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Weak Aircraft Innovation Undercutting Aviation’s Green Transition

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As the aviation industry continue to gather at the Paris Air Show, where manufacturers are showcasing their latest fossil-fuel-powered aircraft, new T&E analysis suggests that reliance on conventional technology is putting the sector’s decarbonisation targets at risk. If manufacturers stepped up, innovations in aircraft technology could save the equivalent of … [continued]

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Europe Risks Losing Its Early E-Fuels Lead for Aviation, Study Warns

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As the aviation sector gathers at the International Paris Air Show, a new T&E study highlights Europe’s potential to be an e-kerosene trailblazer – the most scalable sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) – but severe bottlenecks mean it could lose its first mover advantage. Europe a leader on e-kerosene announcements, laggard … [continued]

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The Moment to Make Automotive Steel More Circular Is Now

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Recycled steel targets will help clean up car production, strengthen Europe’s domestic industry and reduce our dependence on imports. The automotive industry is the EU’s second biggest steel consumer — yet only a tiny amount, just 6%, of steel used in cars comes from scrap. That’s compared to a European … [continued]

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Weak Aircraft Innovation Undercutting Aviation’s Green Transition

6 min read

As the aviation industry prepares for the Paris Air Show, where manufacturers will showcase their latest fossil-fuel-powered aircraft, new T&E analysis suggests that reliance on conventional technology is putting the sector’s decarbonisation targets at risk. If manufacturers stepped up, innovations in aircraft technology could save the equivalent of the annual … [continued]

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Car Bonnets Becoming Half Centimetre Higher Every Year, Driving Road Safety Fears — Study

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Drivers of high fronted cars are unable to see children as old as nine, tests find. The bonnet height of new cars in Europe is increasing by half a centimetre a year, on average, driven by the growth in SUV sales, new research finds. The trend is part of the recent phenomenon … [continued]

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