The Brief – Car Wars: The EPP strikes back on 27/09/23
Cities across Europe are increasingly challenging the dominance of automobiles by restricting their access to urban centres. But as a recent campaign decrying automotive bans by the centre-right EPP group shows, the issue risks descending into a left-vs-right culture war... Truck manufacturing job losses will be absorbed by energy sector, finds study on 27/09/23
While heavy-duty vehicle manufacturers will shed thousands of workers in the shift to zero-emission offerings, these job losses will be more than compensated through new positions in the growing energy and infrastructure sectors, a new study has found. Harnessing waste & advanced biodiesel: a sustainable voyage for the maritime sector [Promoted content] on 27/09/23
In the quest for a greener and more sustainable future, the maritime industry has found itself at the forefront of efforts to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. The European Union’s FuelEU Maritime regulation and the International Maritime Organization’s (IMO) decarbonisation... Climate groups, farmers angered by ‘nature permit’ for Dutch airport on 27/09/23
The outgoing cabinet’s decision to grant a ‘nature permit’ to the country’s largest airport, Schiphol, which would allow it to schedule at least 440,000 flights per year, sparked outrage among climate groups, farmer representatives, and lawmakers on Tuesday (26 September). Euro 7: A choice between economic strength or health? on 26/09/23
What is a premature death worth when measured against economic interests? This may seem like the realm of abstract philosophy, but with Euro 7 our elected officials are tasked with making such a calculation. Macron unveils €100/month leasing scheme for EU-made electric cars on 26/09/23
A €100/month electric vehicle (EV) leasing scheme is to be introduced in France from November as part of the country’s climate action strategy, French President Emmanuel Macron announced on Monday (25 September), though only EU-made cars will be eligible. Desperate foreign truckers stage hunger strike in Germany on 26/09/23
Foreign truck drivers who transport goods around Europe have staged a hunger strike in Germany as part of a weeks-long work stoppage, describing it as their "last hope" to draw attention to the exploitation they say they suffer. EU urged to restrict export of ‘black mass’ from used electric vehicles on 26/09/23
The European recycling industry, backed by environmental groups, has called on Brussels to ban the export of metals recovered from used electric car batteries in a bid to promote recycling in Europe and reduce the bloc’s dependence on imported raw materials. Nissan says all new models coming to Europe will be ‘100% electric from now’ on 26/09/23
Nissan Motor Co said on Monday (25 September) all its new European models will be fully electric and it plans to sell only electric vehicles (EVs) on the continent by 2030, joining a growing number of carmakers shifting to electric by the end of the decade. EU Commission: Ukraine grain exports through Poland far below capacity on 25/09/23
The export volume of Ukrainian agricultural products over the Polish border has decreased to a third of last year’s amount, indicating that existing capacities are not being used, according to EU Transport Commissioner Adina Vălean.
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