Articles tagged with "decarbonisation"
Europe Is Finally Admitting Electricity Is Overtaxed - CleanTechnica
The article from CleanTechnica highlights a significant shift in European energy policy regarding electricity taxation. A leaked European Commission recommendation acknowledges that electricity in Europe has long been overtaxed and burdened with levies as if it were a polluting end product, despite its growing role as a clean energy carrier essential for economic competitiveness, energy security, and decarbonization. The recommendation urges EU Member States to reduce VAT and excise duties on electricity, remove non-energy levies from electricity bills by funding them through general budgets, and ensure electricity is taxed less than fossil fuels. This marks a meaningful change in framing electricity not just as a consumer good subject to taxation, but as critical infrastructure underpinning Europe's economic future. A key concept discussed is the "spark gap," the ratio between retail electricity prices and retail gas prices, which currently ranges from about 2.5 to 3.5 across Europe. This gap discourages electrification because electricity prices include network charges, policy levies, and VAT that
energyelectricity-taxationEuropean-energy-policyclean-energyelectrificationenergy-affordabilitydecarbonisationTransport Decarbonisation Is A Lever For Industrial Competitiveness But The EU Budget Fails To Capitalise On It - CleanTechnica
The article critiques the post-2027 EU budget proposal for failing to adequately leverage transport decarbonisation as a means to boost industrial competitiveness. While the new European Competitiveness Fund (ECF) allocates €67 billion over seven years for climate transition and industrial decarbonisation, €40 billion of this amount is repurposed from existing funds, leaving insufficient new resources to scale up clean technologies. Key sectors like battery manufacturing and sustainable aviation and shipping fuels risk being underfunded, threatening up to 100,000 jobs in the battery industry alone. Although the budget introduces positive elements such as production aid for clean products and “Made in EU” requirements favoring local suppliers, the overall funding is deemed too limited to establish a robust green industrial strategy. Additionally, the proposal sets a 35% target for climate and biodiversity investments, which is considered inadequate for meeting EU climate goals, and does not exclude fossil fuel subsidies. The dismantling of the LIFE program, a core EU climate
energyclean-technologydecarbonisationEU-budgetbatteriesrenewable-energyclimate-transitionCan von der Leyen Save Europe's Car Industry from 'the Slow Agony of Decline'? - CleanTechnica
energyelectric-vehiclesbatteriesEU-Commissiondecarbonisationautomotive-industryproduction-aidFortescue Determined to Decarbonise International Shipping - CleanTechnica
energydecarbonisationgreen-hydrogenammonia-fuelshipping-emissionsrenewable-energymaritime-technologyRepurposed EV battery packs to power industries, supply 1.25 MW energy
energybattery-storagerenewable-energygrid-resiliencedecarbonisationEV-battery-packsclean-energySpiro Launches In Cameroon & Tanzania
electric-vehicleselectric-motorcyclesbattery-swappingclean-energydecarbonisationurban-transportAfrica