Newmobility.news is a trade mark of B2BNews Agency®, a fully independent spin-off of Belga News Agency, which focuses on bespoke business-to-business news.
A service for professionals in the rapidly changing mobility domain, providing a daily overview and synthesis of the top new mobility stories of the Belgian, Dutch and international press. Enriched with useful links to the original sources and additional information, archived stories and exclusive new content and critical analysis by our expert journalists. Featuring also a full searchable archive of more than 1.750+ (and growing) articles on the broad domain of mobility.
The Swedish airline company SAS and European plane builder Airbus announced a partnership to study the ecosystem and the needs of hybrid and/or electrical planes. “The partnership will include a research project to” better understand the hybrid/electric planes for mass […]
The premium for zero-emission vehicles will be extended by one year, until the end of 2020. The Flemish government has decided this, on the proposal of Energy Minister Lydia Peeters (Open Vld). The cheapest models will still receive 4.000 euro. […]
Originating from Sweden, the ‘Flygskam’ or ‘Flying Shame’ movement that pushes young generations to stop using planes for climate reasons is distressing the airlines. General Manager of the International Air Transport Association (IATA), Alexandre de Juniac, points out to the […]
Now that the first power plug at sea has been installed, 40 km off the coast of Ostend, electricity network operator Elia’s CEO, Chris Peeters, is thinking about building a power grid at sea. “If we connect Europe’s wind farms, […]
Not even one of the climate plans of the 28 member states of the European Union will help to make their country carbon-neutral by 2050. That is the conclusion of the European Climate Foundation. The average score is 28,9%. Spain […]
The young Belgian truants of Youth4Climate, like Swedish Greta Thunberg protesting to do something about climate change since months every single week, finally got their scientific underpinned climate plan. More than 100 experts contributed to the report that lists 27 […]
Imposing taxes on airline tickets will cost 4% of jobs in the Belgian aviation sector, estimates the European Commission. But this would be compensated by jobs in other sectors. According to a study of the European Commission, only seven European […]
On Thursday afternoon, the Walloon government has launched a call for candidates for the installation of two hydrogen stations. They will be responsible for the production and distribution of hydrogen, based on Walloon electricity. And the hydrogen is meant to […]
Is capturing and storing CO2 a good way to combat climate change? On Monday, we reported about three ports in Belgium and the Netherlands joining forces to store CO2 under the North Sea. An ambitious plan, but what are the […]
In a public letter in the press more than 20 Belgian cultural and business opinion leaders call for a joined vision about the future. A vision that transcends the actual disagreements between political parties. The authors of the letter note […]
The Ports of Rotterdam, Antwerp and North Sea Ports (Ghent-Terneuzen-Vlissingen) want to capture and store CO2 together. In the joint project, called CO2TransPorts, empty gas fields under the North Sea will serve as storage facilities. The project is seeking approval […]
Researchers of the Dutch TNO institute and the university of Hasselt (Belgium) have forced a breakthrough in using sunlight to convert CO2 into methane, the base ingredient of natural gas. In theory by capturing the CO2 out of the atmosphere […]
As from 2021, Brussels Airport will take into account the emissions of CO2 and NOX in its taxes on airplanes. The more a plane pollutes, the higher the charge. Noise and emission “Airlines are used to pay a tax in […]
Various scientific philosophers, climate scientists, environmentalists, historians and engineers, whether or not linked to European universities, have published an open letter on climate policy and nuclear energy. In the letter, addressed to the responsible policymakers in Belgium and Germany, they […]
Antwerp Alderman for the Environment, Tom Meeuws (sp.a), is considering a financial incentive to make people get rid of their wood-burning stoves. It was after a remark of member of the council, Mie Branders (PVDA), that Meeuws announced the idea. […]
Isabelle Kocher, the CEO of French energy giant, Engie, is straightforward in this: “No matter what the politicians decide, we need decisions. Now !” Engie, the mother company of Belgian Electrabel, with Isabelle Kocher, rules practically the Belgian energy market. […]
