Transport
In Charts: Europe must choose between Chinese EV imports or its emissions targets, says ECA
The EU’s financial watchdog says Europe will fail to meet its 2035 vehicle targets without turning to imports, as Chinese electric vehicle manufacturing reaches record...
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March 28, 2024
IMO talks dodge question on future distribution of shipping emission revenues
While negotiations continued behind closed doors on how to price maritime carbon emissions, the UN has yet to determine a suitable governance framework to disperse...
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March 19, 2024
With better planning and investment, EV uptake could offer storage and grid flexibility
As sales of electric vehicle rise, policymakers should be looking at how to maximise the benefits – and provide an ‘efficient transportation ecosystem’, according to...
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March 14, 2024
Why trade disruptions are bad news for shipping’s decarbonisation targets
Maritime trade routes continue to be severely restricted, while negotiations on a controversial global shipping levy also resume this week. Experts warn there is no...
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February 16, 2024
In Brief: JPMAM and SSGA exit CA100+; IEA to set up security programme for critical minerals
The latest ESG policy and regulatory news JPMorgan Asset Management and State Street Global Advisors have confirmed to the Financial Times that they are leaving...
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January 26, 2024
Toyota’s ‘electrified’ campaign is ‘textbook case of greenwashing’, consumer watchdog says
Consumer watchdog Ekō has accused leading car retailer Toyota of greenwashing by labelling hybrid vehicles as ‘electrified’, but Toyota insists the label is accurate
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December 8, 2023
In Brief: Singapore launches taxonomy with transition category; Canada releases oil emissions cap regulation
The latest ESG policy and regulatory news
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October 24, 2023
Explainer: Why transport is holding back Germany’s Energiewende
Tensions over how to best tackle emissions from the transport sector and differences of opinion between the various factions in the coalition government are slowing Germany’s move from fossil fuels...
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September 27, 2023
Maritime industry faces extra complexity in achieving green fuel transition, says Fincantieri
Shipbuilding is going through an ‘evolutionary phase’ as it is forced to innovate, following more intense scrutiny of the maritime industry’s decarbonisation plans, Fincantieri’s CEO tells Sustainable Views
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July 11, 2023
How does the shipping industry plan to decarbonise?
The IMO’s agreed emissions reduction targets signal progress in an industry that has engaged very little with the need to decarbonise. However, the targets are not aligned with the Paris...
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June 29, 2023
Has Toyota sparked a ‘solid-state’ battery revolution?
Japanese car giant Toyota says it has ‘discovered a technological breakthrough’ that will enable the sale of electric vehicles with a cruising range of 1,200 km and a charging time...
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