January 03, 2024
Under Joe Biden, the US has become the world’s largest oil producer and is producing more oil than any country ever has. According to data fThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
December 21, 2023
Since Thursday, public transport in the southern French city of Montpellier has been free of charge. In France, there are already around 40 This content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
December 20, 2023
Lufthansa has ordered 80 new short- and medium-haul aircraft with Boeing and Airbus. These include 40 Airbus A220-300 aircraft and 40 BoeingThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
December 19, 2023
North Sea Port, the merger company behind the ports of Ghent, Terneuzen, and Vlissingen, is taking a minority stake (20%) in Pipelink, a subThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
December 18, 2023
The Nissan Ariya e-4orce has become the first-ever land vehicle to travel from the magnetic North Pole to the South Pole, taking 9+ months aThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
December 08, 2023
The temperature on Earth is rising more rapidly than previously thought due to increased carbon dioxide (CO2) in the air. Current levels of This content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
December 08, 2023
Since the Brussels Capital Region introduced a low-emission zone (LEZ) in 2018, there has been a 30% reduction in nitrogen dioxide along BruThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
December 08, 2023
Airlines expect to carry 4,7 billion passengers next year, a historic record dixit the International Air Transport Association (IATA). AccorThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
December 07, 2023
The Belgian gas system operator Fluxys has decided to partner with two German companies to develop cross-border CO2 pipelines to transportThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
December 05, 2023
The CEOs of five of the world’s biggest shipping companies called at the COP28 for an end date for fossil-only powered newly built ships in This content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
December 04, 2023
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen called for a global carbon tax during an event on carbon markets at the UN Climate SummitThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
December 04, 2023
Belgium, Flanders, and Brussels must reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 55% by 2030 (compared to 1990). According to the Brussels Court of AThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
November 30, 2023
Brussels public transport operator MIVB/STIB has ordered 36 electric buses from German manufacturer Daimler Buses. The order is part of a frThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
November 28, 2023
De Lijn will order up to 1 600 charging points to charge electric buses in its depots. The Flemish public transport company is placing the oThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
November 23, 2023
The speed limit on the Paris Ring Road will drop from 70 to 50 km/hour. Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo announced this during the presentation of tThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
November 23, 2023
In 2022, governments worldwide spent a record amount of money – more than 1 500 billion euros – to support the fossil industry. Most of This content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
November 20, 2023
In 2019, the wealthiest one percent of the world’s population – 77 million people – produced as much carbon pollution as the five billioThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
November 03, 2023
A team of scientists led by world-known climatologist and former NASA researcher James Hansen is working on a new study that warns of a possThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
November 02, 2023
The German Finance Minister, Christian Lindner (FDP), doubts that Germany can stop generating energy from coal by 2030. However, the early pThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
November 01, 2023
Despite all efforts to combat global warming, the 425 most polluting coal, gas, and oil projects in the world have not been completed in recThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
October 26, 2023
The ministerial cabinets of the federal government and the various federated entities have already traveled around the world 66 times since This content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
October 25, 2023
Last Tuesday, British multinational oil and gas company Shell opened its largest solar farm in Europe in Terneuzen (Zeeland, the NetherlandsThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
October 25, 2023
On Tuesday, the European Commission presented new measures to boost the European wind power industry to achieve the European Union’s targetsThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
October 25, 2023
Rail operator Lineas, Europe’s largest private freight operator headquartered in Belgium, lacks funds. Without an additional injection of atThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
October 24, 2023
In its latest edition of the ‘World Energy Outlook 2023’, released on Tuesday, the International Energy Agency (IEA) says that “as things stThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
October 18, 2023
Guerrilla climate activists Tyre Extinguishers deflated tires of 55 SUVs in Ghent during the night from Monday to Tuesday. This was a coordiThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
October 17, 2023
The European Union will defend eliminating fossil fuels well before 2050 at the November COP28 climate summit in Dubai. This is rated in theThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
October 17, 2023
The proposal of the EU to cut CO2 emissions of heavy trucks and buses by 90% from now until 2040 is getting a mixed response from the industThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
October 11, 2023
Hydrogen gas (H2) can be used as fuel for cabs and other cars in Brussels without any problems. That is the conclusion reached by D’Ieteren’This content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
October 10, 2023
Antwerp-based tanker shipping company Euronav remains in Belgian hands. Compagnie Maritime Belge (CMB) and the Norwegian Frontline, Euronav’This content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
