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28.05.2020

Can hybrid vehicles help to improve air quality?

Hybrid vehicles with plugin are like Doctor Jekyll and Mister...

27.05.2020

Global support for the car industry

The French government has announced to increase the environmental bonus up to 7000€ and an additional bonus of 2000€ for electric cars....

26.05.2020

Electric mobility, where does France stand?

Since

25.05.2020

Extension of the scrapping premium

To support the car sector, the government wants to expand the...

19.05.2020

Next step for the British electromobility

Developing E-cars requires a dense network of power chargers

25.05.2020

Extension of the scrapping premium

To support the car sector, the government wants to expand the...

22.05.2020

Driving bans without air pollution?

In Paris, Mayor Anne Hidalgo wants to prevent too many commuters...

15.05.2020

Brussels LEZ : a new exception

Step by step the rules in the LEZ Brussels become stricter and more and more Euronorms are affected...

14.05.2020

Antwerp: don't forget to register!

At the height of the Coronavirus epidemic, the LEZ in Antwerp was...

13.05.2020

"The Smart City doesn't need cars"

Greenpeace has presented a future scenario in which the transport sector should be CO2-free by 2035. The current epidemic could indeed...

12.05.2020

Great Britain gets Intelligent Traffic Light

Can simple traffic lights help to reduce air pollution? The city...

11.05.2020

400€ to ride a bike?

Today a part of the mobility law comes into force: the mobility...

06.05.2020

Less pollution, more honey

In Alsace, we can see that there are indeed more bees and a...

05.05.2020

Car industry slowed down by Corona

In the UK, the number of new cars registered lower than ever before: 4000, i.e. 97% less than before the pandemic! Among them, there is...

04.05.2020

The lockdown saved lives!

In Europe, the spread of the epidemic has been contained by social distance. Of course this saved...

30.04.2020

Should the new environmental zones be put on ice?

The consultation on the decree defining the "polluted

29.04.2020

Will the air pollution in Marseille explode?

Step by step,...

27.04.2020

Air pollution peak in Northern France

At the end of last week, northern France was affected by

22.04.2020

"Corona-ways" in our cities

In order to facilitate social distancing, the introduction of cycle paths in Paris is being accelerated. The region has confirmed to...

21.04.2020

Improving air quality: European comparison

Since March, Europe is the core of the Covid-19 pandemic and several countries have introduced a general lockdown. According to the...

09.04.2020

Air pollution peak in northern France

Since yesterday, the air quality is particularly bad near Lille... despite the low road traffic. The air quality monitoring association...

08.04.2020

More charging stations in France

Since the end of March there are almost 30,000 electric charging stations in France, 15% more than in March 2019! This is now equivalent...

07.04.2020

The electrical retrofit is coming!

Good news! French cars, two-wheelers as well as trucks can officially be converted to electric...

06.04.2020

Great Britain... but with political games...

More dangerous than PM10, PM2.5! According to the WHO, the limit value of 10μg/m3 must not be exceeded as an annual average. A bill was...

04.04.2020

Free road for the speeders?

Although the traffic has decreased rapidly, the offences have not...

03.04.2020

The air is better and the roads safer

Improvements in air quality have already been observed in...

02.04.2020

Is the coronavirus a blessing for the climate?

Car manufacturers should soon only offer models with an average...

01.04.2020

French sticker: use it carefully!

For those who should continue driving despite the pandemic, the...

31.03.2020

Air pollution peak despite the lock out

An air pollution peak was recorded in the " Pays de la Loire " region on Saturday. Although the traffic has decreased significantly by...

26.03.2020

Delay of the LEZ Oxford: precautionary or worrying?

In connection with the health crisis, the new Oxford LEZ -...

25.03.2020

Where are low emission zones required?

The mobility law was adopted

23.03.2020

French trucks with extra shifts

Truck drivers are now exceptionally allowed to drive up to 10 hours a day and even 11 hours twice a...

22.03.2020

Great Britain... but with political games...

More dangerous than PM10, PM2.5! According to the WHO, the limit value of 10μg/m3 must not be exceeded as an annual average. A bill was...

21.03.2020

Why is there still air pollution in Paris?

No one drives around the capital with their car, but the air quality has deteriorated again and the level of fine particles has...

20.03.2020

Green light for EURO-3 vehicles in Brussels

In Brussels, the first fines should have been imposed from 01.04.2020, for drivers entering the LEZ with a Euro-3 diesel vehicle, but...

19.03.2020

Air quality will continue to be monitored

In France, the ATMO association will ensure to monitor air quality and send daily reports to inform the French despite the epidemic. To...

18.03.2020

On at least some good news from Italy

On 11.03.2020 the whole of Italy was sent home to slow down the spread of the Covid-19 virus. In northern Italy (Lombardi), air...

17.03.2020

Promoting Biking against pollution and the epidemic spread

In Bogota, the new Mayor Claudia Lopez announced new measures to increase bike use: a better air quality and less crowded busses, all...

16.03.2020

Does the coronavirus like peaks in air pollution?

The link between Covd19 and air pollution is not yet clear: the air is currently rather good in France. Will more seriously ill people...

15.03.2020

Italy loses in both cases

The development of the coronavirus is exponential in northern Italy, as it was in China a few weeks ago. On the other hand, the sun is...

14.03.2020

Does air pollution increase the risk of coronavirus ?

In China as well as in Northern Italy the air quality is particularly poor... for sure, this is what has facilitated the spread of the...

13.03.2020

Diesel phase-out and environmental zone in Bordeaux?

So far, the plans for a low emission zone have been on hold. But now the city is thinking about introducing driving bans with the French...

12.03.2020

Daily air quality reports

Will the air quality be monitored as precisely as the weather? The federal states are currently setting up measuring stations to keep...

11.03.2020

Improving air quality in Paris

The air at the Paris school has improved since 2017: according to the "Respire" organisation and its 2018 data, a total of 467 schools...

10.03.2020

Is cycling dangerous in Paris?

The former health minister and now candidate in local elections in Paris claims it persistently. But no final, general verdict can be...

09.03.2020

Driving bans because of air pollution: "Chaos" is not a German word!

One thinks more and more that the negotiations between the DUH and German cities are a bad series. Apparently there is already a remake...

08.03.2020

Free public transport in Lille?

One week until the local elections in France and the candidates are stepping on the gas... with proposals for public transport as part...

07.03.2020

Can particulate matter disappear?

In connection with the improvement of combustion engines and particle filters, more and more particulate matter is due to tyre abrasion....

06.03.2020

Air pollution costs 3 years life expectancy

Worldwide, 8.8M people die every year due to air pollution: interestingly, most deaths are not due to cancer (only 6%) but to strokes...

05.03.2020

Bucharest goes backwards

No sooner said than done. ...and immediately denied. So quickly the life of the environmental tax and more precisely the environmental...

04.03.2020

Citizens’ initiative for driving bans

In the Northern Department (France) the transit traffic emits a considerable amount of exhaust gas and air pollution. More and more...

02.03.2020

Traffic emissions must be curbed urgently

In fact, the transport sector is the only one in the EU whose CO2 emissions have not decreased. Since 1990 these have increased by 30%,...

01.03.2020

Greenpeace interviews the candidates

The local elections are a good timing to put ambitious air quality measures on the political agenda. Greenpeace is calling in every...

29.02.2020

Action for air quality in Nice

In order to push the issue in the election campaign, Greenpeace called during the carnival for concrete measures like an environmental...

28.02.2020

How's it going?

Which cities have the most people walking? A ranking according to the number of steps shows that Paris, Strasbourg and Nice are the...

27.02.2020

A breath of fresh air blows on the Parisian election campaign

The former health minister is now a fresh candidate in the municipal elections in Paris. Well, she certainly has some ambitious measures...

26.02.2020

The multiplication of fines at Easter?

Starting in April, fines will be imposed in Barcelona for violations of driving bans. Those who do not respect the rules of the low...

25.02.2020

The Twingo will be electric!

Renault will present its car for the city in March: the famous Twingo model will also have a little electric sister. With a range of...

24.02.2020

Is the ULEZ working?

According to Dr Ian Mudway, lecturer in Respiratory Toxicology at Kings College of London, the ULEZ led to 20% reduction in N02...

23.02.2020

Carshahing on the trend

According to the forecasts of an audit group, by 2030, one third of the kilometres driven will be covered by car sharing. However, it...

22.02.2020

Election campaign focuses on air pollution

In France, local elections will be held on 15 March. In Paris, there is a lot of talk about the subject of "air pollution" in this...

21.02.2020

Avoid unnecessary deaths through clean air zones

In Marseille, 2500 deaths are recorded every year due to bad air quality. Such figures show how urgent it is to introduce the new clean...

20.02.2020

Dundee Low Emission Zone: where is the courage?

