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With more than 10 million Europeans employed in the sector, transport is an essential part of the European Union’s economy and strategic importance. The Socialists and Democrats have set out a series of proposals to ensure that the European Union will be able to respect its target of reaching carbon neutrality by 2050. The phasing out of combustion engine cars by 2035, boosting inland water navigation within the EU, updating aviation rules and closing the gap between transport in the rural and urban areas, are just a few of the ambitious goals set in the Group s latest position paper on
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The number of electric cars, buses, vans, and heavy trucks on roads is expected to hit 145 million by 2030, the International Energy Agency said Marin Tomas | Moment | Getty Images
According to the IEA’s Global Electric Vehicle Outlook, if governments ramp up their efforts to meet international energy and climate goals, the global electric vehicle fleet could increase further still, hitting 230 million by the end of the decade. Both of these projections exclude two- and three-wheeled electric vehicles.
The Paris-based organization said roughly three million new electric cars were registered last year, a record amount and a 41% rise compared to 2019.
04/29/2021 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 04/29/2021 09:07
EU mobility must be sustainable and smart, say EESC president Christa Schweng and European Commissioner Adina VÄlean
The European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) joins forces with the European Commission and says that the active involvement of European civil society organisations can help shape the green and digital transformation of the EU transport system.
The future of EU transport must be sustainable, social and smart: this is the challenge facing a sector which has undergone profound changes in recent years on top of having been hit hard by the COVID-19 pandemic. At the plenary debate on the Commission s new transport strategy held on 28 April, EESC president,
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