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Trump's America overtakes ‘green’ Europe in the electric car race
The US has become the second largest electric passenger car market in the world [1], selling 361,000 EVs in 2018 (a 2.1% market share) and relegating Europe to the third place with 302,000 cars (or a...
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Phasing-out palm oil biodiesel is compatible with WTO due to its climate and...
In the context of the EU recast of the Renewable Energy Directive (REDII), the European co-legislators asked the Commission to develop a methodology to identify high ILUC risk biofuels with a...
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EU labels palm oil in diesel as unsustainable
The European Commission today decided that palm oil is not a green fuel and should not be promoted because it causes deforestation. The use of palm oil in diesel, which is driven by the EU’s renewable...
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Palm oil is not a green fuel, says EU
The use of palm oil in diesel will be gradually reduced from 2023 and should reach zero in 2030, the European Commission has decided. Though some exemptions will remain, palm oil will no longer be...
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Cobalt from Congo: how to source it better
As the transition to electric vehicles is gaining speed in Europe and globally, demand for cobalt has jumped over past years and will significantly increase in the future. This trend is expected to...
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Almost two-thirds of palm oil consumed in the EU is burned as energy - new data
Europeans are increasingly eating less and less palm oil and instead are inadvertently burning more and more in cars and trucks. Last year 65% of all the palm oil imported into the EU was used for...
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The trend worsens: More palm oil for energy, less for food
In 2018, almost two-thirds (65%) of the palm oil imported into the EU was burned as energy. Of that, 53% was used to make biodiesel for cars and trucks and 12% to generate electricity and heating....
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Mercosur deal opens door to South American biofuels while palm oil biodiesel...
A new EU trade deal with the South American Mercosur trade bloc will open the European market to more imports of ethanol and crops that are used to make high-emitting biofuels. It means that crops and...
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Europe Digital Marketing Officer wanted!
T&E is seeking a digital marketing specialist who uses digital tools and applies storytelling to move citizens to action and confront politicians with people’s demand for change. Transport ModeAll...
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Land ‘abuse’ must be stopped to avoid catastrophic climate change, scientists...
Leading scientists have warned that land abuse by humans - including crop biofuels production - must be stopped to avoid catastrophic climate heating. In a stark condemnation, the UN's...
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