October 10, 2023
Nearly 10 major European cities, including Paris, Brussels, and Rome, have petitioned the European Parliament, demanding stricter standards This content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
October 09, 2023
In the Antwerp port area, logistics company Wijngaard Natie is now driving around with four fully electric trucks, produced by Volvo Trucks.This content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
October 03, 2023
Last week, under Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, the UK government announced a pushback to 2035 from its earlier defined net-zero policies from This content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
September 27, 2023
Limiting global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius will only be achievable with a rapid acceleration of climate protection efforts and internatiThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
September 26, 2023
Austrian Airlines, a subsidiary of Germany’s Lufthansa, can no longer advertise that flying can be “CO2 neutral”. An Austrian court has ruleThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
September 26, 2023
Despite climate ambitions to phase out carbon emissions by 2050, fossil companies continue to invest in new oil pipelines and platforms, shaThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
September 26, 2023
Air France-KLM is to order 50 Airbus A350 aircraft from European aircraft manufacturer Airbus. The first deliveries are scheduled for 2026 tThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
September 26, 2023
The Dutch railway company Arriva intends to offer travelers some additional train connections. The company wants to operate trains from The This content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
September 25, 2023
Dutch energy supplier Eneco is to withdraw from the Brussels residential market. No more new customers will be accepted, and existing contraThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
September 25, 2023
Twenty-six Antwerp action groups have joined forces and launched an election memorandum on Friday about mobility in the province of Antwerp.This content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
September 25, 2023
By 2026, Wallonia will get 11 additional Carpool car parks for 1 118 spaces. Wallonia will thus have a total of almost 5 000 Carpool spaces.This content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
September 21, 2023
The Prime Minister of the UK, Rishi Sunak (Conservatives), is attempting to water down the UK policy to ban the sale of new combustion vehicThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
September 13, 2023
On Tuesday, the Members of the European Parliament (MEP) updated the Renewable Energy Directive (RED) to raise the share of renewables in thThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
September 08, 2023
The Global Maritime Trends 2050 Report, commissioned by Lloyd’s Register, revealed that some of the world’s largest ports could become unusaThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
August 30, 2023
More and more experts warn that European countries struggle to persuade people to switch from ICE cars to EVs. Europe sells ten times more eThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
August 29, 2023
As earlier announced, London is expanding its environmental zone. Almost all of London will become an ultra-low-emission zone (ULEZ) as of tThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
August 24, 2023
Frank Energie, a new Dutch energy supplier, wants to conquer Belgium after the Netherlands, with dynamic hourly prices to allow EV owners toThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
August 24, 2023
On Wednesday, Norway opened the world’s first floating wind farm explicitly built to power offshore oil and gas installations and is now supThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
August 17, 2023
27% fewer cars in the Brussels Pentagon and also 36% more cyclists: these are the striking figures the City of Brussels can present after exThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
August 17, 2023
Porthos, a project for storing carbon dioxide from industry in the port of Rotterdam, has been given the green light. The Dutch Council of SThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
August 09, 2023
According to European observation program Copernicus figures, last July was the warmest month ever recorded in human history. Last month, thThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
July 28, 2023
According to the International Energy Agency (IEA), demand for coal remains at record levels this year. At the same time, extreme weather coThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
July 20, 2023
The Belgian Seavolt project, announced earlier this year, is taking concrete shape. The consortium will soon launch its first floating solarThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
July 17, 2023
Federal Mobility Minister Georges Gilkinet (Ecolo) wants a total ban on night flights from 11 p.m. and 6 a.m. for Zaventem airport. As expecThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
July 14, 2023
More European cities are fighting against heavy ‘obese cars’ like pickup trucks and sports utility vehicles (SUVs). Paris, among others, is This content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
July 07, 2023
French railway company SNCF plans to earmark 1 000 hectares of solar panels by 2030 to cover 15 to 20% of its own electricity needs. The plaThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
July 05, 2023
The Swedish/Chinese car manufacturer Volvo Cars switches to renewable fuels for ocean freight. The company claims that this will cut fossil This content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
July 04, 2023
According to the latest Clean Cities Campaign, comparing emission-free mobility in 42 European cities, Brussels (11th place), Antwerp (12th)This content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
June 29, 2023
Denmark will review the energy island project in the North Sea because of the high costs. That is what the Danish government announced on WeThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
June 27, 2023
It is by no means certain that the European Union will achieve its ambitious climate and energy targets for 2030 with the current measures, This content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
