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Love e-fuels, not the internal combustion engine on 17/10/23
E-Fuels are a crucial technology to decarbonise transport. Unfortunately, they are being dragged into a lobby fight and misused as an argument to save the combustion engine.
After fraught discussions, EU countries reach deal on truck CO2 standards on 17/10/23
EU countries reached a common negotiating position on draft rules to reduce the carbon footprint of heavy-duty vehicles on Monday (16 October), following a long evening of contentious discussions.
Italy to earmark €12 billion for mega Sicily bridge project on 17/10/23
Italy's government said on Monday (16 October) it would set aside 12 billion euros to build a giant bridge to connect Sicily to the mainland, as it revives a project that appeared to have been killed off ten years ago.
Car-making regions want slice of EU funds to power transition on 16/10/23
As the shift towards electric vehicles majorly changes the employment structure of the automotive industry, car regions should be supported with EU money, the economy minister of Germany’s state of Saxony-Anhalt, Sven Schulze, told Euractiv in an interview.
Italy leads charge to allow more diesel trucks under new CO2 targets on 16/10/23
Ahead of a meeting of EU environment ministers on Monday (16 October), an Italian-led coalition of nations has formed to push for synthetic fuels and biofuels to be counted towards heavy-duty vehicle (HDV) carbon standards – a move welcomed by...
Czechia behind push to weaken car pollution standards on 13/10/23
On Thursday, the European Parliament’s Environment Committee (ENVI) adopted the Czech rapporteur’s watered-down version of the Commission’s Euro 7 proposal, giving industry more time to prepare for the new pollution standards and echoing the Czech government’s push at the Council level.
Conservatives and liberals combine to water down vehicle pollution standards on 12/10/23
The European Parliament’s environment committee voted Thursday (12 October) to water down proposed pollution standards for vehicles, as conservative and liberal lawmakers joined forces to block green and socialist ambitions.
Airspace woes saw flight delays jump by over 400% in 2022 on 12/10/23
European passengers were forced to wait longer to reach their destination in 2022, as a post-COVID rebound in air traffic, restrictions prompted by Russia's invasion of Ukraine, and an acute lack of airspace capacity combined to cause delays.
Sweden’s ruling Moderates fume at Stockholm petrol and diesel ban on 11/10/23
Sweden's ruling right-wing Moderates have expressed anger at Stockholm's Green-Social Democrat coalition, which announced a ban on petrol and diesel cars in parts of the city centre from 2025 on Tuesday.
Kingmaker Renew decides the fate of Euro 7 on 10/10/23
Ahead of a crucial vote on Thursday (12 October), the centrist Renew group has signalled they will align with the centre-right EPP and ultraconservative ECR groups in backing a milder version of the Euro 7 proposal.

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 Transport Weekly 
Major airlines suspend flights to Israel after attack (10/10/23)
E-fuels cannot save Europe from Chinese electric vehicles (10/10/23)
Crashworthiness of buses – a matter of life, death and labour rights (10/10/23)
French hydrogen industry bets on commercial vehicles in clean mobility race (10/10/23)
Spain’s PLD Space launches private rocket in milestone for Europe (09/10/23)
New study questions accuracy of EU’s biofuel impact assessments (06/10/23)
Chinese cars far from ‘flooding’ Germany, despite political jitters (05/10/23)
Cycling gets boost from Brussels with EU declaration (05/10/23)
Slaying the green dragon (03/10/23)
Germany aims to fight EV range angst with more chargers (29/09/23)
Navigating the Future of Aviation: the Centralny Port Komunikacyjny (29/09/23)
Sustainable Journey: Navigating the Future of Aviation [Promoted content] (28/09/23)
The Brief – Car Wars: The EPP strikes back (27/09/23)
Truck manufacturing job losses will be absorbed by energy sector, finds study (27/09/23)
Harnessing waste & advanced biodiesel: a sustainable voyage for the maritime sector [Promoted content] (27/09/23)
Climate groups, farmers angered by ‘nature permit’ for Dutch airport (27/09/23)
Euro 7: A choice between economic strength or health? (26/09/23)
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)

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