Von der Leyen warned: Donโ€™t slap the bill for climate and industry on consumers

The influential Brussels think-tank, Bruegel, has sent a โ€˜memoโ€™ to Commission President-designate, Ursula von der Leyen, warning her of over-burdening consumers during her likely second term.

Carbon pricing: Economists question lump-sum payouts to households

While many economists have long advocated introducing a ‘climate dividend’ to avoid social tensions caused by carbon pricing, a group around Nobel-prize winner Joseph Stiglitz questioned this approach in a paper released on Monday (17 June) in Nature C…

German Minister Wissing: Tariffs on Chinese cars โ€˜wrong approachโ€™

Putting up tariffs on Chinese electric cars to protect the European industry was the wrong approach, German liberal Transport Minister Volker Wissing told Euractiv in an interview, promoting international competition.

Carbon pricing crucial to deliver on greening transport, Volvo boss says

The implementation of the EUโ€™s carbon pricing scheme for road transport is crucial to drive the business case for electric and hydrogen trucks, Martin Lundstedt, CEO of the Volvo Group, told Euractiv in an interview.

EU transport ministers discuss โ€˜problem childโ€™ of green transition

As EU transport ministers gather for an informal meeting in Brussels on Wednesday (3 April), the sector remains the “problem child” of the bloc’s climate efforts and could account for 44% of all greenhouse gas emissions by 2030, according to latest pro…