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Cycling gets boost from Brussels with EU declaration on 05/10/23
EU transport commissioner Adina Vălean launched the European Declaration on Cycling on Wednesday (4 October), signalling Brussels’ willingness to throw its political weight behind travelling by two wheels.
Slaying the green dragon on 03/10/23
Efforts to curtail driving in cities is provoking debate in countries across Europe. In Britain, defending cars has risen to the top of the agenda of the ruling conservatives, who have vowed to end “the war on motorists”.
Germany aims to fight EV range angst with more chargers on 29/09/23
The German government is disbursing some €1.8 billion to commercial electric car charging station operators in a bid to reduce charging availability anxiety that keeps people from buying electric cars.
Navigating the Future of Aviation: the Centralny Port Komunikacyjny on 29/09/23
The demand for sustainable mobility is soaring, prompting a comprehensive transformation in the European transportation sector to combat climate change, with aims to achieve a 90% reduction in emissions by 2050. The aviation sector, a prominent carbon contributor, faces immense...
Sustainable Journey: Navigating the Future of Aviation [Promoted content] on 28/09/23
The demand for sustainable mobility is growing rapidly while at the same time, the fight against climate change and atmospheric pollution has emerged as one of the paramount challenges for the European transportation sector.
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.

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 Transport Weekly 
Macron unveils €100/month leasing scheme for EU-made electric cars (26/09/23)
Desperate foreign truckers stage hunger strike in Germany (26/09/23)
EU urged to restrict export of ‘black mass’ from used electric vehicles (26/09/23)
Nissan says all new models coming to Europe will be ‘100% electric from now’ (26/09/23)
EU Commission: Ukraine grain exports through Poland far below capacity (25/09/23)
EU Council adopts watered-down Euro 7 position despite German objections (25/09/23)
EU carmakers call for urgent action on post-Brexit trade rules (25/09/23)
Green NGO supports controversial CCS to ensure e-fuels reach CO2 neutrality (22/09/23)
New EU proposal will not save the combustion car, says e-fuels lobby (21/09/23)
Czech government pushes for lithium mining despite regional scepticism (21/09/23)
France to seek minimum price for flights in Europe (20/09/23)
The Brief – Let China pay for our green transition (19/09/23)
Von der Leyen hails Maersk’s 100% methanol-powered ship (19/09/23)
France rolls out new cash incentives for electric cars, takes aim at China (19/09/23)
Motorway investments outweighed rail by 66% in twenty years: study (19/09/23)
Sustainable Future for European Transport with Magrail [Promoted content] (18/09/23)
Leak: EU may become as hooked on China batteries as it was on Russian energy (18/09/23)
Germany to give ailing railway company more money (15/09/23)
E-fuels for new combustion cars must be 100% climate neutral: EU Commission draft (15/09/23)
French electric car battery start-up secures historic €2 bln financing (14/09/23)
Parliament backs law to boost green aviation fuels in EU flights (14/09/23)
How will the EU’s investigation into Chinese electric vehicle subsidies work? (13/09/23)
Von der Leyen faces pushback for Chinese electric vehicle investigation (13/09/23)
Germany’s target of 15 million EVs – a distant dream? (12/09/23)
EU under pressure to tackle fraudulent biofuels imports (12/09/23)
How the Innovation Fund can supercharge our critical minerals aspirations (08/09/23)
France to launch rail pass similar to Germany (08/09/23)
Ryanair boss gets pied in Brussels (07/09/23)
Japan launches ‘Moon Sniper’ mission (07/09/23)
New study: 25 major car brands violate consumer privacy principles (06/09/23)
Media Partnership: Sustainable Future for European Transport: Levitating MagRail Trains on Existing Railways [Promoted content] (06/09/23)
Improving air quality is also a regional task (06/09/23)
CPK airport: Pioneering a new era of sustainable aviation in Poland [Promoted content] (06/09/23)
Scholz praises individual mobility at German car show (06/09/23)
Will the promise of CO2-neutral e-fuels hold? (05/09/23)
E-fuels won’t be CO2 neutral by 2035, says German transport minister (05/09/23)
Agri-diesel debate: Can tractors be climate friendly? (05/09/23)
French aviation industry ‘firmly opposed’ to minimum fare for European flights (05/09/23)
From the Moon to the Sun: India readies next space mission (02/09/23)
EU considers watering down ‘CO2 neutrality’ standard for eFuels (01/09/23)

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