Fossil-fueled chemicals boss Sir Jim Ratcliffe has an anti-EV tirade in today’s Daily Telegraph, littered with outright falsehoods, half-truths and selective facts

Exhibit 1: Far from 'coming to a halt', EV demand grew by 25% in Q1 of this year

Let’s take a look shall we?

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This story has gone a bit wild in the last 24 hours. What to make of it - a serious objection to government policy from a major carmaker, or unplanned, offhand comments during a panel discussion? (1/7)

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World’s top climate scientists expect global heating to blast past 1.5C target

- Planet is headed for at least 2.5C of heating with disastrous results for humanity, poll of hundreds of IPCC scientists finds

By me
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Whenever you see an article about the UK EV market / ZEV mandate, it's worth recalling this handy tracker from New AutoMotive showing progress towards the targets by each manufacturer

Strange to say, the companies complaining hardest tend to be those furthest from their goals

Corner taken quickly...

The rest is history 💫

Looking like a solid electoral mandate for the expanded ULEZ scheme.

Despite all the misinformation and lies.

Narrative changer?

In the final snippet from Ralph Palmer's appearance on #Railnatter podcast with Gareth Dennis, he discusses what we can actually do about the growth in the sales of SUVs in the UK.

Taking action will make our streets safer and ensure we're reaching our climate goals.

NEW CHART: How British electricity supplies are shifting decisively away from fossil fuels

Super pleased with this very beautiful graphic, by my colleague Tom Pearson and reminiscent of Joy Division's iconic “Unknown Pleasures” album cover

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A bad day for Rishi Sunak. The government has been defeated in court *again* for not doing enough to meet climate targets.

Credit to Good Law Project Friends of the Earth ClientEarth 👏

news.sky.com/story/governme…

It’s completely understandable that he lost his ID. This happens to lots of people. And that’s the point. He should not be disenfranchised. Nor should anyone else. The law is ridiculous.

🚢🚢🚢 Last night our sustainable shipping manager, Jonathan Hood, was on ITV News Meridian, talking about why Cunard's new cruise ship is a danger to people's health.

Southampton is the UK's most polluted cruise ship port - any attempt to say this ship is green is greenwash.

Global EV sales grew by 1/3 last year and are expected to increase by over 1/5 in 2024. Many CEOs would give their right arm for such annual results.

Instead of questioning EV car mandates, carmakers should focus on making affordable vehicles.

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The fun you can have when there's no cars driving down your road...

More significantly than the number of chargers being installed nationally is how evenly they're being distributed across the country, which this suggests is going pretty well too.

Keep an eye out for Transport & Environment UK analysis of regional charging rollout in the coming weeks 👀

NEW: Investors in truckmakers are in for a shock next year as scope 3 disclosure requirements kick in. Truckmaker emissions are 50% higher than what they report to investors.

The only sector with a carbon intensity higher than truckmakers is coal mining.
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Carmakers thinking of pivoting back to plug-in hybrids should think again.

Just as official data confirms that PHEVs emit far more than claimed, the old technology risks undermining European OEMs’ efforts to compete with Chinese EV-makers.
europe.autonews.com/guest-columnis…

Great chat between the excellent Ralph Palmer of Transport & Environment (T&E) and Gareth Dennis here on all things SUVs podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/rai…