Are EVs Inevitable?
There is a growing disconnect between the “inevitable” EV future many assume and the hard-nosed maneuvers currently playing out in Washington.
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Tammy Klein
February 2, 2026
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SAF at a Crossroads: Why Policy Design Will Decide the Next Decade
The optimism that often surrounds SAF obscures a basic structural reality. Technology is not the binding constraint. Policy design is.
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Tammy Klein
December 1, 2025
EV Dreams Meet Hard Realities
After a decade of bold policies and promises, the auto industry is waking up to the limits of policy-driven electrification (or maybe anything). That’s not a bad thing.
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Tammy Klein
November 4, 2025
The Energy Transition Is a Myth. But Lower Carbon Energy Is Very Real.
My latest survey of 13 global oil companies, from BP, Shell, and ExxonMobil to ENI, Repsol, Reliance, and Saudi Aramco, shows five clear trends shaping transport-energy strategy.
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Tammy Klein
September 30, 2025
Warp Speed to Chaos on Fuels & Vehicles
Recent moves from the Trump Administration are a mixed bag full of short-term gains for some, long-term risks for others and contradictions that leave every sector facing some level of
Tammy Klein
September 3, 2025
Why Radial Transit Keeps Cities Like Paris Stuck on Cars
Urban thinkers have grand plans for the future and many of those make sense. Then, politicians, local and federal, have to make them a multi-modal reality with CO2 emission reductions
Philippe Marchand
July 22, 2025
U.S. Energy Policy Undercuts EVs to Make Way for AI
Over the past several months, the shift in U.S. EV policy has attracted increasing attention. But there is a deeper story unfolding: making room for AI on the grid. Lots
Tammy Klein
June 30, 2025
Electricity, E-Fuels and Equity: The Coming Clash Over Energy Costs
An interesting debate is brewing in the EU regarding e-fuels proposed as the unlimited alternative to limited biomass-based solutions…
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Philippe Marchand
June 20, 2025
Why Do NGOs Hate Biofuels?
The Green Gospel says biofuels are bad, period. Let us just hope our democracies will prove to be more balanced…
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Philippe Marchand
May 8, 2025
Global Car Bans: Ambition Meets Reality
Over the last several years, governments around the world have made bold announcements about phasing out internal combustion engine vehicles and transitioning to electric vehicles. The headlines have been big.
Tammy Klein
April 25, 2025
Is the Transition to Renewable Energy Sustainable for Humans?
The 2025 geopolitical turmoil and focus on defense spending in Europe may eventually be the trigger for a serious revision in green and grand plans…
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Philippe Marchand
April 7, 2025
The Future of the IRA: Don’t Kill It. Fix It.
With a new administration in place and a sharp turn in climate and energy policy underway, some are eager to dismantle the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA)—piece by piece, credit by
Tammy Klein
April 1, 2025
2035: A Good Year for Ethanol in the EU?
In the EU mobility transition, 2035 has been circled in red on the calendar. In the original version of the Green Deal, a de facto sales ban of Internal Combustion
Philippe Marchand
March 10, 2025
CCS on the Rise: What’s Driving the Surge?
Carbon capture and storage (CCS) is evolving rapidly, moving from pilot projects to large-scale infrastructure as governments and industries ramp up their decarbonization efforts. And yes, that’s still happening around
Tammy Klein
March 5, 2025
Europe Races to Boost Industry as Trump, Climate and Geopolitics Loom
BRUSSELS — European leaders laid out on Wednesday a much-awaited plan that seeks to resuscitate its ailing industrial base by boosting domestic cleantech manufacturing and alleviating high energy prices. In
Cipher News
March 4, 2025
One Trillion Kilometers: Do the Power of Big Numbers Still Resonate?
In media and politics, using massive figures is a well-known rhetorical trick. But does it still hold sway in an increasingly skeptical 21st-century audience? Every year in France, one trillion
Philippe Marchand
February 7, 2025
Trump Hits the Brakes on Biden’s Climate-Energy-Transport Agenda
With President Donald Trump’s return to the White House, U.S. transport and energy policy has undergone a dramatic 180 degree shift, to say the least. Executive orders (EOs) issued in
Tammy Klein
February 4, 2025
China and Green Electricity: The Origins
The West is increasingly concerned about China’s dominance in green electricity production and electric vehicle (EV) technologies. Could this signal the return of geopolitics and protectionism after decades of globalization?
Philippe Marchand
January 26, 2025
Challenges in 2024 and Solutions for 2025 for the Automotive Industry?
2024 has been a challenging year for car manufacturing in Europe. New car sales have decreased by 3.2% in France; except for the post-pandemic years (2020 to 2022), 2024 sets
Philippe Marchand
January 10, 2025
Electric Vehicles: “One More Moment, Mr. Executioner”
Jeanne du Barry’s famous words in 1793, as she faced the guillotine during the French Revolution, seem fitting for some EU car manufacturers today, confronted by the near-imminent ban on
Philippe Marchand
December 12, 2024
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