February 2022
Greece: Ban on old cars
Greece wants to become cleaner, but overshoots the mark. The new regulation bans old cars, but breaks EU law. Like countries in Africa, Greece is resisting importing old cars with engines that pollute the environment into the country.
Antwerp wants to halve emissions
Ports are among the biggest producers of pollutants. The port of Antwerp therefore wants to reduce its emissions by at least half with a forward-looking project.
Berlin: Transport senator against car-free city centre
Less than a month ago, Berlin's transport senator Bettina Jarasch called for more car-free zones in Berlin's city centre. When it comes to the issue of a car-free Berlin, she changes her mind and is caught up with reality.
Heating with wood more harmful than car exhaust fumes
Heating with wood has been criticised not only since yesterday. Too much particulate matter, too much soot. That is why the President of the Federal Environment Agency has now called for heating with wood to be dispensed with altogether. Wood stoves in Germany now produce more particulate matter than all the lorries and cars put together.
VW faces new wave of lawsuits
Even after more than six years, the emissions scandal is not yet over for the car manufacturer Volkswagen. The Federal Court of Justice in Karlsruhe has once again ruled in favour of injured motorists.
Germany: Not without my car
For 47 years, the Deutsche Automobil Treuhand (DAT) has been investigating how the German car market is developing. Now there is a new survey about Germans and the car. The results probably do not correspond to the wishes of the traffic light coalition.
Teslas on the road without nature sounds
It was actually intended as a gimmick: Tesla's boombox, which can also play goat and fart sounds. The American traffic safety authority didn't find it funny at all.
30 km/h speed limit throughout Europe?
Throughout Europe, there are now large cities, but also small communities, that have introduced 30 km/h speed limits across the board. Spain is the pioneer, where 30 km/h was already introduced in Madrid in 2018, and it has been in force in all cities since 2021. In Germany, 70 municipalities now want to reduce the speed limit.
Bad air in Poland's climatic health resorts
In Poland, climatic health resorts can charge their guests an extra fee -- because of the supposedly good air. Unfortunately, the air in Poland's recreational and ski resorts is often much worse than elsewhere. In the spa town of Szczyrk in Silesia, they are now not allowed to charge at all.
Noise (dB)
Sound is omnipresent. Too much sound is noise and it can have a detrimental effect on our health. In some European countries, noise protection zones are now being introduced to combat the noise caused by traffic even more strongly.