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EU’s 2050 net zero goals at risk as EV rollout faces setbacks
The EU needs to rethink its policies to make a 2035 ban on new petrol car sales feasible as electric vehicles (EVs) remain unaffordable and alternative fuel options are not credible, the EU’s external auditor said, jeopardising its 2050 climate goals.
read more... 23/04/2024
Austria unveils path to climate neutrality by 2040
Austria’s climate action and energy minister laid out plans on Monday for shifting the country’s energy system from gas to hydrogen as it seeks climate neutrality by 2040.
read more... 09/04/2024
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Massive electrification needed to reach 2050 climate goals
Mass electrification of light transport, buildings, and support for electrification of industrial processes will be essential, according to a new 2050 scenario.
read more... 03/04/2024
Germany shuts down 15 coal-fired power plants
Germany shut down 15 coal-fired power plants over Easter to ensure that the country would meet its climate neutrality targets, with Economy Minister Robert Habeck saying that the plants were “neither necessary nor economical”.
read more... 02/04/2024
France must not cave to Brussels on renewables
France should continue refusing to include renewable targets in its energy-climate plan, which will be submitted to the European Commission in June, the country’s former energy minister Agnès Pannier-Runacher said this week.
read more... 29/03/2024