After the consultation of citizens of the Scottish city, the boundaries of the planned low emission zone were specified. However, we...

19.02.2020

Clean mobility in Rhône-Alpes

In connection with the "Zero Emissions Valley" project, the first hydrogen charging station was opened in Chambéry. A total of 20...

18.02.2020

The exchange premium is not only a success in the cities

The trend towards electric cars also affects rural areas. In the Auvergne region, there were only 36 electric cars registered in 2011......

17.02.2020

Is the Arve Valley saved?

The French president was in the Arve Valley last week and talked about the background air pollution. Can we take a deep breath or shall...

16.02.2020

Accelerating the phase-out of diesel and petrol in the UK?

This month, the UK had already announced that it would phase out diesel and petrol by 2035 instead of 2040. Can it go any faster? In a...

15.02.2020

Clean Air Zone of Birmingham shifted

Those who thought that technical problems in the implementation of driving bans were a German speciality can now look at Birmingham....

14.02.2020

Every three days, particulate matters kill in Grenoble

Although the Grenoble metropolis has been praised for its ambitious policy towards cyclists, air pollution remains too high. Particulate...

13.02.2020

Too little against air pollution... Dijon is sued

An organisation has filed a lawsuit against the city of Dijon: the city should urgently take measures so that people have to switch off...

12.02.2020

Bicycle highways around Paris

To promote cycling, a project of 650km express cycle paths through Paris and the surrounding area is planned. The cost of these "bicycle...

11.02.2020

Success of the exchange premium

Throughout 2019, 350,000 old cars were exchanged for new ones with the bonus system. For comparison, there were 100,000 more than in...

10.02.2020

A promised clean air zone in Nancy

The Green Candidate has presented his programme, which contains concrete measures against air pollution. Firstly, public transport will...

09.02.2020

The best cities with a bicycle

According to the French Bicycle Users' Association (FUB), the city of Grenoble has the best transport policy and towards cycling....

08.02.2020

Converted electric cars

An interesting alternative to the scrap or replacement premium would be to convert old cars with an electronic retrofitting. The city of...

07.02.2020

Election campaign in Paris: Factchecking urgently needed

Just under a month and a half before the local elections, the programmes of the parties are published. In Paris, for example, the Green...

06.02.2020

More police officers in Paris for more checks?

The mayor of Paris, Anne Hidalgo, wants to hire 5000 policemen (on an equal footing) for everyday offences: Throwing cigarette butts on...

05.02.2020

Diesel and gasoline phase out by 2035

The UK wants to reach its target of net-zero carbon by 2050, which implies much more efforts to decarbonize the transport sector. The...

04.02.2020

How clean is the French car park?

Official statistics on the French environmental badge have been published. The results are very interesting: electric cars represent...

03.02.2020

Citizen measurement project in Brussels

Not only the TU in Berlin offers a research project to know how polluted the air is, in Belgium (Brussels), schools can get sensors for...

02.02.2020

Extension of the Grenoble low emission zone

From today, 2 February 2020, not only ten but a total of 27 municipalities in the metropolis will be affected by the low emission zone....

01.02.2020

Bike: The "aha experience" works

In Paris many people have switched from cars and public transport to bicycles because of the strike. Despite the return to normal...

31.01.2020

About polluting our cities

Mainly the Uber drive with diesel cars. It can't go on like this! The French organization "Respire" distributes a petition to force Uber...

30.01.2020

Hamburg with step in the wrong direction

Despite its existing, albeit small, eco-fleet, the Hanseatic city has received new buses with diesel engines. The existing electric...

29.01.2020

Will the SUVs be banned in Paris? Big question in Paris

In the course of the election campaign for the local elections, the issue of SUVs will be addressed. Should they be banned or even...

28.01.2020

Is everything all right now?

In France as well as in Geneva all driving bans have been suspended. Temporary driving bans are necessary but what about air quality...

27.01.2020

Driving bans in France: light at the end of the tunnel

In Lyon the driving bans have been suspended. In the Rhône-Alpes region only the Arve Valley, Annecy and Grenoble are still affected by...

26.01.2020

More and more driving bans in France

Since yesterday, driving bans have been activated in Lyon and the Nord Isère. Today the metropolis of Grenoble is also affected....

25.01.2020

No LEZ environmental zone in Eupen

The Belgian city in the east of the country, Eupen, announced a few months ago that it was considering setting up a low emission zone...

24.01.2020

Toulouse: the Greens against air pollution

On 15.03 the local elections in France take place. In Toulouse a movement close to the Greens presented an ambitious programme: A 30 km...

23.01.2020

Pollution de l'air : restrictions de circulation à Lyon

Ce qui est désormais la règle à Paris vaut également aujourd’hui à Lyon : les véhicules sans vignette ou avec les vignettes 5 et 4 sont...

22.01.2020

La pollution atmosphérique : un thème pour les élections municipales

Des organisations environnementales françaises, les parents d'élèves, etc. veulent faire pression sur les candidats. Sachant que ¾ des...

21.01.2020

The German Anne Hidalgo

In Paris, Mayor Anne Hidalgo is known for her measures to reduce the use of the car. From 2024, no diesel cars will be allowed in the...

20.01.2020

Canceled match due to air pollution

Australia is currently hosting the Australian Open, which is heavily affected by the air pollution there. One player collapsed last week...

19.01.2020

Zero Emission Zone in Oxford (ZEZ)

Does the so-called "zero emission zone" deserve its name? The red zone planned for December in Oxford actually only affects a few...

18.01.2020

Free public transport

The study published a few months ago on the future of public transport in Paris ruled out total freedom from charges as the solution....

17.01.2020

The state is not fighting enough against air pollution

In Lille, a local Green MP had filed a lawsuit to acknowledge the link between her chronic illness and poor air quality in the Lille...

16.01.2020

Already 5000 infringements of the rules in Ghent

Since 01.01.2020 the LEZ low emission zone has been active in Ghent. Six cameras are already checking the cars and verifying first that...

15.01.2020

Entrée en vigueur de la zone environnementale de Genève

Dès aujourd'hui, des restrictions de circulation peuvent être activées dans la ville internationale de Suisse, Genève. Ceux qui n'ont...

14.01.2020

Rome means it!

Today, a driving ban on Euro6 diesel cars is being activated in the Italian capital, thus drastic measures are being taken to combat the...

13.01.2020

Dirty diesel!

"Diesel can be clean," claims the auto industry. However, tests by the environmental organisation Transport&Environment show that...

12.01.2020

The low emission zone in London is a success for health

A British public health organisation (RSPH) has listed the great achievements of the last 20 years and the LEZ environmental zones are...

11.01.2020

Temporary driving bans Italy

In winter, air pollution peaks occur more frequently, especially in the north of Italy. For this reason, temporary driving bans are...

10.01.2020

Temporary driving bans Italy

In winter, air pollution peaks occur more frequently, especially in the north of Italy. For this reason, temporary driving bans are...

09.01.2020

Low Emission Zone in Oxford

75% of nitrogen oxide emissions in Oxford are caused by traffic alone. In addition to the current low emission zone for public buses, a...

08.01.2020

Better air monitoring in France

For 25 years, the air quality index has not changed and does not take into account certain pollutants like PM2.5, although scientists...

07.01.2020

Suspended jail term

An employee of the UK Environmental Protection Agency had falsified air quality data between 2015 and 2016. She was sentenced to 18...

06.01.2020

Discussions in Marseille

The metropolis has already announced the introduction of a permanent zone. But the rules are under discussion: should only trucks and...

05.01.2020

Deliveries to Lyon with clean vehicles

Since 01.01.2020, the permanent zone (ZFE) in Lyon is active: every van or truck must have a Crit'Air vignette (or Crit'Air E, 1 bis and...

04.01.2020

Evaluation of the low emission zones

This year new low emission zones will come into force in Europe. It is always difficult to take stock because weather conditions have...

03.01.2020

Current driving bans in France

In Lyon, the driving bans don’t apply today anymore. In Strasbourg, air quality has now improved and the air pollution alert has been...

02.01.2020

Driving bans in France

In Lyon, certain vehicles have been affected by the driving ban since yesterday: those who do not have Crit'Air Sticker or Crit'Air...

01.01.2020

Something new in Spain

Today the new low emission zone in Barcelona comes into force. It affects about 50,000 vehicles and should lead to a 15% reduction in...

31.12.2019

Air pollution on New Year's Eve

The year will end with air pollution peaks in Paris and Lyon, but these should not lead to driving bans. Despite the high level of...

30.12.2019

Is Ghent ready for driving bans?

From 01.01.2020, i.e. the day after tomorrow, the LEZ and its driving bans are to come into force. But there are still some cameras...

23.12.2019

Marseille: what's new with the LEZ?

The metropolis has undertaken to set up a permanent environmental zone, but no information has yet been communicated. Now the map of the...

