Fuel efficiencies


Does improving fuel efficiency encourage people to drive more?

When you reduce the need for a fuel, you also reduce its cost, thereby increasing demand. So mandating cars that use less petrol will make driving cheaper, encouraging people to drive more, right?

Obama ushers in new era of fuel efficiency

President Obama announces tough new nationwide rules for automobile emissions and mileage standards, embracing standards that California has sought to enact for years over the objections of the auto industry and the Bush administration.

Aviation: flying toward a carbon friendly future

Aviation expert Ben Sandilands argues that aviation is already factoring climate change into its future.