December 09, 2024
In 2024, North and South America experienced intense wildfires, mainly affecting the Pantanal wetlands, the Amazon, Canada, and the western This content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
December 09, 2024
The Brussels Parliament has adopted an ordinance proposal to postpone the taxi sector’s obligation to purchase zero-emission vehicles by twoThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
November 25, 2024
The 29th international UN climate summit in the Azerbaijani capital, Baku, ended with a disappointing outcome on Sunday night. The summit diThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
November 22, 2024
German parcel company DHL Express and energy company Shell have signed a one-year agreement for the use of 25,000 tons of sustainable aviatiThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
November 20, 2024
Following orders for e-buses from VDL Bus & Coach, Van Hool, and Chinese BYD, the Flemish public transport company De Lijn has again ordThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
November 19, 2024
The Danish government will introduce an emissions tax on livestock farming by 2030, making Denmark the first country in the world to do so. This content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
November 14, 2024
Global CO2 emissions continue to rise, and there is still “no sign” that the world has reached a peak in fossil fuel emissions. A new reportThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
November 14, 2024
Engie and lime producer Carmeuse are terminating the Columbus project, an industrial carbon capture and use (CCU) plant at Amercoeur near ChThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
November 13, 2024
The Court of Appeal in The Hague has rejected the 2021 ruling in the case brought by the Netherlands arm of Friends of the Earth (MilieudefeThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
November 11, 2024
The private jet sector is emitting more and more greenhouse gases. Between 2019 and 2023, greenhouse gas emissions from private aviation neaThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
November 04, 2024
Greenhouse gas emissions in the European Union dropped by eight percent last year – the biggest drop in decades, marking significant progrThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
November 01, 2024
A team of 122 researchers from United Nations agencies and academic institutions worldwide has published an article in The Lancet warning thThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
October 30, 2024
The new Walloon Minister of Mobility, François Desquesnes (Les Engagés), wants to rebalance the prices of the public transport company TECThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
October 29, 2024
According to a report from the World Meteorological Organization (WMO), greenhouse gas levels surged to a new record in 2023, committing theThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
October 28, 2024
According to a new Oxfam report titled ‘Carbon Inequality Kills’, super-rich Europeans, with their investments and intensive use of superyacThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
October 23, 2024
The Lower House in the Netherlands wants to postpone introducing emission-free zones for company cars and trucks until 2029. However, on JanThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
October 21, 2024
Stay Grounded, a network of organizations wanting to phase out aviation, calls for a European tax on frequent flyers. This would apply from This content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
October 20, 2024
Brussels Airport is among the 67 most efficient airports in the world in terms of CO2 emissions. It has achieved Lever 4+, the penultimate lThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
October 18, 2024
BMW CEO Oliver Zipse’s latest stance against the sales ban on combustion-engined cars by 2035 might reignite the discussion surrounding a This content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
October 17, 2024
The International Energy Agency (IEA) expects a global fuel and gas surplus in the next five years. Although the energy crisis has led to scThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
October 14, 2024
A new study by an international team of scientists published in Nature Geoscience provides new insights into the natural mechanisms behind cThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
October 11, 2024
The Flemish public transport company De Lijn will introduce six new emission-free minibusses to the Mechelen city network after the autumn vThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
October 10, 2024
The International Energy Agency (IEA) expects a massive increase in renewable energy production by 2030. According to a new report publishedThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
October 10, 2024
A new report by an international team of scientists – 15,000 scientists from 150 countries – states that climatic conditions have worsenThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
October 08, 2024
The business newspaper L’Echo writes that there is a good chance that the measure requiring all new cabs in Brussels to be emission-free by This content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
October 07, 2024
The Brussels parliament has postponed for two years the tightening of the Low-Emission Zone (LEZ) on January 1st, 2025. The Liberals, PS, LeThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
October 02, 2024
In the city center of Namur, you can now take an e-shuttle for free. The shuttles replace the TEC buses, which have been unable to travel inThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
October 01, 2024
A group of fifty companies and organizations from the automotive, clean tech, transport, and energy ecosystem that calls itself ‘Industry foThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
September 30, 2024
The United Kingdom has marked a historic moment in its energy transition by shutting down the Ratcliffe-on-Soar Power Station in NottinghamsThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
September 30, 2024
The new Flemish government has decided that the Flemish public transport company De Lijn will receive additional funds to green its fleet anThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
