December 16, 2022
No diesel cars will be allowed in the low-emission zones (LEZ) of Antwerp and Ghent from 2031, the Flemish government decided this week. This content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
December 15, 2022
The Federal Government and energy provider Elia have signed an agreement relating to the financial support offered up as part of the RecoverThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
December 14, 2022
The EU members and the European Parliament have agreed on introducing a CO2 tax for non-European companies. The new climate measure applies This content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
December 13, 2022
The European Commission will allocate more than 150 million euros for two Belgian projects intended to capture CO2 in the ports of Antwerp aThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
December 08, 2022
Brussels Airlines is expanding its fleet and offering in preparation for summer 2023. It is also creating more than 200 new jobs. The airlinThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
December 06, 2022
Air France-KLM is to buy 800 000 tons of non-fossil Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) over ten years from TotalEnergies to meet its environmenThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
December 06, 2022
The global energy crisis has triggered an unprecedented acceleration in installations of renewable power, reports the International Energy AThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
December 02, 2022
Low-cost airline Ryanair has signed an agreement with Shell to supply more sustainable aviation fuel (SAF). The oil and gas group will help This content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
November 25, 2022
Truck transport is massively polluting, and the emissions from transporting retail goods spike 94% during Black Friday week. However, there This content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
November 24, 2022
The European Environment Agency (EEA) has published its recent ‘Air Quality in Europe 2022’ assessment, and the conclusion is not really reaThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
November 17, 2022
The Brussels Region will launch a permanent citizen’s parliament on climate next year. According to Brussels Minister for Climate TransitionThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
November 16, 2022
Gas network operator Fluxys, dredging company DEME, and the Port of Antwerp-Bruges port authorities are planning to produce green hydrogen iThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
November 16, 2022
Within a few weeks, the European Commission will review the truck’s CO2 standards, and lobbying groups of the industry and the environmentalThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
November 15, 2022
The Chinese joint venture BMW Brilliance Automotive (BBA) has announced an investment of some € 1.4 billion in the expansion of its electrThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
November 14, 2022
To meet the Paris agreement’s goal of limiting global warming to 1,5°C above pre-industrial levels, the planet cannot support more than 315This content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
November 10, 2022
According to the independent think tank Influencemap, Japanese carmaker Toyota is in the shady company of the big oil and gas firms regardinThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
November 10, 2022
Europe just experienced its warmest October since the beginning of the registrations, with temperatures of almost 2°C above the 1991-2020 rThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
November 09, 2022
Wallonia might consider for its regional low-emission zone (LEZ) postponing the ban on Euro 0 and Euro I cars for two years until 2025, MiniThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
November 03, 2022
The ‘free-flow’ highway without barriers at toll roads or the so-called “péages”, a system long established in other countries, will soon bThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
November 03, 2022
Europe is warming up twice as fast as the rest of the world. Between 1991 and 2021, temperatures in Europe increased by 0,5°C per decade. TThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
November 03, 2022
“TotalEnergies’ greenhouse gas emissions are four times higher than what the French multinational oil and energy giant admits.” That is whatThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
October 28, 2022
The worldwide energy crisis triggered by the Russian invasion of Ukraine can accelerate the transition to more sustainable energy sources. MThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
October 28, 2022
Thursday evening, the negotiators of the European Parliament and the Member States have reached an agreement to have all new cars and vans sThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
October 26, 2022
The Good Move circulation plan in the Brussels region continues to cause a commotion. After protests, the municipality of Schaerbeek is alreThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
October 24, 2022
The new Euro 7 ruling for tailpipe emissions is reportedly not going to be as drastic as feared. It seems that the European Commission is giThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
October 19, 2022
Belgium has the ambition to become a strategic hub for hydrogen in Europe. The new federal hydrogen strategy was launched on Tuesday. “We haThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
October 18, 2022
The air quality in Antwerp, and more particularly in the many so-called ‘street-canyons’ – densely populated streets with high buildings wThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
October 14, 2022
At least seven out of ten motorists believe that driving a car requires financial sacrifices, but 72% say they cannot do without one. So sayThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
October 14, 2022
Last year, air pollution in Flanders increased again. According to the latest report of the Flemish Environmental Agency (Vlaamse MilieuMaatThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
October 13, 2022
A new study by the Dutch technical research institute TNO about the possible uptake of zero-emission trucks to replace diesel in the coming This content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
October 12, 2022
