Report: A cost-efficient energy transition: Scenarios for climate neutrality 2045 – Summary

Summary Climate change is not slowing down. In 2024, two significant records were set: for the first time, the global mean temperature exceeded +1.5 °C above pre-industrial levels (Copernicus Climate Change Service, 2024), and global CO2 emissions reached a new ...

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New edition of Ariadne@Brussels launched: ‘EU climate and energy policy in a polarising world’

The Kopernikus project Ariadne invites you to this year’s edition of the Ariadne@Brussels workshop series. From 8 to 10 December 2025, researchers from the Ariadne project will present their latest findings on EU climate and energy policy and discuss ...

Analysis: Real-world Fuel Consumption and Potential Future Regulation of Plug-In Hybrid Electric Vehicles in Europe – An Empirical Analysis of about one Million Vehicles

Actual real-world fuel consumption of Plug-In Hybrid Electric Vehicle (PHEV) in Europe slightly increased to around 6.0 to 6.2 l/100 km between the registration years 2021 and 2023 for both gasoline and diesel PHEVs. At the same time, type-approval fuel ...

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Role of hybrid vehicles in EU fleet mix questionable: very high CO2 emissions

A real-world consumption data from around 850,000 vehicles across Europe shows that PHEVs are rarely charged, the combustion engine is used too often, and even in mainly electric mode, fuel consumption is considerable.