22.12.2019

The LEZ Gent is coming, for the city, it means ka-ching!

From 01.01.2020, Euro-3 diesel and Euro-2 petrol vehicles will no longer be allowed to drive in - except 8 days a year for a fee-based...

21.12.2019

Air pollution in Corsica

Do so many tourists travel to Corsica before Christmas that the particulate matter does exceeds the permitted exceeds the limits?...

20.12.2019

The Crit'Air vignette in the Arve Valley

Since 2017, driving bans have been possible in the Arve Valley during air pollution peaks. The new Air Quality Plan for the Arve Valley...

19.12.2019

Particulate matter alarm in Barcelona

Since yesterday the air quality in Barcelona is quite bad. If particulate matter levels stay above 40µ/m³, driving bans could be...

18.12.2019

Driving ban rules instead of unregulated periods!

Researchers at the French health research centre INSERM hypothesise a link between particulate matter or nitric oxide concentrations and...

17.12.2019

How is the air quality in Paris?

Until the end of the week, Parisians can simply take a quick look at the Tour Montparnasse to observe the air quality. How? Depending on...

16.12.2019

Regional train will be free of charge

During an air pollution peak, commuters need an alternative to the car. The metropolis of Lille voted last Thursday so that regional...

15.12.2019

Air pollution is heart-breaking

A recent study published in the Journal of American College of Cardiology shows that heart transplantation is endangered by surrounding...

14.12.2019

Can chemistry help us improve air quality?

Titanium oxide is already used as a photocatalyst to reduce nitrogen oxide emissions. But engineers claim that other materials (graphene...

13.12.2019

Get rid of your wood stove!

In the town of Chambéry and its surroundings, 60% of particulate matter’s emissions are directly linked to heating or old wood-burning...

12.12.2019

Pedestrian zone in addition to low emission zone?

In Nancy, a citizens' consultation is underway to introduce driving bans during air pollution peaks. In connection with the upcoming...

11.12.2019

Environmental zones: where are the bad pupils?

French environmental organisations have compared measures against air pollution in various environmental zones in France. Cities like...

10.12.2019

Little particulate matter causes big problems!

Non-smokers still dirty their lungs quite a bit because of PM2.5 in some cities: 28.8μg/m3 of particulate matter is equivalent to a...

09.12.2019

How will the strike affect air quality?

During the public transport strike, the city of Paris is expecting countless cars on the ring road, as a result, generally higher levels...

08.12.2019

When is the low emission zone in Nancy coming?

Since 2018, the city has announced an environmental zone, which unfortunately has not yet come into force. After the "Yellow West"...

07.12.2019

Air pollution in Lyon: is the prefect also on strike?

The air in Lyon has been particularly bad for two days now (because of PM10 particulate matter), but - just like in Paris - the driving...

06.12.2019

This simulation would be better virtual

The climate conference is held in Madrid. In addition to global warming, air pollution is also an issue. There an art installation...

05.12.2019

Bad air in Paris

Today, the particulate matter limit is exceeded in Paris. But the prefect did not activate any driving bans... for sure because of the...

04.12.2019

Air pollution peak in Lille

Be careful, if you are travelling in Lille today or in the next day, to have the Crit'Air vignette! Cars (without vignette or category 5...

03.12.2019

Tips for driving in the cold

In the cold, the particulate matter remains in the air longer and also triggers air pollution episodes. For this reason one should avoid...

02.12.2019

Good air quality in Lyon

In the next days the air should stay good in Lyon: free ride for all! Should it be colder, however, the air pollution peak would become...

01.12.2019

Zero emission transport: the idea goes forward!

Is Diesel long dead? Even industry is now promoting alternatives: 30 large companies are asking the EU Commission about an investment...

30.11.2019

Soon to be an environmental zone in ArveTal

If the air pollution is too high, driving bans are activated in the Arve valley. However, the problem persists. The city of Chamonix is...

29.11.2019

Air quality in France: how's it going?

The National Air Quality Institute has published its annual report: despite a global decline in pollutants between 2000 and 2018, EU...

28.11.2019

A new solution to reduce NOx pollution

Scientists developed a technology directly capturing toxic gases from the atmosphere: NO2 can be converted into useful, value-added...

27.11.2019

More driving bans in Lyon

Previously, the prefect of the Rhône-Alpes region waited 2 to 3 days of air pollution before activating the driving bans. According to...

26.11.2019

Low emission zones in the Netherlands: finally understandable!

From 01.01.2020 only two types of environmental zones will exist in the Netherlands: yellow and blue. In the yellow environmental zones...

25.11.2019

Evil Uber in Brussels

The number of Uber drivers in Brussels has been rising steadily for years: from 500 in 2017 to 1800 in 2019. However, this trend is not...

24.11.2019

Sensors against air pollution

It is not new that polluted air, in addition to physical danger to the body, is also directly related to psychological problems. The...

23.11.2019

Zero Waste Truck in Glasgow

In Glasgow, people are thinking along. Zero waste shops are currently springing up like mushrooms. Now a Scottish company has thought of...

22.11.2019

The downside of Uber and Co

The downside of Uber and Co Taxi apps like Uber promise, among other things, to be an environmentally friendly alternative to your...

21.11.2019

European Court of Justice punishes France

The decision could point the way: the European Court of Justice (ECJ) regards it as proven that France has massively violated European...

20.11.2019

The Mobility Act was voted on

Yesterday, the highly awaited Mobility Act was voted in parliament by 116 votes to 49. Do the environmental zones finally have a new...

19.11.2019

Air pollution: 43,000 deaths in Poland

In France, 48,000 die every year because of air pollution. Although the population density in Poland is much lower, air pollution is...

18.11.2019

Fresh air: cash or with credit card?

In New Delhi the air pollution is so high (PM 2.5 with 400µg/m³), i.e. 16 times higher than normal, that people go to the bar to breathe...

17.11.2019

Air quality in Marseille is not improving much

A total of 37,000 people in the city are endangered by the exceeding the limits set for nitrogen oxides. After the opening of the L2...

16.11.2019

Fewer car journeys in Paris

In Paris and the surrounding area, one notices a decline of car using. Compared to 2010, daily car journeys have fallen by 4.7% in...

15.11.2019

50 additional measuring stations in Annecy

Without concrete figures on air pollution one talks in a vacuum, according to the environmental department of the city of Annecy. There...

14.11.2019

The pollutant radar comes in the cities!

In Marseille, the "Amto Sud" air monitoring institute is testing a pollutant radar that transmits pollutant emissions live. It is to...

13.11.2019

More environmental zones in Switzerland?

Will the city of Geneva become a role model in Switzerland? Last week (06.11.) the rules for the future low emission zone were...

12.11.2019

The air pollution period is coming soon

Since the end of August, air quality in France has been quite good. But the cold of winter is approaching, which is preventing the...

11.11.2019

Air pollution study in Marseille

Next week Atmosud will analyse how many pollutants the traffic (especially the cars) causes in the metropolis "Aix-Marseille Provence"....

10.11.2019

4 million euros against air pollution

A few days after France was condemned by the ECJ for excessive air pollution, the Rhône-Alpes region announced its intention to promote...

09.11.2019

Do I need a sticker in Switzerland?

From 15.01.2019 driving bans can be activated in the city of Geneva. Already with a planned excess of the particulate matter limit value...

08.11.2019

The first Swiss environmental zone

Every year, 3000 deaths in Switzerland are caused by air pollution (nitrogen oxide, particulate matter, ozone). Since the introduction...

07.11.2019

The Mobility Act: current Information

In the French Senate on 05.11 the law was immediately rejected. Since the French "Assemblée Nationale" always has the last word, the...

06.11.2019

Bristol will have a LEZ.

Yesterday (05.11) the city council voted for the clean air plan including an environmental zone LEZ. A LEZ is to be introduced from...

05.11.2019

88% of the roads are speed-30!

The measure came into force last week: Lille now has twice as many 30 km/h roads as last August. The aim is to encourage soft mobility,...

04.11.2019

What's Up, Doc?

Everyone knows the saying of the cartoon rabbit Bugs Bunny. In this case he would certainly be speechless: while India or the capital...

03.11.2019

The new LEZ comes to Ghent!

After Antwerp, an environmental zone will come into force in Ghent on 01.01.2020. Diesel vehicles with Euro-0 to 3 will be excluded from...

02.11.2019

Reactions to the future environmental zone in Bristol

Air pollution could be responsible for 300 deaths a year in Bristol. On 28.11, the city published a plan for an environmental zone...

01.11.2019

Speed limit against air pollution

From today, 01.11.2019 and until 31.03.2019, a speed limit will be introduced on the motorway in Arve Tal: 110km/h instead of 130km/h,...

31.10.2019

Diesel registrations decline - CO2 emissions rise

The overall average of CO2 emissions rose last year by 2.4 g / km to 120.5 g / km. The study on which these findings are based includes...

