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Biomass and waste incineration not as green as pretended?
Tony Verhelle Posted On April 7, 2020


While the CO2 taxes Europe is imposing are getting higher every year, there seems to be a problem in the sector of green energy production. International agreements make clear that CO2 emissions have to be reduced and that sustainable energy […]


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Belgian industry pays record for CO2 emissions
Arnaud Henckaerts Posted On April 7, 2020


The Belgian industry paid €344 million last year to be allowed to emit carbon dioxide. While CO₂ emissions from industry in Europe fell by 8 to 11% last year, in Belgium they rose by 1,6%. On a worldwide scale, CO2 […]


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Corona: climate actions on hold
Hilde Van Raemdonck Posted On April 6, 2020


Two of the most important meetings of the United Nations will be postponed until next year. Both the climate summit and a summit about biodiversity are delayed as a consequence of the corona pandemic. COP26 delayed The United Nations are […]


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UA: 83% of streets in Antwerp are ‘street canyons’
Hilde Van Raemdonck Posted On April 1, 2020


“Almost all the streets in the city center of Antwerp are highly polluted.” That is one of the first conclusions of a study organized by the Antwerp University. Antwerp has a lot of densely populated streets with high buildings – […]


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‘First heatwave registered in Antarctica’
Hilde Van Raemdonck Posted On March 31, 2020


The Antarctic continent has gone through its first heatwave. That is the conclusion of some scientists. They have expressed their concern about the possible damage of similar phenomena in the long term to vegetation, animals, and ecosystems. Casey In the […]


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Seamade: race at sea against corona
Hilde Van Raemdonck Posted On March 27, 2020


In the harbor of Ostend, there is raging a race against the coronavirus. The builders are accelerating the construction works of Seamade, the largest wind energy farm in the Belgian North Sea. “A lack of supply would be a disaster.” […]


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EU emission rules divide European car industry
Tony Verhelle Posted On March 27, 2020


The European car manufacturer association, ACEA, is preparing an official demand to postpone the stringent EU rules on CO2 emissions entering into force by the end of this year. But inside the organization, not all ducks are in a row […]


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Dutch study proves ‘EVs always better for climate’
Tony Verhelle Posted On March 25, 2020


A study of Radboud University (Nijmegen, the Netherlands), together with the universities of Exeter and Cambridge in the UK, is formal: electric vehicles are always more environmentally friendly. Even when the electricity used to drive the EVs is partly made […]


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Biofuels: kelp farms operated by underwater drones?
Joris Van Roy Posted On March 24, 2020


Giant ocean seaweed farms operated by underwater drones to produce biofuels that can be used in aviation or road transport. It sounds like science fiction, but it is a scientific experiment funded by the US government. Giant farms of kelp […]


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Corona: only short-term benefits for climate
Arnaud Henckaerts Posted On March 24, 2020


Due to the mild winter and the economic downturn, Germany’s CO2 emissions will fall by ‘at least 50 million tons’ this year compared to 2019. The corona crisis could cause that drop to reach 120 million tons, according to the […]


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Buying energy is cheaper than investing in solar roofs
Gert Verhoeven Posted On March 23, 2020


Because the price of electricity is currently very low, it is more interesting to buy electricity abroad than to invest in your wind turbines or solar power. Unfavorable situation “It is not attractive to invest in a new wind energy […]


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Oil giant Total buys itself into floating wind parks
Joris Van Roy Posted On March 23, 2020


French oil giant, Total, is buying itself into floating wind parks in the Celtic Sea, the area between the south coast of Ireland and the most westerly tip of the UK, Land’s End. It announced taking an 80%  participation in […]


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Lockdown ‘solves’ traffic congestion problems
Gert Verhoeven Posted On March 19, 2020


On the Belgian highways, it was remarkably quiet on Wednesday and Thursday. Between 05.30 and 9 a.m., one of the busiest moments of the day, there were barely ten kilometers of traffic jams. Without the corona measures, there are on […]


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Corona: temporary positive effect on environment
Hilde Van Raemdonck Posted On March 19, 2020


If there is one positive thing about the coronavirus, it’s the effect on the environment. Air quality has improved in China, Italy, and even Belgium. Since the end of January, nitrogen dioxide levels in the air in China have decreased […]


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Volkswagen summoned in Amsterdam court for dieselgate
Luc Joris Posted On March 17, 2020


Autoconcern Volkswagen has been summoned by the Dutch Diesel Emissions Justice Foundation because of the diesel scandal. That’s what the Dutch press agency ANP writes. In addition to Volkswagen, the foundation, which is committed to all registered European victims, also […]


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The limits of a ‘Green Deal’
Tony Verhelle Posted On March 16, 2020


Europe has launched its ‘Green Deal‘ recently, and also in the States, there is a proposition for ‘a green new deal’ on behalf of the Democrats. Both deals have a big number of points in common, but they also have […]


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Study: e-scooter’s CO2 footprint larger than alternatives
Arnaud Henckaerts Posted On March 11, 2020


Shared electric scooters pollute more than the modes of transport they replace. That’s the conclusion of a study led by researchers at the Université Libre de Bruxelles (ULB). The reason is their insufficient life span, combined with the high impact […]


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Oil price plummets: daily ‘profit’ of €13 million for Belgium
Arnaud Henckaerts Posted On March 10, 2020


The price of crude oil crashed due to lower demand and higher production. One barrel now costs $35, a drop of 22%. It has been since the Gulf War in the early 1990s that the price of crude oil fell […]


