The UK government has given the go-ahead to a controversial high-speed rail link from London to major cities in the north of England in what Transport Secretary Justine Greening described as "the largest transport infrastructure investment in the UK for a generation".

Maersk is testing a range of algae-based biofuel blends aboard a container ship headed to India as part of a project with the US Navy.

Two weeks after the EU's highest court ruled that all airlines must pay for the carbon emissions produced during flights in and out of the bloc, two airlines are moving to pass the expense to customers and Chinese airlines are flatly refusing to comply.

A ruling from the European Court of Justice (ECJ) giving the green light to charges on airlines for carbon emissions on long haul flights to and from Europe from January 1st last has sparked a furious row between the EU and the US.

China's largest airlines are set to flout EU law by refusing to pay for the emissions impact of flights in and out of Europe.

They are being hailed as a breakthrough for public transport in London - and the new double-decker buses, which took to the streets of the English capital for the first time last month, came all the way from Ballymena.

Northern Ireland Transport Minister Danny Kennedy has launched a public consultation on a draft strategy focused on promoting walking and cycling.

Experimental bicycle lights are to be tested on the €5.8m cycle route linking Dublin's Royal and Grand canals.

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An Area Wide Mobility Management Plan for the Sandyford Business District, the first of its kind in Ireland, has been officially launched.