New analysis assesses the price of running a car on advanced biofuels versus an electric vehicle. The European car industry wants lawmakers to weaken EU car CO2 targets — which are a major driver of more affordable EV models — by counting combustion cars running on advanced biofuels as zero … [continued]
The leading Ukrainian energy firm DTEK Group is building a new 100-turbine, 650-megawatt wind farm to help improve resiliency as Russia continues to attack conventional thermal power plants.
T&E reaction to the European Commission announcement of emergency measures on the energy crisis. The emergency actions presented by the European Commission today are only half measures to respond to the oil crisis and reduce Europe’s dependency on fossil fuel imports, T&E has said. The EU missed an opportunity to tax the … [continued]
A new briefing explains why the forthcoming ‘ECF’ should focus on strategic cleantech with the highest decarbonisation and scale-up potential. The European Competitiveness Fund (ECF) could become the EU’s industrial policy steering instrument in the next long-term budget. With €207 billion on the table, it has the potential to strengthen … [continued]
To: Ms. Teresa Ribera, Executive Vice-President for a Clean, Just and Competitive Transition; Mr. Wopke Hoekstra, Commissioner for Climate, Net Zero and Clean Growth; Mr. Apoltolos Tzitzikostas, Commissioner for Sustainable Transport and Tourism. We, the undersigned NGOs, trade unions, industry actors, industry associations and consumer associations, are joining forces to urge the … [continued]
Electrification, Energy Security and the Path to Europe’s 2040 Climate Target. The adoption of the EU’s 2040 climate target marks a turning point in European climate and energy policy. With the headline objective agreed, the central challenge shifts from setting ambition to delivering it — in a political and geopolitical … [continued]
T&E’s response to the European Commission consultation. T&E welcomes the revision of Governance of the Energy Union and Climate Action (Governance Regulation) as a key opportunity for shaping the EU’s post-2030 climate and energy architecture. The 2018 Regulation has played an important role in coordinating Member State planning and monitoring progress … [continued]
As EU Environment Ministers meet to discuss electric vehicle targets, new research shows EVs are the best way to protect drivers from oil shocks. The EU spent €67 bn on oil imports for cars last year Accelerating the roll-out of EVs would cut oil imports by €45bn over the next … [continued]
Arrests linked to palm oil fraud raise concerns over Europe’s capacity to verify waste biofuel supplies. Handcuffed, masked and clad in a pink vest, Fadjar Donny Tjahjadi, the Indonesian Technical Director of Customs, is led towards a prison vehicle. Alongside ten other suspects, including two civil servants and eight private … [continued]
Lawmakers are being asked to weaken the bloc’s 2030 climate target for carmakers despite the regulation being a key driver for investment. Clinging to the past rarely works. Not in relationships. Not at work. Not in automotive policy. But this is what the EU is doing with its automotive policy … [continued]
