Author: Transport & Environment (T&E)

Support CleanTechnica's work through a Substack subscription or on Stripe. Carbon leakage refers to the risk of emissions shifting outside of areas where there are climate policies in order to avoid paying the extra costs of complying with these policies. For aviation this means passengers choosing transfers at hubs near ... [continued]

Support CleanTechnica's work through a Substack subscription or on Stripe. A group of Europe’s largest logistics, transport and power companies, including Pepsico, Nestlé, IKEA and EDF, is urging the European Commission to set binding zero-emission targets for large shippers and buyers of transport services. Signatories include some of the biggest ... [continued]

Support CleanTechnica's work through a Substack subscription or on Stripe. The Commission promised to work on creating demand. The upcoming fleets law is a golden opportunity to deliver on this. German and international car makers came to Munich last month to present their newest models. There was one common message: ... [continued]

Support CleanTechnica's work through a Substack subscription or on Stripe. Gutting the EU’s car CO2 rules would not just remove a key pillar of the European Green Deal, it would consign Europe’s carmakers to the car museum as well Listening to Ursula von der Leyen over these last weeks has ... [continued]

Support CleanTechnica's work through a Substack subscription or on Stripe. German Chancellor will ask EU leaders for loophole to sell ‘extended range’ EVs, a technology that China already dominates. German Chancellor Friederich Merz has said he will use this Wednesday’s summit of EU leaders to campaign against the bloc’s 2035 phase-out ... [continued]

Support CleanTechnica's work through a Substack subscription or on Stripe. Assessing the new Low-Carbon Fuels Delegated Act and the case for prioritising RFNBO hydrogen Following the recent adoption of the Delegated Act (DA) on low-carbon fuels, the EU has completed the regulatory framework for both renewable (RFNBO) and low-carbon hydrogen ... [continued]

Support CleanTechnica's work through a Substack subscription or on Stripe. The International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) meets for its 42nd General Assembly (23rd September – 3rd October), in which this UN aviation agency assesses its progress on the Long Term Aspirational Goal of net-zero carbon emissions by 2050 and the ... [continued]

Support CleanTechnica's work through a Substack subscription or on Stripe. Five out of seven European truckmakers will easily reach the -15% CO2 target in 2025 relative to 2019, the ICCT finds in a new analysis looking at official CO2 data for internal combustion engine (ICE) trucks up to 2023 and ... [continued]

Support CleanTechnica's work through a Substack subscription or on Stripe. Four reasons why weakening EU CO2 targets would not help European carmakers 1. Targets help EU manufacturers compete in the global EV race EV sales in China and emerging markets, such as Indonesia, Thailand and Vietnam, are surging. In Europe, ... [continued]

Support CleanTechnica's work through a Substack subscription or on Stripe. But the car lobby is demanding that the EU scrap rules that would better reflect PHEV pollution. Carbon dioxide emissions from plug-in hybrid (PHEV) cars are almost five times higher, on average, than official tests suggest, according to new data published by ... [continued]