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    	<title>CE Delft - Elektrisch vervoer en CO2-reductie</title>
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			<title><![CDATA[Green Power for Electric Cars]]></title>
			<link>http://www.ce.nl/publicatie/green_power_for_electric_cars/1011</link>
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			<description><![CDATA[Contrary to the trends in most other sectors, greenhouse gas emissions of the transport
sector are still increasing, and are predicted to grow further in the coming years, at current
policies. As there is no simple solution to the challenge of achieving significant CO2
reductions in transport, it has become clear that a large range of efficient and effective CO2
reduction measures will have to be taken.

In the coming decades, electric and plug-in hybrid vehicles could play a significant role in
this move towards sustainable transport. If these vehicles run on renewable electricity, they
could substantially cut CO2 emissions and improve local air quality.
Electric vehicles might even help to make the electricity sector more sustainable, if the
batteries in the vehicles could be used to manage the variable output of an increasing share
of wind and solar-based power generation. However, the extent to which these advantages
can be harvested under current policies is open to question.

T&amp;amp;E, Friends of the Earth Europe and Greenpeace European Unit have therefore jointly
commissioned this study to look into how the full potential of electric cars can be realised.
The study aims to analyse the potential impact of the electrification of road transport on EU
power production and to develop policy recommendations to ensure that this development
will lead to the growth of renewable electricity in Europe.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Tue, 16 Mar 2010 11:33:46 +0100</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[New Roads for Transport]]></title>
			<link>http://www.ce.nl/publicatie/new_roads_for_transport/984</link>
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			<description><![CDATA[Under a recently adopted European directive, 10% of the Netherlands&amp;rsquo; transport fuels must be renewably sourced by the year 2020. Biofuels are the only renewable option that have been rolled out to date, but over the past few years there have been growing doubts as to their sustainability. This led the Dutch section of Friends of the Earth International, Milieudefensie, to ask CE Delft to review other available options and elaborate an alternative scenario for securing the 10% transport energy target. 

This study indicates that renewably powered electric transport could represent a serious option for the Netherlands to comply with its EU obligations. This will require major efforts as well as technological breakthroughs, though. As at present, biofuels produced from used chip fat can also make a small contribution.

Other options like switching from car transport to electrically powered bicycle can yield substantial CO2 gains, as can switching to tram and metro. This will do little to help achieve the 10% target, however, which relates to the share of renewables rather than to CO2 emission cuts. Slowing the growth of transport energy demand is another way to achieve major CO2 cuts, in fact more so than by securing the 10% renewable energy target. ]]></description>
			<pubDate>Tue, 18 May 2010 09:58:19 +0200</pubDate>
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