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Check out this interview with European Investment Bank Vice President Andrew McDowell, who says more about the lender’s resolution to avoid fossil fuel financing and what we can expect from a review of how it lends to shipping projects.
German Economy Minister Peter Altmaier warned the Commission to adjust the CO2 targets of existing cars, insisting on letters to Frans Timmermans and Margrethe Vestager that the 2030 benchmarks are already as strict as possible.
The Commission is committed to launching an initial review next summer on the basis of its Green Agreement, however, Altmaier believes that the adjustments ahead of the timetable will damage the investment, according to Die Zeit.
Electric cars are a popular choice for automakers to reduce their emissions, and with the 2020 targets coming up, records are starting to appear. January’s knowledge shows that sales of battery cars in the UK have increased by more than 200% compared to last year.
Romania’s plan to inject EUR 53 million into the electric car charging infrastructure has received green approval through the Commission’s State aid investigators, and Vestager commends its prospect of achieving the Green Deal’s objectives.
Interest in hydrogen continues to grow. In Estonia, two universities aim to expand what claim to be the world’s first driverless car to run on blank fuel. Discover Germany’s plans for a complete hydrogen here.
In the UK, Boris Johnson’s government has begun to determine whether a bridge between the mainland UK and Northern Ireland is feasible. The 30 km diversity faces a number of obstacles, adding an underwater trench full of unexploded bombs.
The railways cited that the “shame of theft” contributed to the increase in passenger numbers, but Eurostat’s 2018 knowledge describes another story for now: Europeans flew that year more than ever.
Commission festival officials also approved a German programme to help connect others on the small islands of the North Sea and the Baltic through the air. Berlin has proposed to draw up the budget for the strategy, which dates back to 2012.
Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis has begun painting the structure of a new airport on the island of Crete, to which the EIO granted a loan of millions of euros.
In Turkey, a Pegasus Air flight landed heavily at Istanbul airport, breaking into 3 pieces and killing the same number of passengers. Experts say adverse weather situations may have played a role, but it is being investigated.
Strong winds through Storm Ciara propelled a British Airways aircraft to a new record for a subsonic transatlantic flight, completing the adventure in less than five hours, 80 minutes earlier than scheduled.
The UK government has said it will read about whether drones can only be used in search-and-rescue missions. The concept is to deploy them on inaccessible coastal cliffs and in stormy conditions.
The chairman of the shipping committee, Karima Delli, dissatisfied with the resolution of football club Olympique Lyonnais to bring a Learjet to Paris for a match. The MEP is pushing for the adventure to take only two hours by train.
A high-speed exercise accident on the outskirts of Milan has killed 3 other people in what is the latest infrastructure crisis in Italy. Maintenance defects have been reported, but investigations continue.
French manufacturer Alstom may have failed in its attempt to merge with Siemens, but it is making progress in the emergence of new products: this is the construction of battery-operated trains for a German secondary line, scheduled for commissioning in 2023.
Eurostar tickets for the Amsterdam-London pass are on sale for the first time today. Find out here why the cross-channel operator took so long to start running a service return pass level.
And here’s a heady dose of nostalgia in the form of a television commercial for the high-speed TGV service, dating back to 1972 and featuring the trains in their original orange palette.
Delegates from the International Maritime Organization will meet next month, where emissions are expected to be the most important item on the agenda The ICCT’s new knowledge recommends that the IMO’s target of 40% carbon relief through 2030 has almost been met until 2018. .
A quarantine cruise ship sent to Yokohama Port, Japan, is giving a temporary lesson on how not to fight coronavirus. More than 3,500 people on board have a greater threat of contracting the virus due to proximity to others, experts say.
US billionaire Bill Gates has reportedly placed an order for the world’s first hydrogen superyacht. The Microsoft founder has really avoided buying his own shipment despite his immense wealth, but apparently paid 500 million euros for it.
A new consortium needs to take the Rhine-Alpes room between Rotterdam and Genoa on a purely hydrogen-based shipping route. The HR2INE allocation aims to put ships into service until 2024 and then diversify into the road and rail.
The UK government has presented a consultation on the status quo of loose ports, which Westminster sees as a safe way to attract business across the Channel. Watch the video explanation of what loose ports are.
Britain’s participation in the EU’s global positioning system Galileo is again in doubt as the wording of Michel Barnier’s negotiating mandate ranges from ‘should’ be concerned to ‘could’ be concerned, which makes for a potentially difficult bargaining chip.
The European Space Agency’s solar orbiter, unveiled Sunday from Florida as part of a project to practice the Sun in detail, especially from its poles, is expected to make its first solar flyover in 2025.
Storm Ciara brought strong winds and torrential rains to some areas. In the UK, rail operators have had to deal with unwanted visitors on the lines.
The British government to open loose ports, but what are the loose ports?
MEPs are in Strasbourg this week. They will discuss later in the day and vote on the proposed mandate for the EU-UK negotiations. Watch the air strings in the mix. There’s a debate about road protection on Thursday afternoon. Agenda here. .
Transport Commissioner Adina Valean will meet with the transport ministers of Italy and Germany. You will also know the site of the brennero base tunnel structure. Calendar here.
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