European Parliament Members: EV Charging Stations Should Be Available Every 60 Kilometers

Credit to Author: Jennifer Sensiba| Date: Sat, 22 Oct 2022 18:00:37 +0000

It’s pretty difficult to determine how many charging stations are “enough” on highways. Something simplistic, like taking the average EV’s range and putting the stations no more than that far apart, fails because it doesn’t factor in things like weather and terrain. Making sure that the stations aren’t too far apart for even lower-range EVs […]

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EU Policymakers Strengthen Rules For Companies’ Sustainability Disclosures With Mandatory ESG Standards, But Delay Its Implementation

Credit to Author: Transport & Environment (T&E)| Date: Fri, 24 Jun 2022 04:57:31 +0000

On Tuesday 21 June, the trilogue negotiations between the European Commission, Parliament and Council concluded with an agreement for the EU Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD).

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Historic Extension of EU’s Carbon Market Gets Green Light from Parliament

Credit to Author: Transport & Environment (T&E)| Date: Wed, 22 Jun 2022 17:59:33 +0000

The European Parliament votes in favour of including shipping and road transport in the Emissions Trading System (ETS) for the very first time.

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EU Parliament’s Lead Committees Vote Against Gas & Nuclear in the Green Taxonomy

Credit to Author: Guest Contributor| Date: Wed, 15 Jun 2022 02:00:18 +0000

Brussels, 14 June 2022 Two of the European Parliament’s lead committees (ENVI and ECON) today voted in favour of throwing out the European Commission’s sustainable investment taxonomy, which inexplicably labels gas as green. 76 MEPs voted against greenwashing gas and nuclear, with 62 votes in favour and 4 abstentions. Luca Bonaccorsi, sustainable finance director at […]

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Italian socialist Sassoli to be president of EU Parliament

Credit to Author: eestopace| Date: Wed, 03 Jul 2019 12:48:24 +0000

Italian socialist Sassoli to be president of EU Parliament

Italian socialist David-Maria Sassoli was elected Wednesday to head the European parliament, completing the bloc’s appointment process for its top jobs.

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Green wave: Europe wakes up to climate concerns after vote

Credit to Author: ggaviola| Date: Mon, 27 May 2019 10:37:56 +0000

Green wave: Europe wakes up to climate concerns after vote

BERLIN – Green parties in Germany, France, Britain and elsewhere were celebrating big gains in elections for the bloc’s 751-seat European Parliament amid growing voter concerns over climate change, expressed in large-scale student protests over recent months.

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Climate change is hot topic in the European Parliament vote

Credit to Author: Dennis Maliwanag| Date: Sat, 25 May 2019 01:20:12 +0000

Climate change is hot topic in the European Parliament vote

Hungry tourists stream into the glass-fronted balcony of Michael Recktenwald’s restaurant on the German island of Langeoog, with its splendid view of the North Sea and the blue skies above.

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Hungary’s Orban vows defense of ‘Christian’ Europe

Credit to Author: cbibe| Date: Sun, 10 Feb 2019 23:30:32 +0000

Hungary's Orban vows defense of 'Christian' Europe

Hungarian PM Viktor Orban called for the defense of “Christian” nations against immigration, which he said led to the “virus of terrorism”.

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