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Van Makers Want to Slash the Electric Van Market. Europe Can Boost It Instead.
Industry’s wishlist risks stalling progress on zero-emission vans. ACEA is calling for a weaker van CO2 target in 2030 and 5-year averaging for the period 2025–29 and 2030–34, among many other flexibilities. This would spell disaster for the zero-emission van market. What’s more, many challenges to electrification used as pretexts to call for … [continued]
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Weakening The EU 2040 Target Would Fail To Deliver Clear Signal To Businesses & Consumers
EU government ministers have agreed on a watered-down 2040 emissions reduction target of 85%, inclusive of reliance on offsets. EU ministers have agreed on a weakened 2040 climate goal. The reduced target of 85%, along with the provision that up to 5% of that reduction can be achieved by international … [continued]
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EU Transport Plan Sets Out First Steps To Boost Green Fuel Production For Planes & Ships
‘STIP’ diagnoses the problems for decarbonising planes and ships, but there is an urgency to act now, says T&E. The Sustainable Transport Investment Plan (STIP) published today contains promising steps to boost e-fuels production, T&E has said. But the EU needs to follow through rapidly if it is to retain its industrial … [continued]
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Owen Sound mayor sees potential city benefits in federal budget
Owen Sound’s mayor likes the sound of more money for infrastructure in Tuesday’s federal budget proposals. It’s too early to pass final judgment, said Ian Boddy on Wednesday, but efforts to help build more housing and related infrastructure, and to assist hospital and colleges could benefit the city and the county. The budget comes up […]
Federal budget export help welcomed by wood manufacturing cluster CEO
‘They’re helping us develop an export development program where we’re going to Saudia Arabia,’ wood cluster CEO Mike Baker said of a federal initiative in Tuesday’s budget.