Ulez scrappage scheme leaving hard-up households out of pocket

Scores of applicants claim administrative failings have left them facing crippling daily charges

Republicans welcome local benefits of climate law despite voting against it

Nancy Mace and Marjorie Taylor Greene among those accused of hypocrisy over efforts to gut landmark Inflation Reduction Act

Ulez expansion: 45% fewer ‘dirty’ vehicles now on London’s roads, says TfL

Sadiq Khan hails ‘huge progress’ as progress report finds more than 95% of vehicles are now compliant

Rishi Sunak to ‘double down’ on anti-green policies in king’s speech

PM will announce a new system for awarding oil and gas exploration licences, and new pro-car legislation, sources say

Shock of the old: the amazing, infuriating history of the electric car – in pictures

Believe it or not, battery-powered vehicles have been around since Victorian times – everything from private automobiles to taxis, ambulances and tricycles. We’ve got the photos to prove it

Belgium investigating alleged criminal breach of data protection laws over London Ulez fines

Thousands of fines sent to EU drivers by TfL debt collection agent may be unlawful, Belgian transport ministry believes

Soaring SUV sales in Ireland prompt calls from Green party for action

Data shows proportion of new cars sold in Ireland that are sport utility vehicles is higher than EU average

Ulez made me try to scrap my car, but TfL is stalling me

I’m on my fifth scrappage application because it keeps finding fault with my documents

Europe and the US should work with China. Joint climate action could be a win-win

From deals on electric cars to solar panels, all sides could benefit from the global green energy transition, says Simone Tagliapietra of the Brussels-based thinktank Bruegel

In Detroit, a ‘magic wand’ makes dirty air look clean – and lets polluters off the hook

Across the US, local governments, lobbyists and industry have spent millions to get wildfire pollution excluded from the record. People like Robert Shobe pay the price

SUVs emit more climate damaging gas than older cars do, study finds

Exclusive: UK climate campaign group Possible calls for ‘polluter pays’ tax based on vehicle size

Australia may increase standard car parking spaces as huge vehicles dominate the streets

Critics say boom in sales of SUVs and dual-cab utes has been disastrous for safety and the environment – and car parks may be at risk of collapse

Stockholm to ban petrol and diesel cars from centre from 2025

Scheme goes further than most, as Swedish city tries to reduce pollution and noise

‘This is political expediency’: how the Tories turned on 15-minute cities

Party appears to have embraced conspiracy theory that the greener, healthier, more sustainable way of life is a ‘sinister’ attack on freedom

The Tories say 15-minute cities are sinister. That’s nonsense – here’s the truth

Labour shows little sign of wanting to counter Rishi Sunak’s rhetoric about a divide between motorists and ‘woke’ spoilsports, say academic Kate Soper and writer Martin Ryle