Author: Transport & Environment (T&E)

Changes to Batteries Regulation rules would threaten responsible and resilient supply chains and weaken European companies’ competitive advantage. A coalition of over 30 global civil society organisations, labour organisations, investors and businesses have called on the European Parliament to prevent any further weakening of the due diligence requirements of the ... [continued]

In many markets European carmakers are falling behind Chinese EV manufacturers as they have little to offer to aspiring drivers in the Global South right now. Last year Luca de Meo took me aside at the Geneva motor show to explain his vision for Europe’s automotive future. The Renault CEO ... [continued]

The European Commission’s decision to allow offsets to meet its 90% emissions reduction target by 2040 will severely weaken Europe’s climate efforts, says T&E. The Commission has announced it will be sticking to its 90% emissions reduction target by 2040, giving Europe’s carmakers, airlines, shipping companies, fuel producers and other ... [continued]

Europe’s leasing companies have made little to no meaningful climate commitments, despite their growing influence and key role in decarbonising the automotive sector. Across Europe, leasing has become the main way of accessing new cars. The sector already accounts for over 50% of new registrations, a figure expected to rise ... [continued]

The European Commission missed a big opportunity to create a cleantech bazooka. New EU state-aid rules published today are a setback for the European cleantech and battery industry, green group T&E has said. The rules maintain a ban on production aid — subsidies for each unit actually produced — despite the ... [continued]

Strategic analysis of maritime fuels for the EU Homegrown renewable hydrogen-based fuels can decarbonise the shipping sector, reinforce Europe’s energy sovereignty and provide thousands of new jobs. When deciding which fuels to back, the EU should focus on three criteria: Sustainable — ensure real emissions reductions across the entire lifecycle, ... [continued]

Companies from across the aviation and energy value chains are calling on European national governments to commit funding for an e-SAF pilot auction via a double-sided auction mechanism to kickstart the e-SAF industry in Europe. With a potential to cut CO₂ emissions by more than 90 per cent compared to ... [continued]

Lack of innovation is putting aviation’s decarbonisation targets at risk, new modelling suggests. Summary: The state of play in aircraft innovation Decarbonising aviation requires a sector-wide approach — from measures to address the industry’s continuing growth, to ensuring that truly sustainable aviation fuels (SAFs) are prioritised. Aircraft technology also has a key ... [continued]

As the aviation sector gathers at the International Paris Air Show, a new T&E study highlights Europe’s potential to be an e-kerosene trailblazer – the most scalable sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) – but severe bottlenecks mean it could lose its first mover advantage. Europe a leader on e-kerosene announcements, laggard ... [continued]

As the aviation industry prepares for the Paris Air Show, where manufacturers will showcase their latest fossil-fuel-powered aircraft, new T&E analysis suggests that reliance on conventional technology is putting the sector’s decarbonisation targets at risk. If manufacturers stepped up, innovations in aircraft technology could save the equivalent of the annual ... [continued]