Firms must double green spend: study

Firms must double green spend: study Europe’s biggest firms will need to double their green investments if the continent is to achieve ‘climate neutrality’ by 2050, says a study of 882 publicly traded companies by climate research group CDP. Corporate spending on low-carbon technology and infrastructure amounted to €124bn last year, or 12% of total investments.…

Firms must double green spend: study

Firms must double green spend: study Europe’s biggest firms will need to double their green investments if the continent is to achieve ‘climate neutrality’ by 2050, says a study of 882 publicly traded companies by climate research group CDP. Corporate spending on low-carbon technology and infrastructure amounted to €124bn last year, or 12% of total investments.…

Tesla najavila kompaktni električni automobil

Kompanija Tesla je objavila zvaničnu dizajnersku skicu novog kompaktnog električnog automobila i otkrila plan za otvaranje istraživačkog i razvojnog centra u Kini. Tesla planira u Kini  da izgradi novi centar za istraživanje i razvoj, a objavljena je i skica koja najavljuje prvi kompaktni električni automobil. Ovaj model bi trebalo bi da pronađe svoje mjesto ispod…

EU needs 3m EV chargers by 2030

The EU is going to need 3 million electric vehicle charging points by 2030 if it’s serious about reaching its climate targets, says a new report by campaign group Transport & Environment (T&E). That’s a sixteen-fold increase on the 185,000 public charging points currently available in the EU. The research estimates it would cost €20 billion…

Austria carbon neutral by 2040

Hard-line immigration policies and ambitious climate targets are the result of Austria’s coalition talks. In an unlikely partnership, the conservative Austrian People’s Party (ÖVP) and the Greens have agreed to rely completely on renewable energy by 2030 and make the country carbon neutral by 2040. To reach these targets the new government will tax CO2 emissions…

A new auto giant is born

Fiat Chrysler and PSA Group, maker of Peugeot, have officially signed off on a $50 billion merger to create the fourth-largest automaker in the world. It will take another 12 to 15 months to close the deal, the companies said, and a new name has yet to be decided. The 50-50 merger will allow the companies to…

Europe goes big on electric cars

Europe will be the big driver behind global electric-car sales next year. With European governments subsidising electric vehicles (EV) and investing in charging infrastructure, the region is poised to see a big jump in EV sales, Bloomberg reports. Europe is expected to see a 35 per cent increase in electric and hybrid vehicle purchases in the…