Transport Brief
Europe looks to recharge its automotive manufacturing supremacy
The shining jewel in the crown of European manufacturing is arguably the automotive sector. But while the continent is king of the internal combustion engine, it is not the leader in battery manufacturing. In fact, Europe lags behind China, Japan, and South Korea when it comes to electric battery output.
Green on the outside only
The climate crisis and LGBTQ+ pride month have something in common – they’re both an opportunity for large companies to performatively demonstrate their values. But values that must contend with profits are fluid, more a river with divergent streams than an immovable mountain.
Chaos looms as travel resumption edges closer
It seems foolhardy to say it louder than a whisper, but there are reasons for optimism: slowly but surely, COVID - within the EU at least - is receding. Mass inoculation is having an effect and for many Europeans the tantalising prospect of cross-border travel is once again on the horizon.
Embattled aviation sector faces Belarus fallout
These are trying times for the aviation sector. The list of challenges facing the industry seems to grow weekly. But the most immediate challenge is the geopolitical tension caused by the Belarus incident, which continues to reverberate.
Unfriendly skies
The details are astonishing - an EU-flagged passenger plane travelling from Athens to Vilnius is told that a bomb is onboard whilst flying over Belarus, supposedly planted by the Palestinian militant group Hamas in revenge for EU support of Israel.
Putting a price on road emissions could come with a cost
In theory, hiking taxes are a simple way to compel behaviour change, a tried-and-tested model that follows the economic laws of elasticity and consumer demand. Tax cigarettes and smoking becomes less attractive. Tax alcohol and people will drink less. But tax petrol and diesel and rather than seeing motorists reborn as Lycra-clad cyclists, you may get a violent reaction.
Connecting Europe by rail, the future of public transport in rural areas, and the falling price of EVs
The ability to cross borders seamlessly tends to be described, at least in Brussels, in lofty terms. It is positioned as a crowning achievement of the European project, one that allows us to imagine ourselves outside of geography, to live as “Europeans” uninhibited by boundaries or national constrictions.
Training workers for a digital rail sector, European fuel cells, and a lack of money for cycling infrastructure
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Green jet fuel for all flights, expanding the ETS, and defending the internal combustion engine
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Rail vs aviation, charging points rollout criticism, and measuring microplastics
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Clean trucks, tyres recycling controversy, and a metro made of cars
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Unblocking the Suez Canal, the Connecting Europe Express, and putting a price on road emissions
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Making batteries sustainable, rights for drivers, and the European Year of Aviation?
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A mandate for green jet fuel, agreement on CEF, and accelerating the shift to zero-emission vehicles
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Probing passenger rights, duelling aircraft tariffs, and opening the door to the Hyperloop
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Borders, vaccines, and the (possible) end of the internal combustion engine
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Transport company woes, banishing ghost flights & trouble at the border
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Bailout blues, ‘Doomsday’ theft & no-deal Brexit prep
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Mobility masterplan, night-train nirvana & China’s Moon mission
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Merkel’s engineering, BA’s Wales gaffe & Brexit ferries
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Dog kennels in space, MAX power & shipwreck déjà vu
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Flying fuel frenzy, year of the train & Captain Boar
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Emissions pooling, cetacean station & closing time, James
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