Sam Hargreaves – Transport & Environment https://www.transportenvironment.org Campaigning for cleaner transport in Europe Wed, 07 Dec 2022 15:21:13 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.2.2 A football star’s Marie Antoinette moment and an uprising against private jets https://www.transportenvironment.org/discover/a-football-stars-marie-antoinette-moment-and-an-uprising-against-private-jets/ Thu, 29 Sep 2022 22:01:15 +0000 https://www.transportenvironment.org/?post_type=article&p=32437 In a packed press room, 22-year-old footballing superstar Kylian Mbappe had his very own Marie Antoinette moment for the climate crisis age. Asked why his Paris Saint-Germain team were flying to their midweek game against Nantes – a mere 2 hours away by train – Mr Mbappe burst out laughing. He may as well have said “let them eat cake”. He was not ashamed; he was proud. Was this the pinnacle of...

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]]> Worrying trend towards heavily polluting SUVs undermines carmakers’ sustainability claims https://www.transportenvironment.org/discover/worrying-trend-towards-heavily-polluting-suvs-undermines-carmakers-sustainability-claims/ Mon, 06 Sep 2021 09:41:16 +0000 https://www.transportenvironment.org/?post_type=article&p=24147 Those tuning in to Europe’s biggest car show this week would be forgiven for thinking that carmakers had undergone a Damascene conversion, seen the error of their polluting ways, and were now dedicating themselves to spreading the gospel of sustainability. Electric cars of all shapes and sizes are being unveiled as carmakers look to combine the desires of drivers with the needs of our warming...

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