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A climate-focused report out of Europe throws serious shade at plug-in hybrid electric (PHEV) cars, pointing out that they emit nearly as much carbon dioxide emissions as combustion engine-powered vehicles. In fact, it highlights how real-world emissions from supposedly greener PHEVs has increased over the years above officially recorded figures to nearly five times. Yikes! The findings come from the European Federation for Transport and Environment (T&E), a clutch of non-government organizations focused on sustainable transport policy across the continent. The report has been published ahead of a review of automotive CO2 emission standards, which would see Europe continue to sell plug-in hybrid electric vehicles beyond 2035, when they're set to be phased out in order to meet EU climate targets.

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Le « SAF » ou Sustainable Aviation Fuel, est depuis longtemps érigé en mesure phare de la décarbonation du transport aérien, qui communique très largement sur le sujet. IATA annonce même sans sourciller que les SAF couvriront 65% des besoins de l’industrie à l’horizon 2050, contre… 0.3% en 2024. Qu’en est-il vraiment, et faut-il développer les SAF un peu, beaucoup… ou pas du tout ?

Existing production destroys more value than it creates due to medical and environmental costs, researchers say

Op woensdag 15 november om 15 uur verstoorden activisten van het GrowthKills-collectief [1] het "re-use v. recycle"-panel op de jaarlijkse Sustainability Future Week van Politico in Brussel, een evenement waar verslaggevers en redacteuren belangrijke politici, wetenschappers, campagnevoerders en bedrijfsleiders interviewen over het energie- en klimaatbeleid van de EU [2].

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The climate crisis has begun to disrupt human societies by severely affecting the very foundations of human livelihood and social organisation. Climate impacts are not equally distributed across the world: on average, low- and middle-income countries suffer greater impacts than their richer counterparts. At the same time, the climate crisis is also marked by significant inequalities within countries. Recent research reveals a high concentration of global greenhouse gas emissions among a relatively small fraction of the population, living in emerging and rich countries. In addition, vulnerability to numerous climate impacts is strongly linked to income and wealth, not just between countries but also within them.

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les SAF constituent l’arme de décarbonation massive de l’aviation mondiale, qui vise la neutralité carbone pour 2050. Ils pourraient à eux seuls représenter les deux tiers du chemin à parcourir. L’énergie électrique ? Pas assez performante pour espérer réduire fortement les émissions de CO2 des avions. L’hydrogène, porté par Airbus et son projet devant aboutir en 2035 ?