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Joint open letter to Commissioner Breton following his comments on e-mobility

Publish date: November 9, 2022

The phase-out of the internal combustion engine (ICE) cars and vans in 2035 is crucial to provide certainty to investors, decision-makers and civil society. Commissioner Breton's recent comments in POLITICO are unhelpful.

Stakeholders from the entire e-mobility ecosystem, wrote to Commissioner Breton, expressing their concerns over his recent comments to Brussels media, in which he warned of a “gigantic disruption” to the automotive sector in the face of reinforced car and van CO2 standards.

The letter reminds the Commissioner that:

  1. E-Mobility is necessary to reach EU climate and air quality targets
  2. The transition will create new high-skilled jobs for Europeans
  3. Charging Infrastructure will not be a bottleneck if ambitious targets are set and implemented
  4. Electricity production and the grid can keep up
  5. Raw Materials will be available – if DG GROW acts decisively
  6. EVs emit less CO2 than ICEs across the board
  7. EVs emit less fine particulate matter than ICEs

Read the full letter here.

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6th meeting of the Carbon Removal Expert Group summary and feedback 

The Carbon Removal Certification Framework (CRCF) has been formally approved by the Council on the 19th of November 2024 and entered into force on the 9th of December 2024, providing an official mandate for the Commission to develop methodologies on carbon farming and carbon removals. However, the technical documents and specifications are still being drafted and revised for input from the Carbon Removals Expert Group (CREG), of which Bellona is a member. 

Photo: Christening of Northern Lights’ first CO₂ carrier in Stavanger in 2025, by Olav Øye

A great leap towards a scaled European market for CCS: Northern Lights expands storage capacity, will store CO₂ from Stockholm  

Europe’s only multi-source, injection-ready CO₂ storage site will more than triple its capacity by 2028. The decision follows an agreement with Stockholm Exergi to transport and store up to 800 – 900 kilotonnes of CO₂ per year. “This decision is years in the making, and the culmination of decades of hard work from many, Bellona included” says Bellona Europa Director Jonas Helseth.

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