T&E's briefing outlines why promoting synthetic fuels under the cars CO₂ standard regulation is a bad idea.
With the review of the EU CO₂ emissions standards for cars and vans scheduled for June 2021, some, notably the oil and gas industry and automotive suppliers, are advocating adding CO₂ credits for advanced biofuels and synthetic fuels into the vehicle standards. T&E’s new analysis shows why this is not credible – either from an environmental nor from an economic point of view.
The debate on one of the EU’s most important climate regulations is being distorted by bogus claims about high fines.
Lessons from EU funding in Central and Eastern European countries
Global competitors are bold in pursuing their industrial futures, and so should the EU.