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applications. Taking into account the development of solid state batteries, We’ll have to be bold and decisive in
limited availability of some advanced work on strong battery product imposing these measures. Otherwise,
biofuels, we must preserve them requirements and a battery recycling European manufacturers will continue
to decarbonise these modes of program that keeps battery elements to sell polluting cars in Europe while
transport that are more difficult to in a closed loop within the EU. developing and manufacturing the
electrify, like aviation, shipping and cars of the future elsewhere.
long distance heavy duty transport. We need industrial and trade policies
to enable Europe to set up its own European automakers are investing
Therefore, as policy makers we sustainable battery production. A seven times more in electrification
must do more than just setting socially acceptable and just transition in China than in Europe. If we are not
targets and lean back. We must towards zero-emission mobility creating a home market for these
foster policy scenarios that enable by mid-century requires targeted technologies, they will eventually
us to meet our climate objectives programmes at Union, national and be imported. This is the real risk to
and air quality standards whilst regional levels for re-skilling, up-skilling European jobs and competitiveness.
creating or preserving high quality and redeployment of workers, as well European policy makers and industry
jobs at the same time. In order to as education and job-seeking initiatives may not stand at the wrong side of
create a European value chain, we in close dialogue with the social history. We may not kill industry with
need to invest more in research and partners, communities and regions. kindness. l
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