August 27, 2021
Danish shipping giant Maersk announced this week it has ordered eight new ocean-going container ships that will run on carbon-neutral methanThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
August 26, 2021
In the Netherlands, Dutch oil giant Shell will provide consumers at home with ‘green’ electricity coming from solar and wind parks, startingThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
August 25, 2021
The Brussels-based start-up Decarbone specializes in converting combustion engine vans to electric vehicles but faces administrative problemThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
August 24, 2021
The Brussels public transport company MIVB/STIB has its first hydrogen bus. The bus, presented on Monday, will be tested for two years to faThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
August 20, 2021
On Wednesday, Indonesia launched a pilot project to convert motorbikes with combustion engines into electric-powered vehicles. Ten motorbikeThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
August 19, 2021
There will be no geographical expansion of the low-emission zone (LEZ) in Ghent after all. The bench of Alderman will take that decision on This content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
August 17, 2021
Today is the deadline for EU members to comply with the EU pollution limits for large combustion plants, but most lignite plants in the EU hThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
August 17, 2021
On Wednesday, IKEA will start a free shuttle bus service between Wilrijk and the Antwerp city center. ‘Pändelbuss’ is a test project collabThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
August 16, 2021
Consternation in France: the decree published on Wednesday making the biennial technical inspection of two-wheelers compulsory was “suspendeThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
August 12, 2021
Flemish Minister for the Environment, Zuhal Demir (N-VA), questions the sustainability of the 1,5 million tons of imported wood pellets fromThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
August 10, 2021
“The newest climate report that IPCC published on Monday is a clear alert for humanity,” UN secretary-general Antonio Guterres reacted. GuteThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
August 09, 2021
US President Biden has joined the growing number of countries that want to accelerate electrification. Biden wants 50% of all vehicle sales This content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
August 06, 2021
The California Fuel Cell Partnership (CaFCP) envisions in a new report the possibility to roll out in the state a fleet of “70 000 heavy-dutThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
August 05, 2021
July 2021 was the second hottest month ever measured in Europe except for one, July 2010. That is the conclusion of the most recent report fThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
August 03, 2021
Twenty engineering students from the Belgian KU Leuven University have just presented the new solar car of the Agoria Solar Team, the ‘Blue This content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
August 03, 2021
According to non-profit organization Oxfam, many countries’ and company’s promises to become climate-neutral by 2050 rely too much on plantiThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
July 29, 2021
The MR party remains clearly opposed to the introduction of a kilometer tax in Brussels. This is evident from a reaction by its Brussels preThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
July 29, 2021
According to a paper published in BioScience, 14 000 scientists warn that “ignoring climate change will cause untold misery”. New studies shThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
July 23, 2021
The Brussels Government has delivered negative advice on the second version of the scoping note on the redesign of the Northern Ring Road. HThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
July 22, 2021
Flemish authorities have decided to buy or lease exclusively fully electric passenger cars as of 2025. Two years later, the same principle wThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
July 22, 2021
A new study by the International Council on Clean Transportation (ICCT) experts finds battery-electric cars already have a better greenhouseThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
July 19, 2021
Lobbying organization Transport & Environment (T&E) is worried the EU Commission’s Fit for 55 plans to reach zero emissions by 2050 This content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
July 16, 2021
Renewable energy is expanding quickly but not fast enough to satisfy the strong rebound in global electricity demand this year. The result iThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
July 16, 2021
The EU Commission Fit for 55 proposals are finally targeting the maritime shipping sector left undisturbed for decades regarding CO2 emissioThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
July 15, 2021
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) reacts as stung by a bee to the EU Commission’s intention to tax kerosine in the future fThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
July 15, 2021
In an initial reaction to the EU Commission’s ‘Fit for 55’ climate proposals, European carmakers are blowing hot and cold through their BrusThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
July 15, 2021
Flemish public transport company De Lijn has approved the purchase of 44 new plug-in hybrid buses. According to Belga, apart from that, anotThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
July 15, 2021
The British government has presented a plan to decarbonize the transport sector. It includes stopping the sale of all road vehicles with intThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
July 14, 2021
On Wednesday afternoon, the EU Commission presented the much anticipated – and feared – ‘Fit for 55’ package of 12 climate laws to make This content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
July 13, 2021
Belgian dredging company Jan De Nul has signed a contract with Dogger Bank Wind Farm to transport and install all 244 wind turbines of the lThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