30.10.2019

Going to London carelessly can be expensive!

Since April 2019 and the introduction of the ULEZ in London, 2.1 million drivers have paid the mandatory fee if you own an old vehicle:...

29.10.2019

The metropolis of Nice: air pollution as a target

To make it easier for people not to use their car, trams and buses will be free during an air pollution peak, so the metropolis of Nice...

28.10.2019

Cross-border communication

Belgium and France want to better inform border residents about air pollution. The European "Transf'air" project aims to harmonise air...

27.10.2019

Justice is blind; the state is deaf!

In France, since 2010, the allowed nitrogen oxide limits have been clearly and constantly exceeded in 12 cities or zones such as...

26.10.2019

Local elections: City toll debated in Bordeaux

Will Bordeaux follow the example of Oslo or Milan and introduce a city toll? The opposition candidate Vincent Feltesse brings this new...

25.10.2019

Brussels LEZ also for 2 wheels?

Since January 2018, Brussels has had an environmental zone (LEZ) that gradually excludes the oldest cars from traffic: from 01.01.2020,...

24.10.2019

Will Lyon's centre be car-free?

The peninsula between the rivers Rhône and Saône will be completely car free on 25.10 between 11h and 17h. If the test phase is...

23.10.2019

Reverse city toll

In order to reduce air pollution, measures such as driving bans with penalties are often mentioned. But the carrot principle should not...

22.10.2019

Is it better to breathe in Auvergne?

When comparing pollutant levels with 2007, one notices how air quality has improved: -31% for NO2, -41% for PM10 and even -60% for...

21.10.2019

Success of the London green zone

Since the introduction of the environmental zone in London in October 2017 and the ULEZ in April 2019, nitrogen oxide levels have fallen...

20.10.2019

A game against air pollution: breathtaking!

The City of Manchester has developed a small video game that depicts the constantly bypassing air pollution. You are on a scooter or a...

19.10.2019

Nancy: "Postponed is not cancelled"

The activation of driving bans with the Crit'Air vignette has been under discussion since 2018. Since then the effective activation has...

18.10.2019

LEZ Strasbourg: resistance from Professionals

Less than a month after the vote on the calendar of diesel driving bans in the city of Strasbourg, criticism is already growing. From...

17.10.2019

Diesel bans in Rome !

From 01.11.2019 new rules within the city ring ("Anello Ferroviaro") come into force. Diesel cars Euro-3 will be forbidden from Monday...

16.10.2019

Amsterdam is committed to e-mobility

In the Dutch capital, the car has long ceased to be king: the city already has 900,000 bicycles and 60% of the population use them every...

15.10.2019

Lille: the carrot principle

Until now, there was a special ticket (day ticket at €1.65) for peak air pollution levels. The metropolis has now adopted an even more...

14.10.2019

New LEZ in Saint-Etienne

From 01.01.2020, a new environmental zone will be introduced in the metropolis of Saint-Etienne, where no trucks (N2, N3) will be...

13.10.2019

Hair loss due to bad air?

Already known was the suspicion of a connection between a high air pollution peak and cardiovascular diseases. What could be worse? A...

12.10.2019

How do you go shopping?

If you want to shop in the city centre, you have various transport options. Surprisingly, the car is not so predominant (popular): 50%...

11.10.2019

Greta Nobel Peace Prize?

At 11am, the name of the Nobel Peace Prize winner has been unveiled. According to the Bookmakers, environmental activist Greta Thunberg...

10.10.2019

Nobel Prize for Electric Mobility

Three researchers were awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry for their ground-breaking research that made the rechargeable lithium...

09.10.2019

Free regional train

Alone this year there were 59 air pollution alarms and 9 days with driving bans in Lille. In order to offer people an alternative, the...

08.10.2019

From the car to the bicycle

The average speed in the city is 25km/h, which is easy to reach with an electric bicycle. For this reason, Brussels wants to promote the...

07.10.2019

Amsterdam: War against the car

Everyone knows that Amsterdam is the capital of cycling, but the city does not want to rest on its laurels. Over the next five years,...

06.10.2019

Toulouse: an environmental zone and 100,000 trees

By 2020, a new environmental zone (ZFE) will be active in Toulouse. So far, however, no final scenario has been decided among the 4...

05.10.2019

Are diesel vehicles worthwhile?

In the past, fuel was cheaper for diesel cars than petrol, which has not been the case since the exhaust scandal. With stricter exhaust...

04.10.2019

Scotland finances environmental zones

By 2020, the cities of Aberdeen, Dundee, Edinburgh and Glasgow will have established an environmental zone. The authorities are...

03.10.2019

Is the Antwerp Environmental Zone a cash printing machine?

Since February 2017, the LEZ environmental zone in Antwerp has been in force, in which all non-registered foreign vehicles are...

02.10.2019

Le Havre: free public transport during air pollution

During the "City Forum" the authorities announced it: in case of bad air quality the habitants will be allowed to use trams and buses...

01.10.2019

Tesla: the European market leader

Since the beginning of the year, more than 200,000 purely electric cars have been sold in Western Europe; Tesla models represent a...

30.09.2019

Test of intelligent camera

In a commune in the Paris region, traffic rules checks have been carried out by a new intelligent camera for a few weeks now. It can...

29.09.2019

Grenoble is committed to air quality

In the metropolis, it is mainly traffic that is responsible for the high nitrogen oxide value (52% of the exhaust). The city's fleet of...

28.09.2019

Innovation in electric mobility

Even if Ionity seems to be unknown, everyone knows the shareholders (Volkswagen, Daimler, BMW, Ford and recently Hyundai). The company,...

27.09.2019

Public transport is not only environmentally friendly

For 10 years, public transport prices in Paris have risen only slightly (+8.5% more expensive) compared to car costs (+19.6%). One entry...

26.09.2019

Diesel with Crit'Air 1: a controversial study

A study was planned to check the real emissions from the latest diesel vehicles. If the emissions were as low as for petrol vehicles,...

25.09.2019

The 2 wheels are even worse than the cars

According to the latest ICCT study, scooters and motorcycles are actually big polluters. The models tested in Paris emit up to 6 times...

24.09.2019

Air pollution is a political issue!

The election campaign for the next local elections has already begun in Paris. The current mayor Anne Hidalgo (Socialist), in office...

23.09.2019

Car free day

In Paris, the annual car-free day took place on Sunday. The Parisians could again enjoy a nice walk without fearing of exhaust gases....

22.09.2019

Mobility law: soon the last round

The French National Assembly adopted the Mobility Act by 364 votes to 130. However, the Senate is still to confirm it. If it were...

21.09.2019

Diesel phase-out in Strasbourg

On Monday, the city council is to vote on a calendar for a new environmental zone (LEZ). From 01.01.2021, vehicles without a badge will...

20.09.2019

Bicycle is trendy!

In the big French cities (over 100,000 inhabitants), every fifth Frenchman commutes by bicycle. Bicycle user associations hope that the...

19.09.2019

Stricter driving bans are announced!

In Strasbourg, driving bans can be activated in the event of air pollution. Since the end of 2017, there have been 8 days of such...

18.09.2019

Air Pollution Day: Particulate matter under observation!

Today is the National Day against Air Pollution in France. For this occasion, the City of Paris has provided interactive maps showing...

17.09.2019

She fights Diesel in EU Parliament

Karima Delli is a French Green MEP and President of the Committee on Transport and Tourism. After the automobile trade fair in...

16.09.2019

The first hydrogen buses are coming in France

For the route between Versailles and the surrounding municipality of Jouy-en-Josas, two hydrogen-powered buses (fuel cells) are put in...

15.09.2019

Free public transport: what balance?

The buses in Dunkirk have been free for a year now and positive changes in behaviour have been noted: 85% more used public transport....

14.09.2019

Air quality live broadcast

During the whole week for mobility in Brussels, an installation will be set up to inform about the air quality. For comparison, one...

13.09.2019

Strike in the public transport system

Will there be chaos in Paris today? A major strike has been announced so that no train will run on 10 metro lines today. Which special...

12.09.2019

Madrid: Europe's most efficient green zone

The organisation "Transport and Environment" T&E has compared the impact of different environmental zones. With a 32% reduction in...

11.09.2019

Diesel Euro-6: much dirtier than promised

Can diesel be clean? According to the latest tests of car manufacturers sure but in real scenario the mask falls. The organisation ICCT,...

10.09.2019

Electric cars from Renault soon affordable for everyone!

Renault plans to offer new electric models under 10.000€ within 5 years - and thus accelerate the electric turnaround. The famous ZOE...

09.09.2019

Parisian schools are heavily polluted!

The "Respire" association supports the introduction of environmental zones, such as the ZFE in Paris, to improve air quality. In Paris,...

