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Ford, Volvo Cars, & Broad Industry Coalition Appeals to EU to Ensure All New Cars & Vans Are 0 Emissions from 2035

May 18, 2022 admin clean transport, electric cars, Electric vehicles, EU, Europe, ford, iberdrola, policy & politics, policy research, research, vattenfall, volvo cars

Credit to Author: Guest Contributor| Date: Wed, 18 May 2022 06:00:58 +0000

Ford, Volvo Cars and broad industry coalition appeals to EU to ensure all new cars and vans are zero emissions from 2035 and to establish mandatory charging infrastructure targets Carmakers Ford and Volvo Cars join 26 companies in public call to EU legislators ahead of crucial votes. A broad cross-industry coalition including Ford of Europe […]

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Brazilian Community Leaders Call on EU to Stop Promoting “Ecocide”

May 18, 2022 admin Agriculture, biofuels, Brazil, clean transport, EU, Europe, policy & politics, SCIENCE, soybeans, te, transport & environment

Credit to Author: Guest Contributor| Date: Tue, 17 May 2022 23:10:31 +0000

Industrial soybean farming is causing destruction and conflict in Brazil, in part driven by EU biofuel policies. Community leaders from Brazil are asking EU to stop this ecocide. Joint press release from T&E and Rainforest Foundation Norway Community leaders from Brazil are in Brussels this week to urge the EU to correct its disastrous green […]

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Members of European Parliament Back CO2 Emission Standards For Cars & Vans

May 16, 2022 admin clean transport, Electric vehicles, EU, eu co2 emissions, policy & politics, press releases

Credit to Author: Guest Contributor| Date: Mon, 16 May 2022 04:48:02 +0000

Republished from European Parliament. Support for the 2035 zero-emission road mobility objective Call for a methodology for assessing the full life-cycle of CO2 emissions Mitigate negative economic impact of the transition with targeted funding Environment Committee MEPs are in favour of a pathway towards zero-emission road mobility in 2035 for new passenger cars and light […]

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European Ministers Back CO2 Emission Standards For Cars & Vans

May 15, 2022 admin clean transport, Electric vehicles, EU, eu co2 emissions, policy & politics, press releases

Credit to Author: Guest Contributor| Date: Mon, 16 May 2022 04:48:02 +0000

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EU Parliament to Seal the Fate of New Carbon Market for Road Transport & Buildings

May 13, 2022 admin buildings, carbon market, carbon pricing, clean power, clean transport, climate change, EU, eu carbon market, eu carbon trading, Europe, market research, policy & politics, policy research, research

Credit to Author: Guest Contributor| Date: Fri, 13 May 2022 22:25:46 +0000

Can the European Parliament introduce an effective price on road transport and building emissions? The ETS2 is the carbon market for road transport and buildings, which was proposed last year as part of the landmark Fit for 55 package. Under this new ETS2, fuel suppliers would need to buy pollution permits for each liter of fuel they put on […]

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EU MEPs Opt for Weak Car Targets in Blow to Affordable EVs & the Climate

May 12, 2022 admin clean transport, electric cars, EU, Europe, Fossil Fuels, Oil, policy research, research, te, transport & environment

Credit to Author: Guest Contributor| Date: Thu, 12 May 2022 13:22:48 +0000

EU Parliament must support more ambitious 2030 target and interim 2027 goal to drive down electric car prices, and help countries cut their transport emissions. EU lawmakers have backed a 2035 deadline for zero-emissions cars but narrowly voted down plans for ambitious emissions targets for carmakers which are essential to driving down the costs of […]

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EU Digital Services Act Is A Big Deal For Climate Advocates

April 25, 2022 admin climate change, EU, European Union, Facebook, google, Media, policy & politics

Credit to Author: Steve Hanley| Date: Mon, 25 Apr 2022 15:25:58 +0000

The European Union has a new law to limit the power of online social media giants.

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T&E Annual Report 2021 — Great Expectation

April 9, 2022 admin cars, clean power, clean transport, electric cars, Electric vehicles, EU, Europe, ev charging, market research, policy & politics, policy research, research, SCIENCE, te, transport and environment

Credit to Author: Guest Contributor| Date: Sat, 09 Apr 2022 12:30:41 +0000

2021 was a year of great expectation. It was a year of lofty climate goals in Europe. From the EU’s landmark climate Fit for 55 package to Germany’s first green government and to the COP Summit in Glasgow, European policymakers were more ambitious than ever before. For T&E, July’s Fit for 55 was the crowning moment of years of […]