The European supply chain's manifesto to affirm technological neutrality in decarbonisation policy. Every technology, none excluded.
Promoted by 4 trade associations, open to the whole European supply chain.
The European regulatory framework today presents structural shortcomings that hinder the achievement of decarbonisation goals.
The current European regulatory framework shows deep inconsistencies between its stated principles and their substantial non-application in the implementing regulations. This incoherence generates industrial uncertainty and undermines investment.
Biomethane, biofuels, e-fuels, hydrogen: technologies already available and industrially mature are under-represented in European policy, with a failure to recognise their strategic contribution to decarbonisation.
An ungoverned acceleration of the transition, without due regard for real industrial capacity and employment implications, jeopardises the competitiveness of the European sector and fuels social tensions.
The concrete demands of the European transport industry to the EU institutions for a coherent governance of the transition.
Greater flexibility in the timelines of the CO₂ Regulations, aligning the 2030-35-40 trajectory with market trends and the real industrial capacity of the European supply chain.
Read moreAn emissions accounting system based on the carbon footprint of the entire vehicle life cycle, moving beyond the narrow tailpipe-emissions approach.
Read moreRigorously apply technological neutrality in the CO₂ Regulations, recognising all RED-compliant fuels: biofuels, biomethane, bio-LNG, e-fuels.
Read moreClassify vehicles running on renewable fuels as net-zero-emission vehicles, putting them on a par with electric and hydrogen vehicles in regulatory terms.
Read moreReview EU incentives for the transition, repealing measures inconsistent with technological neutrality, starting with the Clean Corporate Fleets Regulation.
Read moreSuspend the ETS2 system, which artificially raises transport costs without environmental benefits proportionate to the European economic context.
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The manifesto is promoted by the Observatory for Technological Neutrality in Transport, a partnership of 4 Italian trade associations with a European presence.
Italian association for natural gas vehicles. Operational lead of the Observatory.
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Union for Mobility Energies. Represents the liquid fuels energy sector.
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Italian Federation of Car Dealers. Voice of automotive distribution.
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Trade association for craftsmen and small businesses in transport.
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A 15-page document that sets out the principles of technological neutrality and proposes a coherent governance of the European transport transition.
Decarbonising European transport is a non-negotiable goal. But the how matters as much as the what: a transition that ignores real industrial capacity, market timelines and the plurality of available technologies risks missing its own environmental target while undermining the continent's economic and social resilience.
The principle of technological neutrality, formally affirmed by the European institutions, must return to the heart of the transition's governance…
Both versions of the document are available.
Synthetic version. 3 pages, the 6 operational proposals in brief.
Download PDFComplete version with the 6-point structure. 15 pages, full policy detail.
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Trade associations, supply-chain companies, research institutions and other bodies can formally join the manifesto through a declaration signed by their legal representative.
Industry professionals, experts, political representatives and interested citizens can declare their public support for the manifesto's principles with a personal statement.
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