08.09.2019

Bonus penalty because of weight?

For years, a bonus-malus system has been in place for the heavy-duty cars. A member of parliament wants to extend the system in terms of...

07.09.2019

30 million Euro plan against air pollution

In Nice, Marseille or Toulon, air pollution is particularly high near the port: a cruise ship on a dock emits as many pollutants as 250...

06.09.2019

Ultra fine particulate matter soon measured!

The danger of air pollution is well known. Unfortunately only particulate matter PM10 and 2.5 are measured. Even more dangerous are...

08.09.2019

Bonus penalty because of weight?

For years, a bonus-malus system has been in place for the heavy-duty cars. A member of parliament wants to extend the system in terms of...

07.09.2019

30 million Euro plan against air pollution

In Nice, Marseille or Toulon, air pollution is particularly high near the port: a cruise ship on a dock emits as many pollutants as 250...

06.09.2019

Ultra fine particulate matter soon measured!

The danger of air pollution is well known. Unfortunately only particulate matter PM10 and 2.5 are measured. Even more dangerous are...

05.09.2019

More two-wheelers, less air pollution?

Many cars create traffic jams in the city and consequently more air pollution. But would it be a solution to have more two-wheeled...

04.09.2019

New round for the Mobility Act

The discussion will again take place in the French Parliament. In addition to the new environmental zones, the ban on internal...

03.09.2019

Raising awareness of air pollution near schools

Summer Holidays have come to end, it’s time for the pupils to go back to schools. As exposed last year, many school are next to busy...

02.09.2019

Driving bans on diesel vehicles in the Strasbourg metropolitan area by 2030

The Eurometropolis Strasbourg had set itself the ambitious goal of banning diesel vehicles within 6 years, so that only Crit'Air Eco and...

01.09.2019

Review of the last driving ban episode in Paris

This summer, temporary driving bans were activated several times. However, controls need to be tightened to ensure that driving bans...

31.08.2019

The challenge of air quality monitoring

The "Airparif" Institute analyses 30 million data per hour in the entire Paris region through approximately 60 measuring stations....

30.08.2019

What to do about air pollution in traffic jams?

All studies show that drivers are most affected by air pollution. If you still have to drive, the cabin air filter can help. Nitrogen...

29.08.2019

Are there several driving bans to be expected in the UK?

The city of Dundee in Scotland is planning to set up an environmental zone. The environmental organisation "Friend oft he Earth Tayside"...

28.08.2019

A fresh breeze is blowing over France again

Today there are no more driving bans in Paris and Lille. This air pollution episode has shown, however, how arbitrarily the driving bans...

27.08.2019

Retrofit soon to be authorised in France?

Unlike Belgium, Germany and Denmark, retrofitting is not allowed in France and is not taken into account when obtaining the Crit'Air...

26.08.2019

Ozone Air pollution peak in France

Due to an ozone air pollution peak, are now driving bans in Lille and Paris activated. The air quality should improve by the end of the...

25.08.2019

Far too many diesel vehicles in vehicle fleets

The Office of the Commissioner General for Sustainable Development has published a study on the car vehicle fleets of companies and...

24.08.2019

Crit’Air sticker in Annecy

During the months of June and July, the city of Annecy activated traffic bans for a total of 8 days for vehicles without a sticker and...

23.08.2019

Which mode of transport pollutes the most?

Statista has published a chart of the greenhouse gas emissions of the various modes of transport using data from 2017 from the German...

22.08.2019

First positive results from Ambassad'air in Rennes

Ambassad'air is a collaborative operation whose objective is to raise Rennes residents' awareness of air quality in their environments....

21.08.2019

Microsoft invests in Hamburg start-up Breeze Technologies

The Hamburg start-up founded in 2015 is developing low-cost sensors to measure air quality, as well as a citizen portal that makes all...

20.08.2019

Good air quality this week in Lyon

With moderate traffic, the right weather and fewer pollutants, one can breathe much better in Lyon. The air quality index will remain...

19.08.2019

A tree that purifies the air

Mexico is very heavily affected by particulate matter and ozone pollution and seeks to fight them with all necessary means. For this...

18.08.2019

With the comparison one is almost calmed down... one should not

In China, about 1 million people die every year because of severe air pollution. According to a study by IASS Potsdam, things will get...

17.08.2019

Air pollution in Guadeloupe

Far in the Caribbean with its dream beaches, Guadeloupe is still in France. However, little is reported about the fact that the island...

16.08.2019

130,000 fines imposed!

In London, the ULEZ has been in force since 08.04.2019, where only petrol cars Euro-4 or lower and diesel cars Euro-6 or lower are...

15.08.2019

Is air pollution as bad as a pack of cigarettes?

The long-term impact of air pollution (including ozone) on the lungs has been studied and the results are not reassuring. Scientists are...

14.08.2019

Battery recycling is the next challenge!

"Electromobility is the future"! There are several questions behind this encouraging motto. What is the CO2 balance of e-cars? And how...

13.08.2019

A bicycle motorway network in Paris

How can you promote cycling in Paris? With several infrastructures, say the environmental organisations! The surrounding department of...

12.08.2019

Brno checks the air quality

So far there is only one city in the Czech Republic with an environmental zone (Prague). However, the capital is not the only highly...

10.08.2019

Do flying cars have a future?

Since his appearance on the occasion of the national day in France and the successful crossing of the English Channel, the inventor...

09.08.2019

Converting his car into an electric vehicle

In France, companies want to convert old cars so that they can no longer drive with a combustion engine but with an electric motor. One...

08.08.2019

Air pollution is bad for the scholarity!

According to the „National Bureau of Economic Research” air pollution does not only affect children’s health but could also their...

07.08.2019

Are masks helpful against air pollution?

When cycling, it is often thought that the pollutants inhaled are higher. For this reason, several cyclists always wear protective...

06.08.2019

Toulouse Métropole presents 4 scenarios for a EPZ

After the public consultation, the City of Toulouse will examine 4 proposed scenarios and their impact on air quality. If the area...

05.08.2019

A global agreement against air pollution?

Every year, 7 million deaths could be avoided by fighting air pollution. Scientific organisations from Germany, Brazil, South Africa and...

04.08.2019

Warsaw promotes electric buses

Warsaw has ordered 130 Solaris electric buses. The capital of Poland is the second European capital after London with more than 100...

03.08.2019

Spain’s bad air justifies environmental zones!

According to the European Environment Agency, 9000 deaths in Spain can be attributed to excessive nitrogen oxide concentrations. In...

02.08.2019

Air quality in France: what situation for 2019?

Is air quality better than last year? According to statistics from advance warnings, some cities are even worse! In the department of...

01.08.2019

Exchange premium rules: what's new?

Today new rules for the French exchange premium come into force. It only affects cars that emit 117g CO2/km (122g CO2/km earlier). It...

31.07.2019

France needs more electric cars!

The French National Health Safety Agency (ANSES) has developed different scenarios to test the impact of the automotive market on air...

30.07.2019

Crit'Air also needed in the Pays-de-la-Loire Region !

Although the prefects have the possibility to activate temporary driving bans in every department where the air quality is bad, few have...

29.07.2019

Air pollution, the invisible murderer

According to the United Nations and WHO, air pollution accounts for 36% of lung cancer deaths, 34% of stroke deaths and 27% of heart...

28.07.2019

London still has to fight nitrogen oxide pollution!

In connection with the introduction of the ULEZ environmental zone in London, the city has been measuring nitrogen oxide levels for 8...

27.07.2019

Do driving bans help against air pollution?

Airparif has analysed the effect of the measure. Excluding the Crit'Air vignettes from traffic within the A86 ring road theoretically...

26.07.2019

Driving bans: an arbitrary activation!

The second volley of driving bans in France is coming to an end. An overview of the different reactions of the prefects shows how...

25.07.2019

Bad air quality and still no driving bans!

The 2nd alert stage was activated in Marseille without the prefect announcing the driving bans. Alternative solutions were preferred:...

24.07.2019

Driving bans: more regular controls!

The tolerance of the police in the case of driving bans is over. Anyone who does not have the required sticker will be fined. Yesterday,...

23.07.2019

Attention: driving bans in Paris

For Tuesday 23.07.2019 driving bans have already been imposed, which the local prefect has decided yesterday. The prefecture has banned...

22.07.2019

Air pollution peak in France again!

Today, several regions in France are again affected by air pollution. Ozone concentrations are particularly high in Grenoble, Marseille...

21.07.2019

Ultra-fine particulate matters are the next health scandal

Air quality is a highly debated issue in Europe and the authorities now have it well under control. That is why many environmental zones...

20.07.2019

Edinburgh will have a LEZ!

In the Scottish capital, 80% of nitrogen oxide concentrations are directly related to traffic. For this reason, the Mobility Act...

