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Topics: Environment, Energy

  • One in Four New Cars Sold Worldwide Is Electric: The New Race in E-Mobility is Fast Charging

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    Latest edition of Roland Berger’s EV Charging Index: One in four new vehicles sold worldwide in 2025 was an electric vehicle. With just over 20% of public charge points classified as fast chargers, Europe trails behind China and Southeast Asia. China is shaping global market dynamics and has reached a 50% share of new EV sales.
    Munich, July 2026 – Electromobility has reached

  • AI drives global datacenter capacity to quadruple by 2035 as Europe’s share declines despite new policy support

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    Roland Berger study forecasts global installed datacenter capacity to rise to as much as 340 gigawatts by 2035. Europe currently needs up to seven years to connect a new datacenter to the power grid. Europe’s share of global datacenter capacity is expected to shrink from 13% to 10% by 2030.
    Munich, July 2026:The global race for artificial intelligence is increasingly being d

  • Europe’s civil aerospace and defence equipment face growing risks from critical raw materials shortages

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    Titanium and rare earths sit inside every fighter jet, airliner and drone – and a small number of nations hold the keys. New report from Roland Berger lays out a decade-defining risk to aerospace and defence delivery.
    FARNBOROUGH, 20 July 2026 - Europe's aerospace and defence industry faces mounting supply chain risk from its continued dependence on non-NATO sources for crit

  • Companies recognize the strategic importance of ESG, but only one in thirteen think they are doing an excellent job on ESG compliance

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    Roland Berger study: Corporate leaders today perceive ESG as a challenge second only to the task of managing inflation and price increases More than 70% of companies are legally obligated to meet ESG requirements; sustainability matters offer additional potential to add value when tackled strategically Best-in-class ESG performers have an organizational structure and corporate c

  • Europe's steel industry must invest over EUR 100 billion in CO2 reduction

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    Technology transition needs to start within the next 5-10 years to meet European climate targets by 2050 Steel industry currently emits around 22 percent of industrial carbon emissions in the European Union Hydrogen-based technologies are key to successful transformation Financial viability and international competitiveness depend on state support, all the more given t