The cheapest way to make Belgium climate neutral by 2050 is a combination of some new, small modular nuclear reactor plants (SMRs) and more This content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
October 10, 2022
The International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO), the UN body created in 1944 to regulate, among others, safety, efficiency, and environThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
October 10, 2022
US giant Amazon plans to more than double its fleet of electric vehicles making deliveries in Europe. The multinational technology company tThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
October 07, 2022
Since the introduction of the low-emission zone (LEZ) in Brussels, the number of diesel cars in the capital has fallen, and air quality has This content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
October 06, 2022
The German multinational chemical company BASF has ambitious plans: it wants to transform its Antwerp production unit, the second-largest inThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
October 04, 2022
Belgium plans to construct an artificial offshore energy island 45 kilometers from the Belgian coastline to provide the country with electriThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
October 04, 2022
The F11 bicycle highway from Antwerp to Lier is fully ready to receive cyclists. The total investment in the project is almost 17 million euThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
October 03, 2022
British multinational chemicals company Ineos plans to store CO2 captured from its plant in Zwijndrecht (Antwerp) in the Danish North Sea. IThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
September 30, 2022
New York State has officially banned the sale of new, emission-intensive passenger vehicles by 2035. Governor Kathy Hochul announced this onThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
September 29, 2022
French Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne wants to make France the champion of low-carbon hydrogen. To achieve that goal, Ms. Borne presented anThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
September 28, 2022
In 2023, a new European climate center will be inaugurated in Uccle (Brussels). It has to become a federal ‘center of excellence’. The idea This content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
September 28, 2022
“Car manufacturers are misleading investors by significantly underestimating the total distance traveled and fuel consumption of cars, repreThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
September 22, 2022
On Friday, 23rd of September, at 9 p.m. to be precise, the nuclear power plant Doel 3 in Antwerp will be closed after a 40-year career. It’sThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
September 20, 2022
If Volkswagen offloads its natural gas stock, bought two years ago in a favorable trade, the company could be in for a multi-million euro deThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
September 20, 2022
Polestar CEO Thomas Ingenlath calls upon his colleague carmakers to wake up and act now and not wait for policy changes to make the promisesThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
September 16, 2022
A recent Greenpeace East Asia (GPEA) report ranking global car manufacturers on their environmental credentials has placed Toyota at the botThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
September 15, 2022
During the European Week of Mobility – from 16 to 22 September – various events will take place all over Flanders and in Brussels. One oThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
September 12, 2022
Philippe Henry (Ecolo), the Walloon Minister for Climate, Energy, and Mobility, wants a speed reduction on the roads, including 100 km/hour This content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
September 12, 2022
Truck-builder Scania has put itself a deadline for phasing out its turbodiesel engines. It waves the technology goodbye in 2040. Though the This content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
September 07, 2022
The Dutch government participates in Lightyear. This is done through a consortium, Invest-NL, founded by the Dutch government. Lightyear raiThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
September 06, 2022
Federal Minister of Mobility Georges Gilkinet (Ecolo) wants to abolish VAT on public transport tickets. This is what the newspaper L’Avenir This content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
August 31, 2022
With one car from the Cambio shared car company, there are about 13 fewer private cars on the public roads. In Flanders, Cambio is thus replThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
August 30, 2022
A Greenpeace East Asia research report shows that 93% of Toyota’s manufacturing facilities are at high risk from the consequences of climateThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
August 26, 2022
The State of California is officially banning sales of cars and light trucks with an internal combustion engine (ICE) from 2035 on, followinThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
August 22, 2022
The world could achieve an annual CO2 emission reduction of almost 700 million tons – the equivalent of Canada’s annual emissions – if eThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
July 28, 2022
Germany is going to phase out the eco-bonus for electric vehicles. From 2023 onward, incentives for PHEVs will disappear and support will foThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
July 27, 2022
The French government has abolished the decree imposing technical control for motorbikes over 125 cc from 2023. President Emmanuel Macron isThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
July 22, 2022
The number of low-emission zones (LEZs) in Europe has increased by 40% over the past three years. The statement comes from the European CleaThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
July 14, 2022
A new report, titled ‘Renewable Power Generation Costs 2021’, published by the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA), shows that almThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
July 14, 2022
SNCF boss Jean-Pierre Farandou has estimated the need for additional investment in French railways at around 100 billion euros over fifteen This content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
