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Agenda: events not to be missed between 23 and 27/03/2026

This week's highlights are the two-day Plenary session of the European Parliament, which will take place in Brussels and the 15^th Meeting of the Conference of the Parties (COP15) to the Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals, which will take place in Campo Grande…

Domain(s): Energies, Mobilities, Agrifood, Environment
• Category(ies): Essentials
• Article # 434923
• Published on 23/03/26 at 09:00

Electric vehicles saved 1.7 million barrels of oil per day worldwide in 2025 (Ember)

1.7 million barrels - that's how much oil electric cars will have saved per day worldwide by 2025, according to the report "The consequences of the energy crisis: from the fragility of fossil fuels to electrical independence", published by Ember on 18/03/2026. An increase of $10 (€8.6) per…

Domain(s): Mobilities
• Category(ies): Essentials, Academic, Decarbonisation , …
• Article # 434672
• Published on 19/03/26 at 11:23

European Commission: adoption of new State aid rules to "support sustainable land transport solutions"

New State aid rules are adopted "to make it easier and faster for Member States to support sustainable land transport solutions", announced the European Commission on 16/03/2026. First, the scope of State aids is extended beyond rail transport alone to include inland waterways and all…

Domain(s): Mobilities
• Category(ies): Essentials, International bodies, Decarbonisation , …
• Article # 434169
• Published on 16/03/26 at 16:00

Axens and Airbus partnering to develop SAF production

Axens, a subsidiary of IFPEN (Institut Français du Pétrole Energies Nouvelles) developing a wide range of decarbonisation technologies, and aircraft manufacturer Airbus have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to strengthen their cooperation in the development and deployment of Sustainable…

Domain(s): Mobilities
• Category(ies): Manufacturers , Production / Construction, Research & innovation, …
• Article # 433870
• Published on 16/03/26 at 11:03

Agenda: events not to be missed between 16 and 20/03/2026

This week's highlights are the Environment, Energy and European Councils that will take place in Brussels on Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday. The Environment Council, the first one of the Cyprus Presidency, will have many crucial topics on the agenda, including the bioeconomy strategy and the…

Domain(s): Energies, Mobilities, Agrifood, Environment
• Category(ies): Essentials
• Article # 433957
• Published on 16/03/26 at 09:00

EU Ports Strategy: "The central question remains implementation" (Green Marine Europe)

"Ports are no longer assessed solely on their capacity to handle flows", writes Green Marine Europe in its analysis of the EU Ports Strategy published on 04/03/2026. "They are now expected to combine logistical performance, environmental transition, territorial acceptability and systemic…

Domain(s): Mobilities, Environment
• Category(ies): European bodies, Trade unions & federations, Decarbonisation , …
• Article # 433975
• Published on 13/03/26 at 12:30

Equilibrion and Rolls-Royce SMR partner to develop e-SAF production

Equilibrion and Rolls-Royce SMR have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to collaborate on a technical and economic assessment, to better understand the opportunity for nuclear powered Sustainable Aviation Fuel (e-SAF) using Small Modular Reactors (SMRs), announced the two British companies on…

Domain(s): Mobilities
• Category(ies): Manufacturers , Production / Construction, Air transportation
• Article # 433977
• Published on 13/03/26 at 11:30

CO2 emissions from heavy-duty vehicles: 473 MEPs vote in favor of adding flexibility measures

473 MEPs voted in favour of the Commission's proposal to add flexibility measures for manufacturers of heavy-duty vehicles in their effort to comply with the CO2 emissions reduction by 2030, at the Plenary session of the Parliament in Strasbourg on 12/03/2026. 81 MEPs voted against, while nine of…

Domain(s): Mobilities
• Category(ies): European bodies, Decarbonisation , Policies & Regulation, …
• Article # 433879
• Published on 12/03/26 at 17:00

"The revision of the EU ETS in July 2026 represents a unique opportunity for European aviation" (T&E)

The revision of the EU Emissions Trading System (ETS) in July 2026 would represent "a unique opportunity for European aviation", if all flights departing from the EU could be integrated into the Emission Trading Scheme, according to a position paper of the European association Transport …

Domain(s): Mobilities
• Category(ies): Associations & NGOs, Policies & Regulation, Air transportation
• Article # 433474
• Published on 10/03/26 at 13:58

Agenda: events not to be missed between 09 and 14/03/2026

The second World Summit on Civil Nuclear Energy, organised with the International Atomic Energy Agency, is taking place in Paris. Heads of state, international organisations, financial institutions and industry are discussing the role of nuclear power in meeting the needs of decarbonisation…

Domain(s): Energies, Mobilities, Agrifood, Environment
• Category(ies): Essentials
• Article # 433198
• Published on 09/03/26 at 09:00