Emissions from transport in Europe account for a quarter of all emissions and much of the air pollution. Yet signs are emerging of an approaching inflexion point towards a sustainable energy transition. In the past years, environmental NGOs, government and industry have presented a series of strong signals that the end of the internal combustion engine is approaching. For example France will ban the sale of all petrol and diesel vehicles by 2040, and vehicle manufacturers have unveiled production line after production line that centres on one technology: electromobility.

 

 

Over one hundred politicians have been killed in Mexico since the beginning of the electoral campaign, which will culminate on 1 July with the election of 18,300 local and federal posts. Last Saturday, three candidates were killed while campaigning, Juana Iraís Maldonado and Erika Cazares in Puebla, and Pamela Terán in Oaxaca.

 

Socialists and Democrats in the European Parliament condemn the killings; they call for the end of violence and on the Mexican government to protect candidates in order to ensure clean elections.