July 09, 2021
The European Commission has closed the antitrust investigation against German carmakers Daimler, BMW, and Volkswagen with a settlement and aThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
July 09, 2021
From the end of August, a 30 km/hour speed limit will apply in almost all of Paris, except for the ring road around the French capital, the This content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
July 08, 2021
Wednesday, July 7th, twelve business leaders gathered in Paris to talk about ways to further support the EU Green Deal. The European CEO AllThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
July 07, 2021
The Dutch company Solution Air promises a kit by the end of 2021 to convert existing vans with a classic combustion engine to run emission-fThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
July 06, 2021
Last weekend the CEO of TotalEnergies, Patrick Pouyanné, indicated that Total is pulling the plug on palm oil. This natural oil had receThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
July 06, 2021
In the Walloon Parliament, the Brussels Government’s decision to progressively ban internal combustion engines (ICE) is still not going downThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
July 06, 2021
Although MSC – the Mediterranean Shipping Company – claims its fleet is young, modern, and environmentally friendly, the company has cliThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
July 05, 2021
Railway company Thalys is due to put its first completely renovated trains into service at the end of July. Not only will it have more seatsThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
July 05, 2021
European Commissioner Frans Timmermans, EVP for the Green Deal, has plans to stimulate the transition to electric vehicles even more. At theThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
June 30, 2021
The increasing demand for SUVs and the rebound of gasoline engines pushed CO2 emissions of new cars upward only three years ago. But that tiThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
June 29, 2021
On Monday, three Limburg Ministers of the Flemish government – Lydia Peeters (Open Vld), Zuhal Demir (N-VA), and Wouter Beke (CD&V) �This content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
June 29, 2021
Today, there are huge differences in the spread of charging points for electric vehicles in the EU, with 70% of them concentrated in three cThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
June 28, 2021
The Brussels government’s decision to ban from 2030 all diesel cars and petrol and LPG cars by 2035 to the whole Region is, as expected, leaThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
June 28, 2021
Consumers will not notice the capacity remuneration mechanism (CRM) – the government’s system to support investments in new gas power planThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
June 25, 2021
German chemicals giant BASF has bought almost half of a stake in a mega offshore wind farm project off the coast of the Netherlands run by SThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
June 25, 2021
German company Sono Motors is developing the Sion, an electric car that can partially recharge its battery via integrated solar panels. To mThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
June 25, 2021
According to the Federal Plan Bureau, the emissions of greenhouse gases in Belgium will again increase in the coming years. The reason for iThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
June 24, 2021
Port of Antwerp is converting one of its tug boats to methanol propulsion, a world first. The so-called ‘methatug’ should be operational by This content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
June 23, 2021
The Dutch metrology institute NMI sounds the alarm bell on the accuracy of the energy supplied by fast chargers for electric cars. ConsumersThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
June 21, 2021
In total 5 578 people have registered for CurieuzenAir, the citizen survey on air quality in the capital. That is almost double the number oThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
June 21, 2021
Last Friday, Walloon renewable energy provider Enora, transport company Fockedey, and vehicle manufacturer Iveco inaugurated Belgium’s largeThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
June 18, 2021
The Brussels Court of First Instance has condemned Thursday the Belgian authorities for negligence in their climate policy. It reckons that This content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
June 17, 2021
The Estonian micro-mobility company Bolt is launching a fleet of 1 100 shared e-scooters in the 19 municipalities of the Brussels Region. ThThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
June 16, 2021
The Dutch gas and electricity provider, Eneco, wants to become climate-neutral by 2035 and limit global warming to 1,5 degrees centigrade.This content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
June 16, 2021
After Swedish-French truck maker Volvo Group and Mercedes-Benz cars announcing they will use ‘fossil-free’ produced steel for their vehiclesThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
June 15, 2021
The Japanese car manufacturer Toyota, which has become the world’s number one again, has announced that it wants to be carbon neutral in itsThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
June 11, 2021
The new electrified railway line Mol-Hamont was officially inaugurated on Thursday with the first electric train running from Mol to NeerpelThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
June 10, 2021
Oil giant Shell has made the promise to accelerate its strategy to become more sustainable. In a declaration, CEO Ben van Beurden says not tThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
June 08, 2021
Multiobus in Tienen, a group of private bus companies who joined forces some years ago scaling up to prepare for the future, shows the FlemiThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
June 08, 2021
This weekend, all Brussels pedestrians will be invited to ‘Join the Walk’ and participate in the new pedestrian dynamics in the capital. TheThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
