One World – One Environment – One Network
Analyses by the University of Innsbruck show that traffic restrictions during the first lockdown last March led to a sharp drop in air pollutant emissions, significantly more than for carbon dioxide. The study confirms...
The city of Barcelona has announced a 10-year plan to reduce car traffic and pollution by expanding its successful superblock model to the city center. Barcelona’s superblocks are a model of healthier, safer and...
Routing apps routinely capture detailed information as motorists use the GPS technology to plan and navigate routes. Making use of the crowd-sourced data from such apps could provide a low-cost and highly effective alternative...
Drivers and passengers can inhale significantly lower levels of air pollution by setting their vehicle’s ventilation systems more effectively and taking a cleaner route to their destination, a new study reveals. Road transport emissions...
Up to 20 miles of roads are to remain permanently closed to nonessential traffic in Seattle. The streets were originally closed to protect pedestrians and cyclists during the coronoavirus pandemic. Seattle is making moves...
There are plans to create a floating garden and reconfigurable roads in Lugano that will increase links between the city and the lake. The project also intends to partly pedestrianize the congested waterfront. Plans...
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...
Driverless taxis and automated private vehicles could result in more traffic on the roads, not less. This was the finding of a simulation for the city of Zurich conducted by ETH Zurich, contradicting previous...
The city of Amsterdam will ban all gas and diesel cars from its streets as of 2030. Public transport and taxis will have to go all-electric from 2025. Amsterdam has unveiled the Clean Air...
Researchers at the University of Michigan have published a study showing that flying cars could play a niche role in sustainable mobility for longer trips. Several companies around the world are already developing prototypes....
Logistics firm JD.com is launching a new research centre in Xiongan, China, which will focus on developing an underground logistics system in smart cities in China. Rapid urbanization in China is altering the environment,...
In 2013, Tallinn became the first capital in the world to introduce free bus, tram and train services. Traffic has since decreased and the city is enjoying a population boom. From 1 July, county...
Trillions of cigarette butts are discarded in the environment worldwide every year. Now, new research has shown how this waste could be used to build roads instead of littering them. Around six trillion cigarettes...
Mayor Anne Hidalgo is working to create more space for cyclists and pedestrians, and is even contemplating banning cars from the city centre in the long term. Paris’ mayor Anne Hidalgo has long been...
China announced on 30 December 2016 that it would close down its domestic ivory trade by the end of 2017, bringing an end to the world’s largest legal ivory market. Conservationists and wildlife advocates...
A group of 16 to 25-year-olds are fighting air pollution caused by traffic with an eye-catching billboard campaign. Their aim is to raise awareness among young Londoners about the perils of air pollution along...
Online shopping may not be as green as previously thought, a new study has revealed. Making purchases online increases environmental pollution, with more delivery lorries on the roads, while there has been no decrease...
Ljubljana takes over the title of European Green Capital from the city of Bristol at a ceremony on 9 February at the Museum of Musical Instruments in Brussels. The Slovenian capital transformed itself into...
A new study shows that Delhi’s harmful air pollution is caused by a number of factors and not just increased traffic or population growth. Identifying the individual causes and placing them in their economic...
Each year 3.3 million people die prematurely from the effects of air pollution worldwide – a figure that could double by 2050 if emissions continue to rise at the current rate. Elke Bunge reports...
