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Energy, Environment & Transport
Europe has a duty to lead the green transition
Est. 5minThe next five years are crucial to the future of Europe. Reaching our 2030 target - namely, the reduction of greenhouse gases by 55% - will set the path for the following decades.
The Brief – CO2 rules for cars: Make or break for the EU’s climate credibility
Est. 7minIf the EU gives in to calls from carmakers to delay its 2025 CO2 emissions limits, because of the poor state of the automotive industry, it will risk setting a precedent that could undermine the heart of its climate policy.
Six principles for the new European Commission to follow
Est. 5minEU needs a “visible hand” to achieve climate neutrality by turning knowledge into jobs
China’s electric vehicles: Is the US overreacting, or the EU underreacting?
Est. 4minThe EU is increasingly caught in the middle between the US and China’s trade wars, and needs to pick a side
Digital technologies can propel Europe through its sustainable industrial transformation
Est. 5minFor 177 years, Siemens has been creating technologies to transform the everyday, for everyone. Inspired by this mission, Siemens is passionately committed to being a vital force that can turn the challenges Europe is facing into opportunities – by leveraging and accelerating the green and digital transition to foster EU competitiveness.
EU bodies join forces at InnoTrans 2024
Est. 5minThe European Commission (EC), the European Union Agency for Railways (ERA), and the Europe’s Rail Joint Undertaking (EU-Rail) are pleased to announce their common actions at InnoTrans 2024, the world’s largest trade fair focused on transport technology, held in Berlin on 24-27 September 2024.
Minerals for the Energy Transition: Can We All Work Together?
Est. 5minAs the world races toward a future powered by renewable energy, critical minerals have never been so sought-after. These essential components — cobalt, lithium, rare earth elements — form the backbone of technologies driving the green revolution. But geopolitics and a divided world get in the way: while the potential lack of minerals threatens our collective capacity to achieve that energy transition, we face export restrictions, competing initiatives excluding one another, divergent regulatory standards and investments that are scattered at best, absent at worst.
Groundhog day for carmakers, but complaining has become absurd
Est. 5minBack in early 2020, Europe’s automotive industry was trying to dismantle the 2020 clean car standard, claiming the Covid-19 pandemic made it impossible to comply. Regulators resisted, battery electric car (EV) sales broke all records in 2020/21, and Europe, for a moment, was even selling more plug-in cars than China.
Ending finch trapping benefits conservation and biodiversity in Malta
Est. 4minIn an attempt to justify a practice that has brought Malta before the European Court of Justice (ECJ) twice, Malta’s Federation for Hunting and Conservation recently published passionate views that distort the reality of finch trapping, writes Nicholas Barbara.
EU Vision Paper – our industry priorities for the EU term 2024-2029
Est. 1minA more circular, resource-efficient economy is a top EU policy priority.
Explore the EU Vision Paper for the European steel packaging industry, learn how we are turning this vision into reality, and discover our key priorities for the 2024-2029 term.
Nature-based Solutions benefit people and planet, so why are they missing from EU policies?
Est. 6minEurope is set to face immense socio-ecological challenges in the coming decades, including extreme heat and flooding, with dire impacts for community health and city infrastructure. There is, however, good news: we have a powerful tool at our disposal: Nature-based Solutions (NbS). NbS use the power of healthy ecosystems to mitigate climate change impacts while enhancing biodiversity. With such clear benefits, why are NbS absent in 65% of key EU environmental and sustainability policies?
Future-proofing the EU’s road transport sector: A roadmap for policymaker action
Est. 7minThe EU’s road transport sector faces critical challenges. The IRU's roadmap urges policymakers to enact supportive legislation to ensure the EU's economic and environmental goals are met.
The new EU political cycle must renew the momentum for CCU techs
Est. 6minEuropeans voted in June 2024 for new EU Parliament representatives. With a new mandate starting, a crucial question lingers: will Europe pursue ambitious climate action? Will it support net zero technologies like CCU to build more sustainable industrial production in Europe?
Decarbonising heat is the challenge of the next decade
Est. 5minThe incoming Commissioner for Energy must be tasked with delivering the clean heat transition: phasing out fossil fuels in heating and cooling is the gateway towards energy security, affordability, European industrial competitiveness, and essential climate action.
European competitiveness in the energy transition: Shell’s views for the next EU cycle
Est. 9minBold policies and investments are needed to achieve climate neutrality and boost economic growth. Expanding electrification, creating the business case for pioneering low carbon solutions and energy security need to be at the core of political action, writes Wael Sawan, CEO of Shell plc.
Time for the flat glass industry’s decarbonization efforts to pay off
Est. 7minThe opportunities that the Green Deal should offer a sector like ours are simply not materialising. It’s time that the flat glass industry’s decarbonization efforts to deliver on the Green Deal pay off. European flat glass products are essential to …
A Letter for the Future of Packaging
Est. 4minBeverage cartons play a crucial role in our daily lives, offering unique functionalities that support a resilient food supply chain while being low-carbon and recyclable, writes Annick Carpentier.
China’s green ‘trojan horses’ are starting to divide Europe
Est. 3minIt hardly goes unnoticed that Chinese companies are stepping up green investments in Europe, write Leon de Graaf, Dominika Floriánová, Flora Wallace and Giorgia Andriola.
Unleashing the EU’s circular economy potential
Est. 5minEurope prides itself on leading the charge for sustainability but when it comes to transitioning to a circular economy it has been stagnating. Despite consistent legislative efforts and ambitious rhetoric, the EU is still far from reaching its ambition to double its circularity rate by 2030.
Map the Green Deal’s drivers: Distribution grids across the EU
Est. 6minDistribution grids (DSOs) are the facilitators of the Green Deal’s objectives and a prerequisite for a functioning European electricity market. Managing 97% of EU’s power lines and connecting 70% of renewables, DSOs are diverse across Member States.
Bird research in Malta has reached the EU courts
Est. 6minIn order to combine deep socio-cultural traditions with scientific research, Malta hasestablished a 'Catch-and-Release' programme, which draws upon the centuries-oldexperience of live-finch trappers. Nevertheless, the outcome of a forthcoming ruling bythe European Court will have significant implications for the future of bird research andthe interests of numerous passionate individuals.
Help Cities lower emissions, increase competitiveness and protect energy security
Est. 4minCities need EU help to decarbonise heating
Why ‘no-brainer zones’ are key to hitting the EU’s renewables targets
Est. 5minThe EU needs to more than double its renewables capacity by 2030. With ample space available, greater efforts are needed to accelerate the rate of deployment and ensure projects deliver maximum benefits for communities and nature.
The EU should modernise, not step backwards
Est. 6minThe new European Commission should focus on the future and how to modernise the economy, not walking back on the green agenda, writes Mats Engström. Mats Engström is a senior policy fellow at the European Council on Foreign Relations (ECFR). Joint action …