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FOREWORD
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2015. It has recently featured in the headlines for all the wrong reasons, but if the
VW scandal draws attention to automotive emissions, particularly as COP21 is
convened, then some good may come of the story. And transport and emissions
are both well represented in this issue, in which we are delighted to feature an
article by Dominique Ristori, Director-General at DG ENER. He observes that,
since over 70% of Europeans live in cities, accounting for around 70% of our
energy consumption, these concentrations of people are the perfect laboratory
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FOREWORD
Foreword
Despite the ghastly and seemingly inexorable progression of events in the Middle
East, upon Europe’s borders and, most recently, within one of its capital cities,
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2015. It has recently featured in the headlines for all the wrong reasons, but if the
VW scandal draws attention to automotive emissions, particularly as COP21 is
convened, then some good may come of the story. And transport and emissions
are both well represented in this issue, in which we are delighted to feature an
article by Dominique Ristori, Director-General at DG ENER. He observes that,
since over 70% of Europeans live in cities, accounting for around 70% of our
energy consumption, these concentrations of people are the perfect laboratory
for cutting emissions, increasing the use of renewable energy and improving
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but that the regulation of digitalisation should proceed wisely and carefully: it
too should be smart. Interestingly, Mr Reul is not an advocate of strict emission
targets in the transport sector: followers of the dieselgate story please note.
Digitalisation provides the focus of Ana Aguado’s discussion of trends that are
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