Category: Netherlands
New low emission zones in Amsterdam!
Since the beginning of the year, the city of Amsterdam has banned heavy buses and lorries in the city centre. Heavy goods vehicles over 7.5 tonnes are banned within the canal belt (S100). Next year, there will also be up to 30 zero-emission zones in the Netherlands. Even if transitional periods still apply for some time, the Netherlands is on a fast track out of combustion mobility.
Low emission zone on the water: Leiden bans combustion-powered boats
The Dutch city of Leiden is planning to introduce an environmental zone on its waterways. This means the end for boats powered by fossil fuels. A move that shows how serious Leiden is about protecting the environment.
Not only air pollution: Air traffic poisons soil in Amsterdam!
The operator of Amsterdam's Schiphol Airport has probably been depositing poisoned soil in the surrounding area for years. Traffic, whether on the road, in the air or in the water, is increasingly poisoning our environment. While ordinary consumers are punished by measures like environmental zones, big corporations usually get away with it.
Amsterdam 2025: Zero-emission zone light
Taxis, vans, trucks, scooters, mopeds and boats - all these vehicles will soon have to face the zero-emission zones planned for 2025 and switch to zero-emission drives. Passenger cars are not affected by the environmental regulations for the time being, but they too are about to change.
Amsterdam: Low emission zone for aircraft?!
Not only on the roads, but also in the air, traffic is increasingly encountering emission-reducing measures. Schiphol presents its strategy to lead passenger air traffic into a more sustainable future. With a ban on night flights and the banning of private planes, Amsterdam Airport wants to become cleaner.
E-car recall due to exhaust emissions?!?
Electric Corsas have to go back to the workshop because they do not comply with the exhaust emission regulations. A mere formality in connection with the statutory exhaust emission measurement, which could nevertheless be inconvenient for many motorists.
Nijmegen on the way to a zero-emission zone
The Dutch city is following the example of its capital and plans to ban the use of mopeds and mopeds with combustion engines. A plan for greener transport as part of the establishment of a comprehensive network of zero-emission zones.
Low emission zones and emission standards: A look ahead to 2023
The new year is coming, and with it many innovations for low emission zones and the regulations that govern the corresponding entry for vehicles. A new EU emission standard is also on its way to set the emission standards of all new registrations in the future. Will 2023 be a good year for less pollutants in traffic? Or will the new rules have no real positive impact on the environmental situation?
Camera surveillance: more controls, more fines?!
The cities of Barcelona (Spain) and Tilburg (Netherlands) are setting up optimised control systems in their low emission zones to catch vehicles in violation - with two similar but different monitoring methods.
New low emission zones in September 2022
Also this month, the environmental zone regulations in many cities will become stricter. For example, additional driving bans for some vehicle classes, as well as extensions of the affected areas, tighten the corresponding entry rules. Green-Zones® summarises the latest developments from France and the Netherlands.