This roller-coaster year started with a pandemic threatening to bring global seaborne trade to a standstill and resulted in many ships, especially passenger ships, being chained to the anchor while the world was labouring to “flatten the curve”. Related Transport ModeShipping Source: transebvnews

Poland is not known as a climate champion but it does hold ambitions to decarbonise its economy. Electric mobility will be one of the pillars of this transition. Although the goal set in 2016 to have one million electric cars by 2025 may not be realistic, the achievements so far are impressive. 2020 saw significant [...]

Angela Merkel has long been known as the Climate Chancellor for her leading role in the fight against climate change. But in recent years German climate leadership was sorely lacking. Whether in the domestic discussion on a coal phase-out, European discussions on higher climate ambition or indeed car CO2 standards, Germany had its foot on [...]

Perhaps it takes an extraordinary moment in history to finally radically rethink how we all move around. Related Environmental IssueAir PollutionRelated Transport ModeCarsRelated Policy AreaEnvironmental policy Source: transebvnews

Less than two years ago the mere thought of producing a zero-emission truck was akin to  building a spaceship. Yet here we are at the end of 2020 and electric trucks can already be bought today. The trucking giants, Volvo and Daimler, have plans to electrify their entire fleets.  Related Environmental IssueClimate Change and EnergyRelated [...]

Yes, 2020 was tough. For Italy, the epicentre of the pandemic in Europe, the impact on people’s lives was unimaginable and its economy was left shaken. The pandemic-induced recession is the most serious in contemporary Italian history, with the first semester GDP down 12% on the same period in 2019. Related Environmental IssueClimate Change and EnergyRelated Transport [...]

Let’s call a spade a spade: much of the EU airline industry is bankrupt. Since March airlines have needed a €37 billion cash injection to stay afloat. And there’s more to come. Airports are begging for help. Mighty Airbus too has come up with its own backdoor bailout. But does one of the world’s most [...]

Batteries are about to become the new gold in Europe, but there must be sufficient regulation to ensure they are clean and sourced ethically, write Alex Keynes and Cecilia Mattea Related Environmental IssueAir PollutionClimate Change and EnergyRelated Transport ModeCarsRelated Policy AreaStandardsTransport policyEnvironmental policy Source: transebvnews

What’s the biggest automotive industry turnaround in recent memory? Chances are most people will mention Obama’s 2009 auto bailout. But what has happened in Europe since Dieselgate is actually at least as impressive, and potentially more lasting. Related Environmental IssueClimate Change and EnergyRelated Transport ModeCarsVansRelated Policy AreaStandards Source: transebvnews

The idea of abolishing national targets removes a legally-binding climate tool that actually works Related Environmental IssueClimate Change and EnergyRelated Transport ModeAviationCarsShippingRelated Policy AreaStandards Source: transebvnews