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EU Transport Emissions Ticked Up in 2015
Greenhouse gas emissions from transport across the EU grew by 0.5 per cent in 2015, bucking a five year downward trend, latest statistics reveal.
European Environment Agency (EEA) figures published yesterday suggest the...
Transport For London Selects Fastned For Fast Charging Network In Greater London Area
Fastned is well on its way to becoming one of the largest electric car charging networks in Europe. Last week, it announced it was working with German authorities to construct a fast...
Biogas Cost Reductions to Boost Sustainable Transport
While most people will identify electric vehicles as a sustainable form of transport, particularly when paired with renewable electricity generation, biogas also holds great potential to substantially reduce greenhouse gas emissions from...
Nord Stream Utilisation Averages 80% in 2016 – 43.8 bcm Transported to the European Union
In 2016, the Nord Stream Pipeline operated at 80 per cent of its annual capacity of 55 billion cubic metres (bcm). 43.8 bcm of natural gas were delivered to consumers in the...
Hawaii Bill Calls for 100% Green Transportation by 2045
Hawaii lawmakers want the state’s ground transportation to run entirely on renewables by 2045. As a majority of their imported fossil fuels go towards transportation, if every car on the road was...
Participants Endorse ‘Ashgabat Statement’ as First-Ever UN Conference on Sustainable Transport Ends
The first-ever United Nations Global Sustainable Transport Conference concluded few days ago in the Turkmen capital, with more than 50 countries endorsing the 'Ashgabat Statement on Commitments and Policy Recommendations,' with a...
Bicycle Friendly Amsterdam Aims for Clean Transport, Smarter Buildings, and a Circular Economy
Cycling is a big part of Amsterdam’s clean transport story. The city has more bikes than people and is increasing the number of green bikeways, separated from roads.
“More and more, we’re biking,”...
Climate-Friendly Transport in Chinese Cities
Traffic in China’s cities is steadily increasing. GIZ is advising the country on how to mitigate greenhouse gas emissions and make the transport sector more climate friendly.
Climate change mitigation is a major...
Electric Vehicles Will Help the Shift Toward EU’s Green Transport Future
A large scale roll-out of electric cars on European roads would result in significantly lower greenhouse gas emissions and lower levels of certain air pollutants, according to a European Environment Agency (EEA)...
Transport is now biggest part of U.S. carbon emissions, first time in 40 years
Transportation is a major contributor to carbon emissions, but historically it has not been the largest source. However, that has apparently changed. Transportation-related sources now account for the largest share of U.S....
ABB Wins 1st Commercial Order for Breakthrough 15-Second Flash Charging Technology to Enable CO2-Free Public Transport in Geneva
ABB has been awarded orders totaling more than $16 million by Transports Publics Genevois (TPG), Geneva’s public transport operator, and Swiss bus manufacturer HESS, to provide flash charging and on-board electric vehicle...
Transportation: Part of the Problem or Part of the Solution?
On Thursday, the 23rd of June, Bertrand Piccard and Solar Impulse successfully made a historic, zero-fuel flight across the Atlantic, from New York to Seville, Spain.
The flight comes at a time when...
Solar Impulse Arrives in Europe, Pointing the Way to the Future of Transportation
Seville, Spain, and Zurich, Switzerland, June 23, 2016 – Earlier yesterday, Solar Impulse, a groundbreaking solar aircraft, completed a 71-hour transatlantic flight from New York to Seville in the course of its...
Proposed Law on Amendments to the Energy Law: What Changes are Being Introduced?
Since the Energy Community Treaty came into effect in 2006, an agreement between the European Community, Serbia, and other regional countries, Serbia has been obligated to align its national legislation in the...
Electric Vehicle as an Energy Storage Solution
Electric vehicles (EVs) hold untapped potential to enhance the shift to clean energy and transform the energy system. Findings from a study by the Fraunhofer ISI and ISE Institutes, published by Transport...
Strategic Proposal Package for the European Green Deal Presented
At the General Assembly of the Green Economy, held as part of the Ecomondo fair in Rimini on November 5th and 6th, a package of eight key strategic proposals for advancing the...