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ACEA study finds 100-fold increase in zero-emission trucks needed in EU fleet in 10 years to meet goals

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Just some 2,300—or 0.04% of the total fleet—are zero-emission trucks. European truck makers estimate that around 200,000 zero-emission trucks will have to be in operation by 2030 in order to meet the CO 2 targets for heavy-duty trucks. —ACEA’s Director General, Eric-Mark Huitema.

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Why EVs Aren't a Climate Change Panacea

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“Electric cars will not save the climate. must have 90 percent of its vehicles, or some 350 million EVs, on the road by 2050 in order to hit its emission targets. and elsewhere, it still will not be sufficient to meet net zero 2050 emission targets. the sources of the other 73 percent of GHG emissions must be reduced as well.

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EEA: increase in EU GHG emissions, mostly due to transport, hampers progress towards 2030 targets

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Greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions across the European Union rose slightly in 2017, mostly because of the transport sector. emissions increase in 2017 from 2016. This limited increase means that the EU is still expected to achieve its 2020 emissions reduction target, albeit by a narrower margin. from the year before.

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EU investing €1.8B in 17 large-scale clean tech projects

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The selected projects are located in Bulgaria, Finland, France, Germany, Iceland, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland and Sweden. Another one located in Poland will create an end-to-end carbon capture and storage chain starting from CO? capture and liquefaction at a cement plant to storage in offshore sites. Background.

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EPA rolls back emissions standards on coal plants

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The proposal came on the eve of a climate summit in Poland that started over the weekend where world leaders were set to codify the next steps in.

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Porsche launches carbon offsetting program for US drivers

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(PCNA) has launched Porsche Impact , an online tool that links individual CO 2 emissions to specific climate projects. Impact has been available to customers in Germany, the UK, and Poland since late 2018. Users can choose from four different internationally certified projects to support.

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Will climate talks bring real progress? Take our Twitter poll

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Last weekend, climate talks in Poland wrapped up by scraping a length of thorns off the Paris-agreement rose stem.

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