Airlines Call for End to Loopholes in Carbon Market & Back European Climate Measures

Credit to Author: Guest Contributor| Date: Fri, 04 Feb 2022 20:30:35 +0000

Airlines call for an end to loopholes in carbon marketFour airlines — easyJet, Ryanair, Jet2, and Wizz Air — together with clean mobility group T&E are calling for equal rules to apply to all flights departing from European airports, regardless of their destination, in order for European measures to effectively decarbonise the aviation industry by 2050. As part of its Fit for 55 package, […]

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Battery Electric Cars Climbed to 9% of Sales in 2021, Driven by EU CO2 Targets

Credit to Author: Guest Contributor| Date: Fri, 04 Feb 2022 00:59:17 +0000

Thats Paris EV, Tesla Electric Scooter, Bicycles, PedestriansOne in every 11 cars sold in the EU last year was fully electric as EV sales were boosted by EU CO2 targets for the second year running. Battery electric vehicles had a 9.1% market share, according to ACEA data for 2021. That’s up from 1.9% in 2019 — before the current EU CO2 standards, which […]

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Nuclear, Natural Gas Included in EU Taxonomy—With Potentially Problematic Conditions

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Thu, 03 Feb 2022 16:57:17 +0000

Handing a muted victory to proponents of nuclear and gas, the European Commission (EC) on Feb. 2 adopted a measure that labels some nuclear and gas energy activity as climate-friendly investments. However, it set out strict, potentially limiting technical screening criteria for those activities to qualify, prompting pushback from the nuclear and gas industries. The […]

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London’s Route 94 Gets An Upgrade With 29 New Electric Double-Decker Buses From BYD

Credit to Author: Kyle Field| Date: Wed, 26 Feb 2020 04:00:13 +0000

An arterial bus route in West London is going fully electric as transit operator RATP Dev subsidiary London United took delivery of 29 fully electric BYD double-decker buses built by BYD partner Alexander Dennis Limited. The new BYD ADL Enviro400EV double-decker buses maintain the iconic look of West London, just without the emissions

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EU in chaos over $81-B budget loss

Credit to Author: Agence France-Presse| Date: Thu, 20 Feb 2020 16:13:06 +0000

BRUSSELS: The European Union (EU) is trying its best to avoid chaos as leaders are to hold a Brussels summit Thursday (Friday in Manila) to set a seven-year budget despite splits between some stingy rich nations, poorer ones wanting to preserve spending and others wanting to fund grand global ambitions. The money tussle, hard-fought at […]

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Machine Learning Experts Issue Call To Arms For Climate Focus

Credit to Author: Michael Barnard| Date: Mon, 20 Jan 2020 21:30:03 +0000

A new machine learning paper is a must read for anyone engaged in climate action, whether they researchers, technologists, entrepreneurs or policy makers

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Honda Has No Intention Of Paying The New European Emission Fines — CleanTechnica Exclusive

Credit to Author: Maarten Vinkhuyzen| Date: Sat, 11 Jan 2020 05:01:10 +0000

Europe has introduced a new Company Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) standard of 95gr CO2/km. This regulation comes with harsh fines. The fine, per car sold, is €95 gr/km for each gram over 95 gr/km when the fleet average is over 95 gr/km

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