September 27, 2024
British chemical giant Ineos inaugurated the largest solar park in Wallonia on Thursday in Jemeppe-sur-Sambre, in the province of Namur. OveThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
September 27, 2024
Belgium’s automotive market outperforms most European markets in reducing CO₂ emissions from new cars. According to Febiac and the EuropeaThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
September 26, 2024
The tightening of the low-emission zone (LEZ) in Brussels will most likely be postponed from 2025 to 2027. The proposal of an ordinance to tThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
September 25, 2024
Starting December 16th, a high-speed train will run daily between Paris and Berlin. French railroad company SNCF Voyageurs and German operatThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
September 20, 2024
An international conference aimed at boosting the revival of nuclear energy is started in Paris under the auspices of the OECD and the SwediThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
September 19, 2024
Norway has reached the predicted watershed moment, with more electric cars than gasoline vehicles being driven daily. The breakthrough came This content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
September 18, 2024
On Wednesday, the Environment Committee of the Brussels parliament is considering several proposals to postpone the planned tightening of thThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
September 17, 2024
The Hague will be the first city in the world to ban street advertising for fossil fuel products. The Netherlands’ third-largest city will nThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
September 11, 2024
The European Space Agency (ESA) warns in a report published on Tuesday that global methane emissions, a powerful greenhouse gas, continue toThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
September 11, 2024
Denmark’s subsea CO2 storage facility is ready to receive high volumes of CO2. So reports British chemical company Ineos after receiving a pThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
September 10, 2024
From October 1st, only 50 km/hour may be driven on the Paris Ring Road. The news was already announced last year, but Paris Mayor Anne HidalThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
September 09, 2024
According to Copernicus Climate Change Service’s latest publication, the summer of 2024 was the warmest ever recorded worldwide and for EuroThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
September 05, 2024
It must be no coincidence: just when three French-speaking parties involved in the formation of the Brussels government decided on their ownThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
September 04, 2024
The new Swedish government, a right-wing minority government with tacit support from the radical-right Sweden Democrats, will abolish the ‘fThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
September 03, 2024
While the rest of Europe reports discouraging figures, Norway continues to set new benchmarks in electric vehicle adoption. In August, more This content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
August 30, 2024
Several environmental organizations are suing the European Commission for not imposing sufficiently strict CO2 standards on member states unThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
August 29, 2024
The ministerial instruction of outgoing Mobility Minister Georges Gilkinet (Ecolo) preventing the use of Boeing 777 aircraft at Brussels AirThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
August 29, 2024
Record wildfires in 2023 pushed Canada into the world’s top four greenhouse gas-emitting countries that year. This is evident from a study pThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
August 28, 2024
United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres issued a ‘global SOS’ on climate change and sea level rise on Tuesday while visiting TongThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
August 27, 2024
After thirteen weeks of hard work, the Belgian Solar Team has arrived in South Africa to participate in the world’s most extreme Solar ChallThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
August 26, 2024
The planned connection between the Belgian and Danish energy islands will be postponed or canceled. The Danish Minister of Energy, Lars AagaThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
August 23, 2024
Brian Niccol, Starbucks’ new top executive, will be provided a jet by the American coffeehouse chain group to fly from his home in CaliforniThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
August 08, 2024
New technology at the NASA space organization allows us to see in great detail where in the world CO2 is released and how the substance moveThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
August 08, 2024
German car rental company Sixt is going to rent out fewer electric cars. It is a remarkable reversal for Europe’s largest car rental companyThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
July 31, 2024
According to a new report from energy think tank Ember, for the first six months of 2024, wind and solar power were the main sources of elecThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
July 19, 2024
As of October, the Ghent City Council will be able to collect traffic fines in 22 additional European countries, from Spain to Italy to PolaThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
July 19, 2024
Ursula von der Leyen, reappointed on Thursday by the European Parliament as president of the European Commission, wants to make train travelThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
July 12, 2024
The US Department of Energy announced $1.7 billion in grant awards today to help automakers keep eleven troubled manufacturing plants open aThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
July 12, 2024
On Thursday, the construction of the Pukkelpop festival village started in Hasselt. This year’s edition will be greener—or rather bluer—This content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
June 26, 2024
German airline group Lufthansa, to which Brussels Airlines also belongs, is launching an environmental surcharge of 1 to 72 euros for all flThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
