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NEW: Half of new EU city buses were zero-emission in 2024, making city buses one of the early success stories of the European Green Deal.
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Let's talk about c̶h̶e̶m̶t̶r̶a̶i̶l̶s̶ contrails.
❌ What they aren’t: Malign forces spraying chemicals.
✅ What they are: Clouds of water vapor, soot and particles that trap heat, worsening global warming.
🟢 The good news? Cost-effective solutions to address this exist! eractive page.
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❌ What they aren’t: Malign forces spraying chemicals.
✅ What they are: Clouds of water vapor, soot and particles that trap heat, worsening global warming.
🟢 The good news? Cost-effective solutions to address this exist! eractive page.
transportenvironment.org/topics/planes/…
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The Northvolt bankruptcy is a strategic failure for the EU.
Three years after the US IRA, Europe still doesn't have a comprehensive policy to localise battery production.
The Auto Plan has some vague language, but what we need is urgent action now.
ft.com/content/0d9996…
Three years after the US IRA, Europe still doesn't have a comprehensive policy to localise battery production.
The Auto Plan has some vague language, but what we need is urgent action now.
ft.com/content/0d9996…
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⚡️𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗘𝘂𝗿𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗮𝗻 𝗧𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘀𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱: Join us online for our annual flagship event.
T&E will bring together senior policymakers, industry leaders, and civil society to discuss how to maintain progress on the European Green Deal while remaining comp👉 bit.ly/SoT2025
T&E will bring together senior policymakers, industry leaders, and civil society to discuss how to maintain progress on the European Green Deal while remaining comp👉 bit.ly/SoT2025
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T&E (🦋 find us @transportenvironment.org) retweeted
✈️ It’s 2025—do companies still need to fly their employees everywhere?
We want to hear from professionals about what’s working in the evolving world of #BusinessTravel, and what still needs to change.
📢 Take this 2-minute survey now!
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We want to hear from professionals about what’s working in the evolving world of #BusinessTravel, and what still needs to change.
📢 Take this 2-minute survey now!
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#TravelSmart
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NEW: Today’s EU Auto Plan must mark a line in the sand for concessions on car industry climate targets.
While it includes positive steps on corporate fleets, slow movement on battery manufacturing and the weakening of CO₂ targets will see Europe fall further behind China.
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While it includes positive steps on corporate fleets, slow movement on battery manufacturing and the weakening of CO₂ targets will see Europe fall further behind China.
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The EU will also consider giving financial support to battery recycling, an industry which has huge potential to reduce mineral imports but is struggling to scale up in Europe.
Meanwhile, the vague announcement on European content requirements on battery cells and components lacks urgency or resolve.
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Meanwhile, the vague announcement on European content requirements on battery cells and components lacks urgency or resolve.
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Read T&E’s full statement on the EU Automotive Plan 👇
transportenvironment.org/articles/eu-au…
transportenvironment.org/articles/eu-au…
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✈️ It’s 2025—do companies still need to fly their employees everywhere?
We want to hear from professionals about what’s working in the evolving world of #BusinessTravel, and what still needs to change.
📢 Take this 2-minute survey now!
rr5xbqt2mmk.typeform.com/to/cWXhNNL6
@_Travel_Smart_
We want to hear from professionals about what’s working in the evolving world of #BusinessTravel, and what still needs to change.
📢 Take this 2-minute survey now!
rr5xbqt2mmk.typeform.com/to/cWXhNNL6
@_Travel_Smart_
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NEW: The EU Commission will propose a weakening of the 2025 car CO2 target.
If implemented, it would delay the scale up of EV production in Europe and remove pressure on the industry to roll out cheaper EV models this year.
Read our reaction ➡️ transportenvironment.org/articles/eu-to…
If implemented, it would delay the scale up of EV production in Europe and remove pressure on the industry to roll out cheaper EV models this year.
Read our reaction ➡️ transportenvironment.org/articles/eu-to…
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🇪🇪Estonia saw the most improvement in 2024, with 84% of new city buses being battery-electric.
🇳🇱Looking at the past four years, however, the Netherlands comes out on top: less than 1% of new city buses have been diesel since 2021.
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🇳🇱Looking at the past four years, however, the Netherlands comes out on top: less than 1% of new city buses have been diesel since 2021.
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It’s clear that the days of diesel buses are numbered.
Read the full analysis 👇
transportenvironment.org/articles/half-…
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Read the full analysis 👇
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