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New car registrations: -1.9 percent in H1 2025; battery-electric 15.6 percent market share
With a strong 7.3 percent year-on-year (YOY) decline for June, also indicative of the challenging global economic environment for auto makers. The battery-electric car market share for H1 2025 stood at 15.6 percent, still far from where it needs to…
New Report: Average EU Member State transposition of permitting rules for renewables falls short at just under 50 percent
EU countries continue to fall short on enacting key permitting reforms necessary to accelerate the transition to renewable energy. Despite a clear EU framework that simplifies renewables permitting processes, transposition among Member States remains incomplete, and actual on-the-ground progress is…
How Shippers Can Drive the Transition to Zero-Emission Trucking
Large companies are the largest buyers of road freight. As part of its Decarbonise Corporate Fleets initiative, the European Commission should set zero-emission (ZE) procurement targets on large shippers, rather than truck operators. Large companies (>250 employees and >50 million…
Nature and Climate Protection Takes Another Major Hit in EU Proposal to “Simplify” Agricultural Policy
As part of the third omnibus package, the European Commission today published a proposal outlining sweeping revisions, or “simplifications”, of the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP), which if implemented would risk dismantling vital environmental protections without evidence or impact assessment, warns the European Environmental…
EU aims to end Russian energy imports, new dependence on U.S. gas raises concern
The European Commission presented a new strategy on May 6, 2025, aimed at completely ending imports of Russian energy by the end of 2027. The strategy outlines several key directions: A full halt to imports of Russian gas, oil, coal,…
Legal Framework for ESG Issues in Serbia
In recent years, issues related to the environment, society, and corporate governance have gained increasing importance in both the global and domestic business landscapes. Serbia has laws regulating these areas, but questions arise as to how aligned they are with…
Limited Progress of the EU Towards Environmental Goals
The assessment by the European Environment Agency (EEA) provides an overview of progress in achieving the objectives set within the 8th Environment Action Programme (EAP), which serves as the framework for the EU’s environmental policy until 2030. Progress is measured…