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<\/figure>\n\n\n\nSo, what is Technology Neutrality?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Technological neutrality refers to \u201cthe freedom of individuals and organizations to choose the most appropriate technology adequate to their needs and requirements for development, acquisition, use or commercialization, without knowledge dependencies involved as information or data\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In 1999, the European Commission used for the first time the principle of technological neutrality as a regulatory principle in an official document on the revision of the regulatory framework for electronic communications. It is obvious that the struggle for technological neutrality is not a recent and passing issue, but a necessity for the correct development of innovation. The principle consolidation of technological neutrality occurred with Directive 2009\/140\/EC, which modified previous executives. A couple of years later, in November 2011 the European Parliament approved the resolution of November 17, 2011 on the open internet and the neutrality net in Europe. This resolution was a wake-up call for the European institutions and their Member States to realize the importance of technological neutrality<\/a> and its regulation, since otherwise the network would be overloaded with information, there would be cuts and blockages in the Internet service and the right to neutrality would be violated.<\/p>\n\n\n\n While internal combustion engines are the currently dominant propulsion technology in the transport sector, there are various alternative propulsion and fuel technologies that were developed. However, not all of these technologies are ready for widespread adoption, and each has its own advantages and drawbacks. A key task for policymakers is to establish a regulatory framework that sets incentives for innovation while also enabling the effective and efficient decarbonization of the transport sector.<\/p>\n\n\n\n In current policy debates, business leaders, academics, and policymakers often cite \u201ctechnological neutrality\u201d as an important criterion that should inform the design of regulatory instruments. The principle of technological neutrality dictates that policymakers should not \u201cpick winners\u201d in the competition between alternative technologies; rather, market mechanisms should determine which technologies achieve broad adoption, for this will ensure the most cost-effective solutions. An emissions trading system that encompasses all economic sectors is typically cited as an example of technologically neutral regulation. In a narrower transport policy context, the principle of technological neutrality is regularly invoked in debates surrounding CO2 fleet limits for cars, trucks, and light commercial vehicles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Here is the state of the current EU vehicle fleet: (Report – Vehicles in use, Europe 2023 – ACEA – European Automobile Manufacturers’ Association<\/a>):<\/p>\n\n\n\n Internal Combustion Engines will not be eliminated any time soon, it is just not realistic and cost-efficient.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n All technologies were created to solve a problem in a certain light, and when placed under a different setting it might or might not be effective. Given the existence of current market forces and various development path dependencies, the combustion engine will remain as the dominant propulsion technology in a short to medium term, particularly in specific sectors of transport activities and vehicles categories.<\/p>\n\n\n\n As a whole, we should consider all technologies with an open mind, staying as neutral as possible while concentrating in the one goal that matters: to innovate and strive towards climate neutrality.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Together, let\u2019s make the environment cleaner.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Premise In 2021, 7 EU country leaders wrote a letter addressing the President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen. In this, they mentioned the importance of following the technology neutrality principle when aiming to achieve climate neutrality by 2050. \u201cWe call on the European Commission to ensure that the EU energy and climate … pro\u010ditajte vi\u0161e<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":90,"featured_media":38678,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"none","_seopress_titles_title":"What is Technology Neutrality?","_seopress_titles_desc":"Explore what technology neutrality is and how it boosts climate neutrality by 2050, supporting all zero and low-emission paths equally.","_seopress_robots_index":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1443,1444],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-39296","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-greenchem-hr","category-legislation-hr"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/greenchemstaging.maarevenonline.nl\/hr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/39296","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/greenchemstaging.maarevenonline.nl\/hr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/greenchemstaging.maarevenonline.nl\/hr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/greenchemstaging.maarevenonline.nl\/hr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/90"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/greenchemstaging.maarevenonline.nl\/hr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=39296"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/greenchemstaging.maarevenonline.nl\/hr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/39296\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":44949,"href":"https:\/\/greenchemstaging.maarevenonline.nl\/hr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/39296\/revisions\/44949"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/greenchemstaging.maarevenonline.nl\/hr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/38678"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/greenchemstaging.maarevenonline.nl\/hr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=39296"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/greenchemstaging.maarevenonline.nl\/hr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=39296"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/greenchemstaging.maarevenonline.nl\/hr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=39296"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}Technology Neutrality in Transportation industry.<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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The current picture in Europe.<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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For Medium and heavy commercial vehicles, the numbers are respectively 14.2 years and 3.2% growth rate on average.
For buses, 12,7 years and 1,8% growth. Although buses only accounts for 1,9% of the total 36,7m vehicles in European Union in 2021, the number of buses in use are still growing.
(With the Euro 7 still in its pipeline, it could be useful to check which emission standards your vehicle complies with, and whether you are due for an upgrade. Here is a general guide to determine which Euro\u2019s emission standards are applied to newly registered vehicles. (Euro 1 to Euro 6 \u2013 find out your vehicle’s emissions standard | RAC Drive<\/a>)<\/li>\n\n\n\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/greenchemstaging.maarevenonline.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/acea_static_5-2048x1152-1-1024x576.png\")
<\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\nConclusion:<\/h2>\n\n\n\n