Author: Transport & Environment (T&E)

Support CleanTechnica's work through a Substack subscription or on Stripe. Vote to adopt the Net-Zero Framework postponed for one year. Negotiations at the International Maritime Organization (IMO) have ended in the postponement of the vote to adopt the landmark Net-Zero Framework (NZF) for a year. This comes after a week ... [continued]

Support CleanTechnica's work through a Substack subscription or on Stripe. 27 leading green fuel producers call for leaders to adopt the International Maritime Organization’s (IMO) Net Zero Framework and to provide specific incentives for green e-fuels. 27 leading green fuel producers are calling on IMO delegates to seize a ‘once-in-a-generation’ ... [continued]

Support CleanTechnica's work through a Substack subscription or on Stripe. Biofuel demand continues to grow worldwide despite being responsible for 16% more CO2 emissions globally than the fossil fuels they replace. Using just 3% of the same land for solar would produce the same amount of energy, new study shows. ... [continued]

Support CleanTechnica's work through a Substack subscription or on Stripe. Carmaker lobby ACEA wants to turn Europe’s car regulation into a “Swiss cheese — full of holes.” The car industry is demanding loopholes in the EU car CO2 law that would halve the bloc’s ambition of selling only zero-emission cars in ... [continued]

Support CleanTechnica's work through a Substack subscription or on Stripe. Carmaker lobby ACEA wants to turn Europe’s car regulation into a “Swiss cheese — full of holes.” The car industry is demanding loopholes in the EU car CO2 law that would halve the bloc’s ambition of selling only zero-emission cars in ... [continued]

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]