19.07.2019

Driving bans are and will remain necessary

Driving bans are required to combat air pollution. There is no other way, reports the French agency ANSES. Even with Euro-6 cars and...

18.07.2019

The exchange premium will decrease

The French exchange premium (up to 4000€) was introduced to speed up the purchase of more environmentally friendly cars, more precisely...

17.07.2019

Another new environment minister!

France's environment minister had to resign because of a scandal. The Minister of Transport, Elisabeth Borne, took office immediately...

16.07.2019

Braking is good for the air - really?

If you drive 20 km/h slower, fewer pollutants are emitted: This applies to the reduction from 130 to 110 km/h and from 90 to 70 km/h,...

15.07.2019

Fireworks: a particulate matter show!

Yesterday was the French national day. Besides the military parade, fireworks are also a tradition. Unfortunately, they are also a cause...

14.07.2019

Mobility law: not quite at the end of the debate!

On 10.07, members of the 2 cameras of the French parliament met to reach an agreement on the mobility law. The Senate wants more...

13.07.2019

Public hearings in the greater Paris area

Since 01.07 the Crit'Air vignette is needed in 47 municipalities around the city. Not all are through with the necessary public hearing....

12.07.2019

Free parking spaces for hydrogen-powered and electric cars

In Tour, the mayor has decided to reward the cars with the Crit'Air "E" class vignette: they are exempt from parking fees since 9.07....

11.07.2019

From 2020 the Crit'Air vignette Nancy will be required

The prefect will be able to activate temporary driving bans on the whole area of "Grand Nancy" from 01.01.2020. The Metropolitan Council...

10.07.2019

The Lyon environmental zone is expanding

After the first air pollution episode of summer, the Prefect of Lyon introduced new measures concerning driving bans: now 3...

09.07.2019

The driving ban situation in Marseille

After more than 10 days with driving bans a success of the improvement of the air is hardly to be seen. There were no penalties, but...

08.07.2019

Madrid's LEZ rescued by the justice system

During the election campaign, the now elected conservative mayor had promised to suspend the LEZ. Said and done on 01.07. After fierce...

07.07.2019

Driving bans affect all...

When the driving bans were activated last week in Grenoble, not only residents experienced a bad surprise. The surveillance personnel...

06.07.2019

Will driving bans be introduced in new départements?

After last week's ozone pollution, the authorities expect further episodes of air pollution in several departments. In the Rhône-Alpes...

05.07.2019

Driving bans in Lyon

In Lyon one could drive since 02.07. again without vignette. The ozone pollution is again increased, therefore the prefect activated...

04.07.2019

Crit'Air vignettes: The information spreads little by little

In the department Isère the Crit'Air badge was necessary because of temporary driving bans. The residents were not aware that such...

03.07.2019

Madrid Central Zone endangered

The new local government of Madrid apparently prefers to fight environmental zones rather than air pollution. Since 01.01.2019 it has...

02.07.2019

Lille approved a permanent environmental zone!

On 28.06.2019, the Lille Metropolitan Council voted for a new permanent zone, which will come into force in 2021. In Lille and 10...

01.07.2019

Bilan of temporary driving bans

Today in France the temporary driving bans in Paris and Strasbourg are suspended. However, they still apply in Marseille, Lyon, Annecy,...

30.06.2019

New rules in Paris

From tomorrow, 01.07.2019, vehicles with a Crit'Air vignette 4 may no longer enter Paris, regardless of whether there is an air...

29.06.2019

Is there an alternative solution to driving bans?

Temporary driving bans make the way to work more complicated for many drivers, especially if they do not have the required badge. In...

28.06.2019

No driving bans in Nantes

In contrast to Paris, Lyon or now also Marseille, where temporary driving bans were activated due to poor air quality, the responsible...

27.06.2019

The first driving bans in Marseille!

On 07.06.2019, the prefect had published the decree which provides for the introduction of temporary driving bans in the event of an air...

26.06.2019

Driving bans activated

Today, strict driving bans apply in Paris and Lyon: Only vehicles with the Crit'Air vignettes 1 and 2 are allowed to drive. Driving bans...

25.06.2019

Who is allowed to drive into Paris?

The French Minister for the Environment has announced a strengthening of driving bans in Paris in the event of an air pollution spike:...

24.06.2019

Seine’s banks remain car-free!

The Tribunal has just rejected the action for annulment against the pedestrian zone on the bank and preferred the argument of monument...

23.06.2019

London is organizing a car-free day!

On 22.09.2019 a total of 20 km of roads will be closed for cars in the capital of Great Britain. Similar to Paris, the event is intended...

22.06.2019

Is the air pollution coming with the heat wave?

According to the weather forecast, a heat wave is expected in France next week. This could increase the ozone concentration, which could...

21.06.2019

No more combustion engines after 2040

This point of the French mobility law is rejected by 55% of the citizens according to polls: From 2040 no new or used cars with...

20.06.2019

Uncertainties with the environmental zone in the greater Paris area

Within the A-86 motorway ring, the metropolis of Greater Paris decided months ago to establish a new environmental zone. Unfortunately,...

19.06.2019

Mobility Act: Adopted!

After more than 80 hours of debate, the Mobility Act has been voted in the plenary session in Parliament: 372 votes in favour, 40...

18.06.2019

With the heat comes the ozone pollution again!

Higher temperatures increase ozone levels in the atmosphere. Ozone is formed by the various pollutants such as nitrogen oxides in...

17.06.2019

Insufficient measures in Marseille

After months of discussion, the prefect of the Bouches-du-Rhône communicated in a decree the procedures put in place in Marseille in the...

16.06.2019

Environmental zones to better protect children!

The campaign "Clean Air for Every Child! " promoted by UNICEF has worked. An amendment has been added to the Mobility Act, obliging the...

15.06.2019

In Sarajevo we can hardly breathe

The capital of Bosnia is so polluted because of coal heating and diesel cars that 1 in 5 deaths is due to air pollution. In winter the...

14.06.2019

The new environmental zone in Lille

At the moment, driving bans in the metropolis of Lille are only activated in case of air pollution peak. From 01.01.2021, a permanent...

13.06.2019

Diesel vehicles do not get a Crit'Air 1 vignette!

A few months ago there were discussions in the two ministries of economy and environment to possibly loosen the Crit'Air categories so...

12.06.2019

Gas-powered trucks have potential!

Every year 47000 trucks over 16 tons are sold in France. As an alternative to diesel, gas - unlike electricity - is ready for the...

11.06.2019

Advertising for polluting cars: Stop it?

In total, the car advertisements represent 3.5 billion euros in France! An amendment to the Mobility Act proposes to ban advertising for...

10.06.2019

Increased diesel inspections in Darmstadt

Since 1 June 2019, older diesel vehicles have been permitted on the eastern Hügelstrasse and on the Heinrichstraße between Heidelberger...

09.06.2019

Mobility premium for commuters

How can you create incentives for commuters to use less of their car? The so-called mobility premium is currently being discussed in...

08.06.2019

New rules for environmental zone in Greater Paris area

On 01.07.2019 the environmental zone regulation in Paris will be tightened and vehicles with the Crit'air Class 4 vignette will be...

07.06.2019

Public transport free of charge in Dunkirk

Public transport in Dunkirk has been free for a year now. A survey of 2,000 people showed that 24% of all users now do without their...

06.06.2019

A delay for Berlin

Originally, diesel bans were to come into force in the capital on 1 July 2019. But these will be delayed by "a few weeks", according to...

05.06.2019

Paris: Environmental activists denounce air pollution

In connection with the debate in parliament on the new mobility law, environmental activists demonstrated in front of the National...

04.06.2019

Paris: Metro with high particulate matter values

In the Paris subway system, particulate matter levels can be up to 30 times higher than on the road due to brake wear. RATP, the Paris...

03.06.2019

Mobility law: the final debate begins!

As of today, the much awaited Mobility Act will be discussed in Parliament: the draft law is 200 pages long and contains about 3000...

02.06.2019

Half of Copenhagen rides a bicycle!

Commuting by car is becoming increasingly rare in Denmark and Copenhagen. Just under 50% of people already cycle and the city wants to...

01.06.2019

City of Nancy: Carriers buy low-emission vehicles

Despite the vote in the local council last year, no temporary environmental zone has yet been introduced. Meanwhile, the city is...

31.05.2019

How is the air quality like in France?

Despite the Ascension weekend holiday, the air quality in France remains ideal. You can enjoy the first warm days of the year without...

30.05.2019

The air pollution process: the bizarre argumentation of the state

Since 28 May, a process has been under way in France to examine the state's responsibility for passivity with regard to air pollution....

29.05.2019

Carrefour's biogas truck strategy

Last year, the French supermarket company Carrefour announced investments in the circular economy. It now owns more than 400...