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Air-gen: making electricity out of plain air
Joris Van Roy Posted On March 10, 2020


American researchers at the University of Massachusetts in Amherst (MA) have found a way to let a natural protein produce electricity using the moisture of plain air. Their ‘Air-gen’ – an air-powered generator – as they call it, can deliver […]


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Airlines forced to keep on flying to secure their rights
Hilde Van Raemdonck Posted On March 10, 2020


The growing concerns about the coronavirus are causing Kaskaesque scenes in aviation. Airline companies like KLM and EasyJet see themselves forced to fly with half-empty planes to secure their rights to fly. ‘Historic rights’ Anywhere in the world, airlines are […]


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Europe got 36 new hydrogen filling stations in 2019
Joris Van Roy Posted On March 6, 2020


Last year, the European network of hydrogen (H2) filling stations grew with 36 to a total of 177. Germany got the lion’s share with 22 new ones. Worldwide, 83 new H2 filling stations were opened: 38 in Asia, 8 in […]


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Top man Conexxion: passengers and packages together in bus
Luc Joris Posted On March 6, 2020


This year, the Dutch regional transport operator, Connexxion, will carry out a trial in rural areas to bundle passengers and packages to reduce empty or half-empty buses and vans. “We’re going to talk to delivery services so we can work […]


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Somers to push for one EV charger per 200 inhabitants
Joris Van Roy Posted On March 4, 2020


Bart Somers, Flemish Minister for Internal Affairs (Open Vld), wants to push local governments to enable the roll-out of at least one EV charging point per 200 inhabitants by 2025. For 6,5 million Flemish, that would mean 34 000 public […]


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Mechelen to invest 2 million in shared mobility
Hilde Van Raemdonck Posted On March 4, 2020


This year, the city of Mechelen will invest almost two million euros in shared cars, cargo bikes, and scooters. “We want to become the forerunner when it comes to shared mobility.” As of April, inhabitants of the city who turn […]


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Air quality in Brussels continues to improve
Luc Joris Posted On March 3, 2020


For the first time, the emission standards for fine particulate matter and nitrogen dioxide in Brussels did not exceed the norms set by the European Union. Some measuring stations even met the recommendations of the World Health Organisation (WHO), which […]


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VW ‘pulls plug’ on cars on natural gas
Joris Van Roy Posted On March 3, 2020


German carmaker Volkswagen will no longer develop new cars on compressed natural gas (CNG). According to its Chief of Development, Frank Welsch, in the German newspaper Handelsblatt, it’s more trouble than it’s worth as sales figures are low. VW expects […]


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Dutch plan world’s biggest wind farm and hydrogen plant
Joris Van Roy Posted On February 28, 2020


Oil giant Shell, the Dutch gas network company Gasunie and Groningen Seaports want to build a mega-offshore wind farm and a mega-hydrogen plant in the north of the country. The electricity will be used to mass-produce hydrogen by electrolysis. Hydrogen […]


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Dutch will no longer have to register to enter Ghent’s LEZ
Luc Joris Posted On February 27, 2020


Dutch tourists coming to Ghent by car will no longer have to register when entering the Low-Emission Zone (LEZ). They’ll soon be checked automatically. Any car – even brand new Euro 6 or electric – that did not register will […]


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‘Green’ hydrogen project in Zeebrugge gets green light
Joris Van Roy Posted On February 27, 2020


Belgian retailer group, Colruyt, and gas grid manager, Fluxys, have given the green light for the plans to build together a 25 MW hydrogen electrolysis plant in the harbor of Zeebrugge. The new project called HyoffWind will use ‘green’ electricity […]


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Brussels has ‘alternative’ congestion tax plan in the pipeline
Luc Joris Posted On February 27, 2020


The government of the Brussels-Capital Region intends to charge motorists traveling in the capital.  The rate, applicable to all, should vary according to the time of the day. That’s what the newspaper Le Soir writes. The ‘alternative’ plan came about […]


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Does Norwegian constitution allow drilling oil in polar region?
Hilde Van Raemdonck Posted On February 27, 2020


Does the Norwegian constitution allow drilling for oil in the Barents Sea? That is the question that Greenpeace Norway and the climate youngsters of ‘Natur og Ungdom’ (Nature and Youth) want to have answered by the Norwegian Supreme Court. That […]


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Panasonic ends joint production of solar panels with Tesla
Hilde Van Raemdonck Posted On February 27, 2020


The Japanese electronics concern, Panasonic, wants to bring its cooperation with electric car manufacturer Tesla to an end, some anonymous sources reported to the press agency, Bloomberg. Both companies already have a joint solar panel factory for two years now, […]


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Price of public charging often unclear
Arnaud Henckaerts Posted On February 26, 2020


Unlike gasoline or diesel at the pump, the price of charging at a public charge point is rarely clear to consumers. As a result, they could be surprised by the amount of the invoice at the end of the month. […]


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European companies fail to meet Paris climate targets
Luc Joris Posted On February 25, 2020


European companies are expected to double the share of their low-carbon investments if Europe wants to reach its 2050 carbon-neutral target. This is evident from figures collected by the specialist association Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP), a British NGO that collects […]


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Zity electric car-sharing comes to Paris
Arnaud Henckaerts Posted On February 25, 2020


Zity will replace Moov’in as the Renault-backed free-floating car-sharing service in Paris. The French car manufacturer is changing its partner in the French capital and chooses the Spanish company Ferrovial to deploy its car-sharing service. Moov’in Paris, the electric car […]


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