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EU Must Spend 39 Billion Euros a Year for Net Zero Transport Targets, Campaign Group Says
November 4, 2024
By Alessandro Parodi (Reuters) - Europe needs to spend 39 billion euros ($42.46 billion) a year to reach its net zero targets in the transport sector by 2050, campaign group Transport & Environment (T&E) said on Monday, issuing five key recommendations for the European Union. The EU is seeking a more coordinated industrial policy involving massive investment, including in green technologies, following a report by former European Central Bank chief and Italian prime minister Mario Draghi in September. "An EU-level investment strategy must be urgently deployed to decisively support transport decarbonisation and enhance the sect...
GBTA Calls on the European Union to Adapt Regulations to Avoid Further Travel Disruption
GBTA | July 15, 2022
Brussels – The Global Business Travel Association (GBTA), the world’s largest business travel association, is calling on the European Commission to address the staff shortages threatening the industry’s recovery. The current six-week background checks required for employees working at airports and in the airline sector is causing a bottleneck, and delay to the smooth travel experience required by business travellers. GBTA is calling for the European Union to temporarily adapt these regulations as a matter of priority to ease pressure on airports and the airline industry. Projected to reach pre-COVID 19 levels of US $1.4 trillion in r...
