![](https://network.bellona.org/content/uploads/sites/6/2024/07/new-pic.jpg)
Will the new von der Leyen Commission deliver on climate policy?
Yesterday, during its first plenary session, the newly elected European Parliament confirmed Ursula von der Leyen as President of the European Commis...
News
Publish date: November 19, 2015
News
A joint letter from the Platform for Electro-mobility, an alliance of organisations across industries of which Bellona is a member, was sent to Vice-President Šefčovič and Commissioners Bulc and Arias Cañete, responsible for Energy Union, transport, climate and energy respectively. The main points are addressed below and the letter can be read in its totality here:
Letter_electrification of transport in energy union
The electrification of light vehicles such as bicycles and powered two-wheelers, cars, vans, trucks and buses, and also the further electrification of railways, will help Member States to meet greenhouse gas emission reduction targets for 2030. Electric transport is a true low carbon alternative to reduce local air pollution in cities, as called for by the Covenant of Mayors. A shift to electro-mobility could halve emissions in urban centres could be halved by 2050 and zero-emission urban logistics could be attained by 2030. Furthermore, electrification is essential to achieve the Transport White Paper’s objective of banning combustion engine cars from urban areas by 2050.
Electro-mobility will also contribute to Europe’s energy security. Investments in electro-mobility will reduce Europe’s €1 billion per day total energy import bill and create additional demand for sustainable domestically-generated electricity, expanding renewable electricity use in transport and achieving more energy efficiency. Electric cars are expected to make an important contribution to the use and the optimisation of renewable energy sources (such as wind at night or solar during the day). True zero carbon mobility will make Europe’s economy more energy secure.
Electro-mobility also drives growth and makes Europe more competitive. It encourages innovation in the European automotive and battery supply chain, and stimulates jobs – 1.08 Mio in 2030, and 2.35 Mio new jobs in 2050 are expected from a shift to electrification of road transport.
To realise these benefits and exploit the full potential of electro-mobility the Platform of Electro-mobility calls on the European Commission to:
The decarbonisation of transport through electro-mobility is a key component of delivering the Energy Union goals. The upcoming European communication on the decarbonisation of transport announced for early 2016 provides the ideal opportunity to make detailed proposals in the areas identified above to help deliver the Energy Union’s ambitions.
Yesterday, during its first plenary session, the newly elected European Parliament confirmed Ursula von der Leyen as President of the European Commis...
From July 1st, 2024, to December 31st, 2024, Hungary is holding the Presidency of the Council of the European Union (EU), following Belgium’s tenure....
In October 2023, Bellona Europa announced a new FedEx-backed initiative Ports2Decarb – a project aiming to maximise the role of European sea and rive...
Bellona, together with other 29 members of the industrial carbon management community and umbrella organisations, express its support to the inclusio...
Get our latest news