28.05.2019

Fines in the event of an engine running when stopped

The mayor of Sceaux (a suburb of Paris) has issued a decree prohibiting his engine from running at a standstill. Reason: only 10 seconds...

27.05.2019

Air pollution report following the weather report

In the southern PACA region, the authorities want to better inform the inhabitants about air quality. That is why the air quality map is...

26.05.2019

European elections: why is it important?

Today, elections are held throughout the EU to renew the European Parliament. Many Europeans do not have it in mind, but all the systems...

25.05.2019

Green area around the Eiffel Tower

To reduce air pollution and make the city of Paris more pleasant, not only driving bans with the Crit'Air vignette are planned! From...

24.05.2019

The French state before the court

French citizens have sued the state for several air pollution peaks. Starting next week, the case will go to court to determine whether...

23.05.2019

Better informed about one’s Crit'Air Vignette

Now car dealers will show in advance which badge each car should get so that customers can make their decision better. For a Parisian,...

22.05.2019

Automatic driving bans in France

Previously, prefects had some leeway in the event of an air pollution spike. The MEPs have now voted on an amendment to the Mobility Act...

21.05.2019

LEZ Brussels: a lot of progress!

Since the environmental zone LEZ came into force and fines are given, 3 times less polluting vehicles drive through Brussels! This...

20.05.2019

Planned end of gasoline and diesel vehicles

The new mobility law now stipulates that from 2040 the sale of combustion engines will be prohibited in France. The target is considered...

19.05.2019

Lack of acceptance of Paris environmental zone

In June, the decree is to be signed by each mayor of the 78 cities concerned, so that the permanent low emission zone can be extended....

17.05.2019

The Madrid environmental zone is working!

Since 01.11.2018, the city centre of Madrid has become a low emission zone, where all vehicles without an environmental badge are...

16.05.2019

Which limits to the new environmental zone in Paris?

As of 01.07.2019, the current ZCR zone in Paris is to be expanded and its rules strengthened. But will all municipalities within the A86...

15.05.2019

Public support for city tolls

Whether it's London, Oslo or Stockholm, city tolls were always unpopular before their introduction. Polls show, however, an increase in...

14.05.2019

Mobility law discussed in parliament

After the Senate, the new mobility law and 3000 amendments are now to be discussed in the French national assembly. The plan was to ban...

13.05.2019

No more highway in the city

The 100,000 inhabitants of the city of Montreuil, located next to Paris, will soon no longer be burdened by the A186 motorway. A decree...

12.05.2019

Air pollution also threatens livestock!

In the Netherlands, a study was carried out to analyse the link between air pollution (ozone, particulate matter and nitrogen oxides)...

11.05.2019

A fuel from C02 emissions ?

The start-up company Prometheus is still in the development phase of a new technology that stores the C02 and converts it into a liquid...

10.05.2019

Amsterdam: zero emission zone until 2025

The capital of the Netherlands, has announced a new clean air plan to transform the environmental zone within the A-10 motorway into a...

09.05.2019

Car free roads in Edinburgh

In order to reduce air pollution, certain roads will be closed to traffic every first Sunday of the month. After 18 months, the...

08.05.2019

The bank illuminates in case of air pollution!

Air pollution is quite high in Poland, so two coal workers want to raise awareness. In schools, hospitals or airports, banks will be set...

07.05.2019

Should diesel buses be banned in Paris?

The president of the association "Respire" ("breathe") reacts positively to the proposal of the candidate of the presidential party to...

06.05.2019

More Car-Sharing in Paris!

Owning a car in Paris doesn't make much sense, so 60% of households don't own a car at all. For this reason, car sharing can be an...

05.05.2019

E-scooters need rules

In Paris, free-floating scooters are used more and more, which has meanwhile led to chaos. The mayor of Paris has once again stressed...

04.05.2019

Extended environmental zone in Grenoble

Since 02.05.2019 light commercial vehicles and trucks without Crit'Air vignette, as well as with Crit'Air Class 5, are affected by the...

03.05.2019

A new air protection plan in the Arve Valley

On 29.04.2019 the air protection plan for 2019-2023 was signed by the prefect. The aim is to reduce pollutants significantly by 2023....

02.05.2019

Truck emission fraud

In order to reduce pollutants, trucks must be equipped with an anti-pollution system. More and more companies buy an electronic device...

01.05.2019

Air pollution in Switzerland

Do the authorities keep quiet when the air is too bad? This is what the newspaper "Le Temps" claims. The particulate matter pollution is...

30.04.2019

Lille plans a permanent environmental zone

Temporary driving bans are not enough to tackle air pollution. In June, the metropolis of Lille will present scenarios for a permanent...

29.04.2019

Reduced speed on the motorway ring road

As of today, the speed on the Lyon ring road is limited to 70km/h. This measure has three objectives: to reduce air pollution, noise...

28.04.2019

Success of ADEME's call for projects "Bicycles and territories"

In total, 343 municipalities with populations of less than 250,000 applied. It is the most successful ADEME campaign ever. In the end,...

27.04.2019

2019: a bad start for air quality in northern France

Since the beginning of the year, air quality in northern France has been worse than last year: 19 days above the allowed limit values;...

26.04.2019

Air pollution knows no bounds!

Volunteers will wear sensors to measure the air quality (particulate matter PM10, PM2.5 and ultra fine particulate matter) in the...

25.04.2019

1000€ bonus for a new car

The city of Pantin will soon become part of the new environmental zone in Greater Paris, where vehicles without Crit'Air badge or of...

24.04.2019

City toll in the debate in Paris

The question was asked to the candidates of the municipal elections in Paris, because it already exists in London. It could be an...

23.04.2019

7th day of peak pollution in the North

Air quality is still poor in the North, mainly on the coast. The prefect has therefore decided not to renew the differentiated traffic....

22.04.2019

International Council for Clean Transport (ICST)

A study by the International Council for Clean Transport (ICST) investigated deaths caused by air pollution in large cities. This means...

21.04.2019

More safety for cyclists!

Every year, cyclists are killed by trucks due to poor visibility. In Brussels, a new truck system will now be tested to warn the driver...

20.04.2019

Happy Easter

The Green-Zones team wishes you an excellent weekend!

19.04.2019

Easter holidays: beware of fines

If you are on the road this Easter weekend, don't forget to check our Appli Green-Zones to find out if you are going to an environmental...

18.04.2019

Air pollution peak in Lille

Be careful, if you are travelling in Lille today, you must have the Crit'Air sticker! Cars (without vignette or category 5 and 4), light...

17.04.2019

How is the air quality in the Rhône-Alpes region?

According to the annual report of Atmo "Auvergne- Rhône-Alpes" the air quality has improved in 2018. The interpretations, however,...

16.04.2019

Massive change of the bus network in Paris

As of 20.04.2019, the bus network in Paris will be greatly changed: among other things, a new route are planed and new buses will come....

15.04.2019

Concerns from the automotive industry

In Aveyron, 2,200 people work in the automotive industry. Bosch employees demonstrated for a change in the Crit'Air classification so...

14.04.2019

4 million cases of asthma in children due to road traffic

An American university conducted a study on the effects of air pollution in 125 cities and 194 countries. On average, 13% of asthma...

13.04.2019

UBER now offers Bike-Sharing

Paris has had self-service bicycles for years. In the course of time, the rental companies of the city of Paris are struggling with more...

12.04.2019

Are you ready to give up your car?

A survey of over 20,000 city dwellers was carried out for this purpose. Although the vast majority of respondents (86%) own one or more...

11.04.2019

12 Unicef proposals for better air

According to the WHO, 3 children out of 4 are affected by air pollution. Unicef has been outraged and is now calling for concrete...

10.04.2019

Fines for inattentive drivers

Yesterday, more controls as usual were carried out in Lille to ensure that the temporary driving bans will be complied with. Those who...

09.04.2019

Warning: driving bans in Lille

Are you going to Lille? First check that you have the Crit'Air badge! Cars without a badge or with the class 5 or 4 are not allowed to...

08.04.2019

Planning of the environmental zone in Toulouse

The new environmental zone, which should come into force before the end of 2020, could take as an example the Lyon regulations. However,...

07.04.2019

It’s hardly breathable in Paris!

The Airparif air monitoring institute took stock of the air quality last year: on a whole there were 14 days with particularly bad air,...

06.04.2019

Diesel phase out in Strasbourg

Strasbourg will introduce a new environmental zone throughout the metropolis by 2020. After the publication of a study by Greenpeace on...

05.04.2019

Map of air pollution

Greenpeace has published a full study of air quality in schools in Strasbourg. You can find here an interactive map of nitrogen oxide...

04.04.2019

3 out of 4 children threatened by air pollution

UNICEF alerts the French government. The consequences of air pollution for children are dramatic: near the most frequented roads, air...

