at the Biltmore Estate in North Carolina which is now the Stable Cafe with booths in what were the stalls. smokymountains.com/asheville/bi... #ECK #BiltmoreEstate #Stable #NorthCarolina
#PalacesAndGardens #TravelAndTransport Castle Green in Pasadena, California, once an exclusive resort for the rich and famous. They were shooting a movie (Live by Night), so they had a period auto out front. #ECK #CastleGreen #UrbanGaze #Pasadena #WestCoastKin #ClassicMono #Architecture
#PalacesAndGardens #TravelAndTransport Castle Green in Pasadena, California, once an exclusive resort for the rich and famous. They were shooting a movie (Live by Night), so they had a period auto out front. #ECK #CastleGreen #UrbanGaze #Pasadena #WestCoastKin #ClassicMono #Architecture
UK to appeal against tax ruling cutting VAT on public electric car chargers to 5% https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/apr/21/uk-appeal-tax-ruling-cutting-vat-public-electric-car-chargers #ElectricHybridAndLowemissionCars #UkNews #FuelDuty #Motoring #TravelAndTransport #TransportPolicy
How Paris swapped cars for bikes – and transformed its streets https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/apr/05/how-paris-swapped-cars-for-bikes-and-remade-its-streets #Paris #France #TravelAndTransport #Europe #WorldNews #Environment
Plug-in hybrids use three times more fuel than manufacturers claim, analysis finds https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/feb/18/plug-in-hybrids-use-three-times-more-fuel-than-manufacturers-claim-analysis-finds #ElectricHybridAndLowemissionCars #Motoring #GreenhouseGasEmissions #Technology #TravelAndTransport #EthicalAndGreenLiving #Environment
Heathrow isn’t crowded, it’s travellers walking on the wrong side, boss reveals https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/feb/13/heathrow-overcrowded-travellers-walking-on-wrong-side-left-right #HeathrowAirport #AirTransport #Business #HeathrowThirdRunway #Transport #AirlineEmissions #AirlineIndustry #Environment #London #Infrastructure #UkNews #TravelAndTransport
Electric cars go mainstream as adoption surges across rich and developing nations https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/jan/29/electric-cars-go-mainstream-as-adoption-surges-across-rich-and-developing-nations #Environment #ElectricHybridAndLowemissionCars #ClimateCrisis #Tesla #TravelAndTransport #Technology #GreenhouseGasEmissions #Motoring
Electric cars go mainstream as adoption surges across rich and developing nations https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/jan/29/electric-cars-go-mainstream-as-adoption-surges-across-rich-and-developing-nations #Environment #ElectricHybridAndLowemissionCars #ClimateCrisis #Tesla #TravelAndTransport #Technology #GreenhouseGasEmissions #Motoring
Battery electric cars will overtake diesels in Great Britain by 2030, analysis suggests https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/jan/04/battery-electric-cars-diesels-great-britain-london-ulez #AutomotiveIndustry #ElectricHybridAndLowemissionCars #Business #AirPollution #Pollution #UkNews #Environment #GreenhouseGasEmissions #EthicalAndGreenLiving #TravelAndTransport
The electric vehicle revolution is still on course – don’t let your loathing of Elon Musk stop you joining up | Zoe Williams https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/jan/04/electric-vehicle-elon-musk-tesla-sales #ElectricHybridAndLowemissionCars #ElonMusk #Tesla #Motoring #Technology #EthicalAndGreenLiving #TravelAndTransport #Environment #UkNews
The electric vehicle revolution is still on course – don’t let your loathing of Elon Musk stop you joining up | Zoe Williams https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/jan/04/electric-vehicle-elon-musk-tesla-sales #ElectricHybridAndLowemissionCars #ElonMusk #Tesla #Motoring #Technology #EthicalAndGreenLiving #TravelAndTransport #Environment #UkNews
Revealed: how Toyota uses retro-style games and prizes to urge US workers to lobby politicians https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/dec/19/toyota-employee-lobbying #Electric,hybridandlow-emissioncars #Greenhousegasemissions #Automotiveindustry #Travelandtransport #Climatecrisis #Environment #USnews #Toyota
Conservatives would end 2030 ban on new petrol and diesel cars https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/dec/14/conservatives-would-end-2030-ban-on-new-petrol-and-diesel-cars #Electric,hybridandlow-emissioncars #Greenhousegasemissions #Travelandtransport #Conservatives #Greenpolitics #KemiBadenoch #Environment #Motoring #Politics #UKnews
Zipcar’s demise means people such as me are back in the slow lane – and stuck needing their own costly car | Phineas Finn https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/dec/07/zipcar-car-carsharing-collapse #Electric,hybridandlow-emissioncars #Greenhousegasemissions #Ethicalandgreenliving #Travelandtransport #Environment #Transport #Motoring #UKnews
