The EU's planned 2035 car emissions target is being softened. A Franco-German proposal would keep the 90% cut against 2021 levels but drop the extra measures the Commission wanted to close the final 10%, such as low-carbon steel and alternative fuels. It could also extend Made in Europe status to Britain, subject to reciprocity and trade defence conditions. Separately, Great Britain's grid operator spent 47.9 million pounds in a single day paying wind farms to stop while gas plants ran, because transmission lines cannot move Scottish power south. September balancing costs hit 505 million pounds, and the annual bill is heading toward 3.2 billion pounds, paid through household bills. Faster delivery of new lines could halve those costs by 2030, according to Neso.
