The DfT and European Commission have defended their promotion of biofuels for road transport following a highly critical report by the House of... continue

David Brown
James Skinner dismisses successful and reliable transport strategies that will help make a difference now and in the future to tackling climate... continue

By James Skinner
Jenny Jones of the Green Party is spot on with her plans for making London a good place to walk and cycle in (Viewpoint LTT 20 Dec). But her thinking... continue

A?number of fuel protests took place round the country last weekend with protestors calling on the Government not to go ahead with a planned increase... continue

On 17 November The Times' personal finance editor, Andrew Elison, suggested that the Government is currently taking too much tax from the British... continue

To accompany the consultation on expanding Heathrow published last week (see pages 6-7), the DfT released revised UK air passenger and carbon dioxide... continue

Board members of the Road Haulage Association this week decided not to organise street protests by hauliers angry at the rising price of diesel fuel.... continue

Transport for London has taken delivery of a further six hybrid buses adding to the seven already operating in its fleet. The new single deck... continue

The 'Transaction' road haulage group that played a key role in the fuel protests that caused massive disruption in 2000, is threatening new action in... continue

A new European partnership has been launched to promote the use of biofuels in transport. The Biofuels Cities European Partnership aims to help... continue

By Jure Leben
In response to a forecast steady decline in crude oil supplies, the European Union, international vehicle manufacturers and a number of governments... continue

The DfT has moved to try and reduce confusion about biofuels by issuing a discussion document that sets out their pros and cons. The eight-page... continue

The Government has backtracked on a promise to hypothecate any above inflation increase in fuel duty to transport. Revenues raised from last week's... continue

John Stewart
Laurie Price, in discussing emissions from aviation, only deals with one of the several problems caused by the aviation industry (ibid). Even if... continue

Mike Crowhurst
Further to my letter, which you kindly published on 30 August, we have yet another example in the current issue, this time at the local level, of the... continue

The Hydrogen Bus Alliance, a group of city and regional public transport authorities from around the world, has launched an 'industry dialogue'... continue

A steady increase in fuel prices should be an essential part of the Government's strategy to reduce carbon dioxide emissions from the transport... continue

National Express Group has halted plans to trial using 30% biodiesel in its buses because of concerns about the environmental impact of growing the... continue

Robert Davis
I was appalled by Phil Goodwin's complacent homily to John Prescott ('A bright man and a master at comprehending the key transport challenges' LTT 5... continue

The energy consumption of a magnetically levitated transport system such as maglev is between two and three times that of an Intercity 225 train and... continue