On Tuesday, April 23th, Greenpeace said the next Brussels regional government has to draw up an ambitious plan to get rid of cars running on fossil fuels. Stakeholder consultation Next Tuesday ‘Bruxelles Environnement’ will present at a colloquium in Brussels […]
Whether they originate from climate associations, schools or the government, many projects on air quality are seeing the light of day in Brussels. Bruxsel’Air sold more than 400 30-euro measuring air-devices and aims at reaching 500 in one month. Backed […]
According to a study of the German institute for economical research (Ifo) a German bought electric car will emit more CO2 over a 10 year life-cycle than a comparable diesel car. The comparison was made between a Tesla Model 3 […]
After Antwerp and the Brussels-Capital Region, Ghent will also introduce a low-emission zone (LEZ) as from January 1st, 2020. Drivers of polluting cars (diesels with a Euro 4 engine) will be charged 25 euro per week or 345 euro a […]
Herbert Diess, CEO of the Volkswagen Group, thinks his company has turned the page and is ready for future challenges. But surely now, you can’t take things for granted and much will depend on the governmental politics in the matter. […]
French researchers, Victor Mougel and Marc Fontecave, have developed a system that transforms CO2 into fuel. Provided in energy by two solar panels, this artificial photosynthesis produces ethylene in the form of a gas. This hydrocarbon is close to petroleum […]
The coming three years, Shell is going to invest 300 million dollar in the planting of trees all over the world. As part of the worldwide investment program, Shell will invest 17 million dollar in the country fund of the […]
A car powered by Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) is a better option both environmentally and economically than a diesel car or even better than an electric vehicle. This is clear from a new report by the Belgian Commission for Electricity […]
Fiat-Chrysler (FCA) has made a deal with Tesla to ‘pool’, so the electric cars of the latter will be counted as CO2 credits in the FCA fleet to avoid huge EU fines in 2021. FCA, limping behind in lowering CO2 […]
Shell is leaving the American Fuel and Petrochemical Manufacturers (AFPM). The decision was taken because the lobby group does not agree with the goals of the 2015 Paris climate agreement, in contradiction with Shell’s vision on the future. It is […]
A study of Transport & Mobility Louvain (TML) confirms that a climate-friendly mobility can be realized. To do so, public spending has to be withdrawn from car subsidies and shifted to alternatives, like cycling and public transport. The study has […]
On Tuesday Europe’s largest electricity producer, French EDF (Electrcité de France), announced a specific branch on hydrogen production and commercialization, called ‘Hynamics’. The latter is said to aim at some 40 hydrogen projects in Europe. Both for the transport sector […]
American oil giant, ExxonMobile, has opened its brand-new refinery in the harbour of Antwerp to produce cleaner marine diesel with less sulphur. A billion euro investment not as much inspired by concerns about the climate – where the company never […]
Several Flemish companies, cities and Flemish authorities are joining forces to make transport ‘greener’ in the cities. To show their commitment, 35 partners signed an agreement on Tuesday. Among those partners are cities like Antwerp, Ghent, Leuven and Mechelen, and […]
Two-thirds of the people who entered the low-emissions zone (LEZ) in Antwerp with a polluting car in 2018 bought a day permit or another temporary admission. This is shown by figures from the city of Antwerp. It concerns more than […]
Minister of Work, Kris Peeters (CD&V), launched the website mobiliteitsbudget.be on Monday. Employers and employees with a company car can surf to it to find an answer to all their questions about the measure, approved by Parliament at the end […]
Burning wood to heat the house is much more harmful than any other way of heating. Families heating their homes by burning wood are responsible for 60% of air pollution, causing illnesses and damage to buildings as well. That is […]
The Flemish government is taking extra measures for the climate for 75 million euro. A large part goes to the energy renovation of social housing and schools. Extra money is also going to charging infrastructure, greener vehicles for public transport […]
On Wednesday, the European Parliament has approved the bill forcing car manufacturers to reduce their new vehicles’ CO2 emissions by 37,5% by 2030. An intermediate reduction of 15% has been set for 2025. After many months of debate and a […]
Don't miss any important breaking news story, get them right into your mailbox every noon.
