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EU Lawmakers Stop Controversial Biofuels from Fueling Planes

July 13, 2022 admin Aviation, biofuels, clean transport, EU, Europe, policy & politics, refueleu

Credit to Author: Transport & Environment (T&E)| Date: Wed, 13 Jul 2022 21:50:35 +0000

In a narrow vote, the European Parliament paved the way for the uptake of green fuels in planes. The European Parliament has barred the use of controversial biofuel feedstocks, including intermediate crops and palm oil by-products (PFADs), from Europe’s aviation green fuel mandate (ReFuelEU). Green group Transport & Environment (T&E) calls upon the three main […]

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Innovation Fund: EU Invests €1.8 Billion in Cleantech Projects

July 13, 2022 admin Bulgaria, cement, clean power, EU, Europe, Finland, France, GERMANY, hydrogen, ICELAND, Norway, Poland, policy & politics, Sweden, The Netherlands, wind energy

Credit to Author: Guest Contributor| Date: Wed, 13 Jul 2022 21:20:33 +0000

Today, the EU is investing over €1.8 billion in 17 large-scale innovative cleantech projects with a third round of awards under the Innovation Fund. Grants will be disbursed from the Innovation Fund to help bring breakthrough technologies to the market in energy-intensive industries, hydrogen, renewable energy, carbon capture and storage infrastructure, and manufacturing of key […]

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Half of EU Electric Car Chargers in Just Two Countries!

July 13, 2022 admin Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, clean transport, Croatia, cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Electric vehicles, Estonia, EU, eu ev charging, ev charging, ev charging stations, Finland, France, GERMANY, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, latvia, Lithuania, luxembourg, Malta, market research, netherlands, Poland, policy & politics, Portugal, research, Romania, slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Wed, 13 Jul 2022 19:50:51 +0000

I’ve followed the European electric car and EV charger market for a decade. We’ve hosted conferences on EV charging within Europe. Nonetheless, I was shocked to see the figure that just came out from an EU EV charging analysis conducted by the European Automobile Manufacturers’ Association (ACEA) — “half of all charging points for electric […]

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Volvo Cars Withdraws From EU Automakers Organization

July 12, 2022 admin cars, clean transport, electric cars, Electric vehicles, EU, policy & politics, volvo

Credit to Author: Steve Hanley| Date: Tue, 12 Jul 2022 16:05:13 +0000

Volvo Cars has decided to withdraw from the European Automobile Manufacturers Association in a dispute about EV policies.

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European Electric Vehicles Need More Aluminium

July 10, 2022 admin aluminium, aluminum, batteries, clean transport, Electric vehicles, Energy Storage, EU, Europe, european aluminium association, European Union, green economy, lithium-ion batteries, Manufacturing, raffmetal, research, salema

Credit to Author: Guest Contributor| Date: Sun, 10 Jul 2022 07:00:41 +0000

By Massimiliano Saltori, European Science Communication Institute There are ambitious plans for the future of sustainable mobility in the European Union. On June 8th, the European Parliament voted to stop producing CO2-emitting vehicles by 2035. The 27 member states will now vote on the agreement — in true European fashion. Once implemented, the ban will […]

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EU Clamps Down On Fake PHEV Models

July 7, 2022 admin cars, clean transport, electric cars, Electric vehicles, EU, hybrid electric cars, phev, policy & politics

Credit to Author: Steve Hanley| Date: Thu, 07 Jul 2022 16:34:22 +0000

The EU is toughening its exhaust emission rules to make it harder for automakers to claim their PHEV offerings have lower emissions.

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Fossil Gas Labelled Green in “Biggest Act of Greenwashing in History”

July 6, 2022 admin EU, Europe, European Union, Fossil Fuels, policy & politics

Credit to Author: Transport & Environment (T&E)| Date: Thu, 07 Jul 2022 03:31:13 +0000

European MEPs from the far right, and the majority of the EPP today voted in favor of the EU Commission’s proposal to inexplicably label gas as “green” in the EU’s taxonomy of sustainable investments by 328 to 278. Europe’s elected representatives have let citizens down, says Transport & Environment, which has labelled the vote a […]

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GermanZero Assists Politicians In Tackling The Climate Crisis

July 5, 2022 admin carbon pricing, EU, Europe, GERMANY, INTERVIEWS, policy & politics

Credit to Author: The Beam| Date: Tue, 05 Jul 2022 17:35:53 +0000

Germany, Europe’s largest economy, was once a pioneer in climate protection. Today, Berlin presses hard on the brakes. But help is on the way. By Frank Odenthal The elections to the German Bundestag are over, and it remains unclear what the new government of Europe’s economic powerhouse will look like. The fight against the climate […]