EU Parliament agrees stance on reducing truck CO2 emissions on 21/11/23
The European Parliament finalised its position on CO2 emissions standards for heavy-duty vehicles on Tuesday, agreeing to slash the carbon footprint of new trucks whilst controversially permitting a new class of vehicles that run exclusively on renewable fuels. Transport modes compete for priority access to green fuels on 21/11/23
In the absence of clean technology, green fuels will be needed to reduce emissions from Europe’s transport sector. However, the debate over which transport mode should be the primary recipient of those fuels is becoming increasingly heated. Shipowners challenge green fuels’ inclusion in truck CO2 standards on 17/11/23
Scarce e-fuels and sustainable biofuels should be reserved for hard-to-decarbonise transport modes such as shipping, rather than going to trucks and buses where electrification is a viable option, shipowners argue. Brussels goes into infringement mode over Austria’s failure to adopt waste, rail rules on 17/11/23
The European Commission launched infringement proceedings against Austria on Thursday for failing to comply with new EU rules on waste and railway standardisation. EU Commission urged to support Europe’s night train ‘renaissance’ on 16/11/23
Ministers, members of the European Parliament, and industry representatives have urged the European Commission to launch a dedicated strategy to boost the use of night trains across the bloc, arguing that now is the time to get behind the low-carbon travel option. EU urged to do more to build carbon removals market on 15/11/23
Businesses remain sceptical that a new EU certification framework for carbon removals is sufficient to generate a self-sustaining market, arguing Brussels must do more to make removing carbon from the atmosphere financially attractive. Euro 7: The winner takes it all on 14/11/23
The European Parliament last week finalised its negotiating stance on ‘Euro 7’, a regulation aimed at strengthening vehicle pollution limits. The Parliament’s position provoked negative reactions from green campaigners, with the automotive industry considered the victors in the lobbying battle. Thousands evacuated as Iceland braces for volcanic eruption on 13/11/23
Some 900 earthquakes hit southern Iceland on Monday (13 November), authorities said, adding to tens of thousands of tremors that rattled the region in recent weeks as the country braces for what could become a significant volcanic eruption. Alternative fuels proposal threatens ambitious truck emission standards on 10/11/23
A proposal to count the quantity of alternative fuels in Europe’s fuel mix towards CO2 reduction targets for heavy-duty vehicle manufacturers would create uncertainty for industry and ultimately increase emissions, writes Eamonn Mulholland. EU Parliament votes to dilute new ‘Euro 7’ vehicle pollution limits on 10/11/23
Lawmakers in the European Parliament adopted their position on new pollution standards for road vehicles on Thursday (9 November), in a move seen as a win for conservative lawmakers who sought to limit costs for the car industry.
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