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Finland Flies Towards Low Carbon Aviation With First Electric plane
Finland has launched its first electric plane, which it hopes will clean up airborne pollution and slash fuel costs.
The Electric Aviation Association is partnering with Finnish airport operator Finavia to use the...
Children Increasingly Travelling to School by Car, Despite Pollution Dears
The percentage of primary school children walking or riding bikes to their place of education fell by 2% last year.
The number of parents driving their children to school is growing, despite increasing...
How Helsinki Arrived at the Future of Urban Travel First?
Harri Nieminen decided it was time to replace his car with an app.
He had owned a car in Helsinki for the past nine years but recently found he’d lost the patience for...
This Floating Park in Rotterdam is Made from Recycled Plastic Waste
More than 1,000 square feet of plastic ultimately destined to pollute the ocean is getting a second lease on life in Rotterdam. On July 4, 2018, Recycled Island Foundation opened its prototype...
Majority of Londoners Prefer Electric Taxis to Diesel Models
The majority of Londoners say they would choose to get into an electric taxi over a traditional diesel model.
That’s according to new research from ESB EV Solutions, which found 50% of the...
Electric Vehicles Mean First Responders Have to Deal with Battery Fires
Last week, federal investigators reported that the battery of a Tesla Model S reignited twice after the car’s fiery crash in May. This isn’t the first time an electric vehicle battery has...
What’s Worse Than Palm Oil for the Environment? Other Vegetable Oils, IUCN Study Finds
Banning palm oil in favor of other vegetable oils deemed less destructive to the environment could lead to greater biodiversity losses, a new report says.
The report by the International Union for the...
World’s First Beluga Whale Sanctuary Will Welcome New Arrivals
In 2019, two beluga whales, named Little Grey and Little White, will be transported from the Changfeng Ocean World aquarium in Shanghai to the world’s first whale sanctuary in a protected bay...
US and Russia ‘to Dominate Global Pipeline Expenditure to 2022’
The US and Russia will dominate global capital expenditure on planned oil and gas pipelines up until 2022.That’s according to data and analytics company GlobalData, which says the nations are set to...
Dusan Stokic: Company’s Reputation and Ethical Operation Influence its Competitiveness
With talked with Dusan Stokic, Head of Department for Environmental Protection, Technical Regulations, Quality and Social Responsibility in the Serbian Chamber of Commerce, about the activities of this National Center for assistance...
Toronto Pay-What-You-Can Store Aims to Tackle Landfills and Hunger
In a bright, airy Toronto market, the shelves are laden with everything from organic produce to pre-made meals and pet food. What shoppers won’t find, however, is price tags. In what is...
ABB Chargers Power IONITY’s Opening of Europe’s Highway of the Future
ABB has been selected by IONITY as the main technology partner and supplier. ABB's Terra High Power electric-vehicle chargers enable launch of IONITY service station on the A2 motorway in Switzerland.
IONITY, which...
Uber to Boost EV Network With Driver Incentives
Uber launched a new program to increase access to electric vehicles for drivers and riders, the company announced Tuesday.The "EV Champions Initiative" offers financial incentives to some EV drivers; an in-app feature...
London to Host ‘Europe’s Largest Double-decker Electric Bus Fleet’
The Mayor of London has announced the city will host the largest double-decker electric bus fleet in Europe.Sadiq Khan said 68 new electric double-deckers will be launched across the city next summer,...
Serbia Has Joined Copernicus Programme
The European Commission and the Ministry of Education, Science and Technological Development of the Republic of Serbia established today a partnership on Earth Observation by signing a Copernicus Cooperation Arrangement. It has...
‘Impossible-to-Cheat’ Emissions Tests Show Almost All New Diesels Still Dirty
Emissions tests that are impossible for carmakers to cheat show that almost all diesel car models launched in Europe since the “dieselgate” scandal remain highly polluting.
The test uses a beam of light...