Chiara Corradi – Transport & Environment

Why we need a 2040 climate target

Diane Vitry — Thu, 27 Jul 2023 10:29:30 +0000

Being a procrastinator in highschool doesn’t have serious consequences. Procrastinating with your housework is also fine. But we have a problem when the procrastinators are those with the power to decide whether future generations will live on a livable planet or not. The adoption of a EU 2040 climate target might fall in the hands of procrastinators [1]. The process to set the EU on the pathway...

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NECPs are ugly ducklings with potential to become swans

Diane Vitry — Tue, 30 May 2023 22:01:24 +0000

NECPs are the EU’s latest favorite buzzword. Why is everyone talking about them? And why does the EU consistently come up with such unpronounceable acronyms? While there is no answer to the second question, we can answer the first one. NECPs – aka National Energy and Climate Plans – are planning documents where a government sets the destination for its economy and the direction of travel.

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The EU is giving kid-glove treatment to Big Oil

Diane Vitry — Tue, 29 Nov 2022 23:01:33 +0000

The green transition is inevitable. If the needs of our warming climate wasn’t the only excuse, it’s now European law. One of the pillars of the EU climate policy is the introduction of carbon markets for pretty much anything that pollutes. On top of the carbon markets for big industry, the EU institutions are discussing a system to apply a carbon price to cars and buildings. A new acronym was...

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