The new local governments are massively opposing the introduction of the new environmental zones. In many places they want to abolish the low emission zones or reduce them to an absolute minimum. Only 14 out of 149 cities meet the legal requirements. Cars seem to be on the rise again in the popular holiday destination.
At the top of the agenda of the newly elected PP mayor is the abolition of the VAO lane on the Ma-19 motorway and the speed limit. The planned construction of a tram line to the airport is now also in jeopardy. Climate-protective transport measures will have to reckon with massive headwinds on the island in the future.
The new year is barely a few days old, but already there are important changes in the environmental zones in many European cities. Because in the coming year, cities and municipalities are again planning to reduce traffic through low emission zone regulations and thus to control vehicle emissions more strongly. Green-Zones® lists the new rules for January.
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?
Updated MOT-deadlines, access to low emission zones and simplified classification procedures - Spain is working on a new law for classic cars, bringing good news for owners of historic vehicles. But will this decision have a negative impact on the environment?
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.
Controversy often arises around the introduction of new driving bans. In Spain and France, however, the opposition has become so vocal that the introduction is being postponed, if not removed altogether.
Following inconsistencies in the system of the environmental zone around Plaza Elíptica, the city council has decided to refund all fines imposed on citizens up to May. Whether the authorities need to provide more clarity in the capital's low emission zone regulations?
Modern speed traps and driving bans against the noisiest motorbikes - This is how French cities and natural areas in Spain plan to significantly reduce annoying noise levels.
Following in the footsteps of Austria and Germany, Spain is planning to increasingly relieve its citizens of higher public transport fares. In doing so, the government is calling for increased use of collective mobility services for the sake of the environment.
