Low emission zone Frankfurt: snail's pace for cleaner air
The city is introducing a 40 speed limit on major roads to reduce nitrogen oxide levels and avoid driving bans.
November 2020
Is there now a threat of driving bans on new diesel trucks?
Deutsche Umwelthilfe laments the real emissions of new trucks on the roads and demands a rethink.
Despite over 300 environmental zones: EU takes Italy to court
The European Court of Justice has upheld the European Commission's action, demanding that Italy act more quickly to reduce air pollution.
Role model? Government fully committed to diesel
The state government in Lower Saxony is preaching traffic turnaround and climate protection - and continues to rely on heavy diesel limousines.
It's crazy: Wiesbaden prefers a driving ban to public transport
In the referendum, the citizens clearly voted against the construction of the City-Bahn and, according to Mayor Gert-Uwe Mende (SPD), missed a century's chance of a traffic turnaround.
Mobility turnaround in the Mediterranean: VW plans revolutionary e-car island
Traffic on Astypalea is to become completely climate-neutral and electric. The island will thus become a pioneer for the smart city of tomorrow.
France's fight against winter smog
In the Arve valley, the speed limit is reduced by up to 40 km/h. Three sections of motorway are affected by the measures. The aim is to avoid the threat of air pollution and the associated driving bans.
VW Dieselgate 2.0 - Are you also affected?
Volkswagen - the name says it all: a car for the people from a good traditional German company. When in the 1930s the first VW Beetles and later the vans hit the streets, the people were thrilled. The cars accompanied us on road trips and holidays, gave us a feeling of freedom and reliability. And that for decades.
Citizen Science Festival 2020: Green Zones was there!
Research and sustainable development were the focus of this year's Citizen Science Festival 2020 at the Kulturbrauerei in Berlin. Various international and national citizen research projects were presented, among others on the topics of air quality, light pollution and plastic avoidance.
France 2021: radically more low emission zones
In the new year, various low emission zones will come into force in France, permanently banning older burners from city centres. This increases the risk of fines in the impenetrable system of permanent and temporary low emission zones.
