Toyota plans prototype of ‘city of the future’
Toyota has unveiled plans to a build a prototype ‘city of the future’ at the base of Mt. Fuji in Japan. It is envisioned as a ‘living laboratory’ where residents and researchers can test...
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Carbon emissions from trucks can be reduced by 90%
A new concept developed in Switzerland has the potential to reduce CO2 emissions from trucks by almost 90%. The concept has now been patented. Researchers at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Lausanne...
Antwerp, Munich and Zaragoza win EUROCITIES awards
This year’s EUROCITIES Awards were awarded under the theme ‘cities at a crossroads’, reflecting the new political landscape at the EU level as well as the changing landscapes in cities themselves. The EUROCITIES Awards...
2-3 April 2020: 11th St.Gallen Forum for Management of Renewable Energies
The 11th edition of the #REMforum 2020 addresses the tectonic shifts that happened in the climate debate over the last 12 months and their implications for management of renewable energies. Entitled “System Change, not...
Microrubber even worse than microplastic
The amount of microplastic in our environment is dwarfed by the amount of microrubber, according to researchers in Switzerland. Most microrubber comes from car tire abrasion. Over the last 30 years, around 200,000 tons...
EasyJet now offsetting carbon emissions from all flights
EasyJet has become the first major airline in the world to operate net-zero carbon flights by offsetting the carbon emissions from the fuel used for all of its flights. British discount airliner easyJet redefined...
Stockholm named top winner at World Smart City Awards 2019
Stockholm has won the top prize at the World Smart City Awards, which were handed out at this year’s Smart City Expo World Congress. Other winners included the government of Yingtan for its Internet...
Formula 1 races toward net-zero carbon goal
Formula 1 announced last week an ambitious sustainability plan to reach a net-zero carbon footprint by 2030. The initiative will cover Formula 1 cars and on-track activity, as well as all off-track activities. According...
PET fibers help make cars lighter and quieter
Swiss automotive supplier Autoneum has developed a fiber material that can reduce the noise of electric motors. Components made of Hybrid-Acoustics PET consist entirely of PET, which is largely obtained from recycled fibers. According...
Aviation emissions’ impacts on air quality larger than on climate, study finds
New research from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) has quantified the climate and air quality impacts of aviation, broken down by emission type, altitude and location. The MIT team found that growth in...
Mitsubishi’s power package lets cars charge homes
Mitsubishi´s Plug-in Hybrid is more than just an electric car, it’s an energy station on wheels that helps homeowners and public institutions cope with power outages. Vehicle to Home is the name of the...
Emission-free shipping on the horizon
A team from ETH Zurich has mapped out “routes” towards emission-free shipping by investigating shipping activities in the North and Baltic Seas. Infrastructure, costs of new fuels and storage options have also been analysed....
Asian cities top green commuter index
Tokyo, Beijing and Singapore are the greenest commuter cities in the world, according to data insight company Kantar. Commuters in those three cities tend to walk or take public transport. Data insight company Kantar...
Gas-guzzling SUVs thwarting efforts to reduce carbon emissions
A new report from the International Energy Agency reveals that consumers are buying ever larger and less fuel-efficient SUVs. This trend is driving global carbon emissions. A forthcoming report from the International Energy Agency...
Different types of smart cities need different strategies
Researchers at Pennsylvania State University have identified four different types of smart cities. Their findings could help city planners to develop more effective urban policies and plans. Smart cities use new information and communication...
Tourism causing carbon emissions to soar
Nearly half of all flights that people take to a tourist destination exceed an individual’s annual carbon mobility budget for all forms of transportation, finds a new study from the University of Texas at...
Rising temps and diesel cars harming urban air quality
New data from real-world emissions testing shows that diesel cars emit up to 30% more nitrogen oxide at higher summer temperatures. Motorcycles are especially to blame. Diesel car emissions of nitrogen oxide increase sharply...
Micromobility has massive potential in cities worldwide
Shared bikes, e-bikes and e-scooters have the potential to replace over half of short-distance car trips in cities around the world, a new study finds. For its report Micromobility Potential in the US, UK...
Fuels cells to power long-distance FlixBus fleet
FlixMobility, which operates Europe’s largest long-distance bus fleet under the FlixBus brand, is working to put fuel cell-powered coaches on the road in an effort to go climate neutral by 2030. FlixMobility has set...
Melbourne’s tram network switches to solar power
Melbourne’s tram network is now running entirely on solar power thanks to offset certificates purchased from the newly opened Numurkah Solar Farm. The 128 MW Numurkah Solar Farm in the Australian State of Victoria...