03.04.2019

Mobility law: first reading completed

The Senate voted with a massive majority (248 against 18) for the new Mobility Act. Some improvements were praised by environmental...

02.04.2019

Is air pollution underestimated in Lille?

For 4 days, the allowed limit for particulate matters was exceeded in the Nord department. Despite the poor air quality, the prefect did...

01.04.2019

A new Crit'Air badge for the United Kingdom?

At the moment, the consequences of Britain's withdrawal from the EU are more uncertain than ever. There is still no agreement to...

31.03.2019

More space for pedestrians in Switzerland

In Switzerland, pedestrians have their own associations that fight for soft mobility. Since 1996, there have been areas where the speed...

30.03.2019

Air pollution around schools is worrying

The organisation "Respire" has carried out an extensive study on air quality in Paris schools. What comes out is quite worrying! In 85%...

29.03.2019

Introduction of hydrogen taxis in Paris

By the end of the year, 600 new zero emission taxis will be put into service. In addition to an improvement of air quality, hydrogen has...

28.03.2019

Are mobile air quality sensors reliable?

More and more sensors are being put on the market, so that individuals can measure air quality in their environment (nitrogen oxides,...

27.03.2019

Which direction does the mobility law take?

Currently being debated in the Senate, the mobility law does not satisfy environmental advocates. While the Nicolas Hulot Foundation is...

26.03.2019

Will new Diesel engines receive the Crit'Air 1 badge?

Diesel remains a subject of contention between the two French Ministries of the Environment and Economy. On the one hand, a note from...

25.03.2019

Activists against air pollution

In Lyon, Greenpeace members tagged a graffiti on the wall in front of the "Croix-Rousse" tunnel: "Lyon suffocates, one want to breathe",...

24.03.2019

Reduced VAT for bicycles

Belgium wants to promote soft mobility and more particularly the use of bicycles. To this aim, a reduced VAT rate (6% instead of 21%)...

23.03.2019

Air pollution as an election campaign issue

Next year, local elections will be held in France. The candidates are gradually presenting the main lines of their programme....

22.03.2019

The mobility law in the Senate

The new mobility law is currently being debated in the Senate. Among the new measures added to the text, there is the possibility for...

21.03.2019

Citizen survey on air pollution

As part of the updating of the air protection plan, the inhabitants of Toulouse will be asked to give their opinion on air quality. The...

20.03.2019

Low emission zone under conditions

In Paris, a new environmental zone will be introduced from July within the A-86 ring road. Senators of the region, however, want to lay...

19.03.2019

A mandatory mobility package

The French Minister of Transport supported a mobility package that would be paid for by the employer. Until now, such a system has not...

18.03.2019

The Air Pollution Scandal

Recently a book was published which informs about the huge problem of air pollution: "Unbearable, the air pollution scandal in France"....

17.03.2019

For diesel, against the future

In Germany, a new law now bypasses EU pollution limit values. The law says that traffic restrictions on diesel vehicles due to air...

16.03.2019

Air pollution in Paris and London

Airparif, the Île-de-France air quality monitoring association, and King's College London published a study in the scientific journal...

15.03.2019

Worldwide Climate Strikes

Today and tomorrow, many demonstrators are expected to strike during the march for climate. This strike is expected in more than 100...

14.03.2019

German Minister makes a fool of himself

The German Minister for Transport and Infrastructure has exposed himself to massive criticism from his colleagues. What happened? At the...

13.03.2019

Diesel vehicles and Crit'Air 1

Obtaining the Crit'Air 1 sticker for new diesel vehicles is currently under discussion in the French government. According to François...

12.03.2019

Major meeting of the automotive sector

Yesterday, 11.03.2019, the French Minister of Economy and Finance brought together stakeholders in the automotive sector to discuss the...

11.03.2019

Traffic bans near schools

The Public Health England Agency has published a report on air pollution with proposals and recommendations. In particular, they propose...

10.03.2019

UN Environment Annual Report 2018

Last week, the United Nations Environment Programme has published its 2018 Annual Report entitled "Putting the environment at the centre...

09.03.2019

Mobility law review

The examination of the draft law has begun in the Senate, at "Commission for Spatial Planning and Sustainable Development". A total of...

08.03.2019

International Women's Day

Since 2019 the International Women's Day has been a holiday in Berlin. Our office in Berlin will therefore be closed on Friday. The...

07.03.2019

Pollution of nitrogen oxides worldwide

The American start-up company "Descartes Labs" has published a satellite image showing nitrogen oxide pollution worldwide. A high...

06.03.2019

Orientation of mobility

Today, the French "Commission for Spatial Planning and Sustainable Development" is examining proposals for amendments to the draft law...

05.03.2019

Particulate Matter in Senegal

In Dakar, air pollution from fine dust has been around 800 µg/m³ these last days. This is more than 10 times the limit value inside the...

04.03.2019

Martinique

After last week's pollution episode, air quality remained good over the weekend in metropolitan France. However, Martinique island...

03.03.2019

Reinforcement of measures

Paris is taking the opportunity to announce once again the permanent traffic restrictions that will be introduced in July 2019. After a...

02.03.2019

Lille: Air quality

Last Wednesday, the Lille temporary environmental zone was activated for the first time. This is why differentiated traffic, i.e....

01.03.2019

Be serious about Crit'Air!

After traffic restrictions in connection with air pollution, the Paris police tightened controls on Wednesday. 5535 vehicles were...

28.02.2019

Driving bans in Lyon

Due to a pollution peak, driving without a Crit'Air badge is prohibited within the environmental zone of Lyon (ZPA) and Nord-Isère...

27.02.2019

Pollution episode in France

Today, traffic restrictions in the environmental zones of Paris and Lille have been decided. Crit'Air 4 and 5 badges are banned from...

26.02.2019

Driving bans are required!

According to the Mayor of Grenoble (Green Party), air pollution is a social, economic and environmental issue as much as a health issue....

25.02.2019

Actions of the Prefecture of Paris

There's no air pollution peak in Paris today. Nevertheless, the prefect has decided to maintain traffic speed limits so that particulate...

24.02.2019

Operation "GreenZenTag" in Grenoble

In collaboration with the Mobility Experiment Laboratory (Lemon), the Grenoble Metropolitan Area has launched a new experiment on air...

23.02.2019

Is working from home good for air quality?

People often decide to work from home to spend less time in transportation. This also has positive effects: less traffic, especially...

22.02.2019

Air pollution peak in Paris

For the past 3 days, the allowed limit for particulate matter has been exceeded in Paris. However, the Prefect has not yet decided to...

21.02.2019

Air quality in the Deux-Sèvres

According to data from “ Atmo Nouvelle-Aquitaine “, the air quality has improved in the Deux-Sèvres department. In the long term, since...

20.02.2019

NO2 Pollution" action

Currently, the Brussels Region has 9 air pollution measurement stations. The Belgian green parties (Ecolo-Groen) have launched an action...

19.02.2019

Air pollution in Switzerland

Due to bad weather conditions, air pollution in Switzerland is also a cause for concern. Every year, 3000 deaths are caused by...

18.02.2019

Diesel is not cleaner than gasoline

Diesel vehicles consume less fuel than the gasoline ones but emit more nitrogen oxide. What about particulate matter? Are the new diesel...

17.02.2019

Air pollution in Lille requires ambitious measures!

Surprisingly, the air quality in Lille is worse than in Paris. It is estimated that 14% of deaths in the Metropolis are due to air...

16.02.2019

Survey on air pollution

The Greater Paris Metropolitan Area collects citizens' opinions on air pollution. The questions concern the perception of air pollution...

15.02.2019

Caution: Air pollution peaks!

The whole Rhône valley (from Lyon to Marseille) is affected by an air pollution peak due to particulate matter since two days. Take a...

14.02.2019

A plan for electric cars

Macron wants to promote the development of electric cars in Europe and France. The objective is to reach 1 million electric or hybrid...

13.02.2019

Activists for air quality in Brussels

The “Brusselair” collective has launched a new awareness campaign on the central importance of air quality. In this context, anyone can...

12.02.2019

Recycle the air pollution?

A company in India filters, purifies car exhaust gases and then separates the pollutants from the carbon to produce ink. To produce a...

11.02.2019

Environmental Zone in Chambery

On 15.05.2018 the city of Chambery had already recommended drivers to purchase the Crit'Air vignette. Since 08.02.2019 driving bans can...

10.02.2019

Bicycle or car: which is faster?

In the city, the car is not the fastest means of transport. The mayor of Massy wanted to prove it by comparing the time required for the...

09.02.2019

The Illusion of Clean Diesel

Currently, Euro 6 diesel vehicles are receiving the Crit'Air Vignette 2. A recent leaked message from the Ministry of Economic Affairs...

08.02.2019

Measure yourself the air pollution!

From 7 January to mid-April, residents of the Arve Valley can borrow pollution sensors free of charge. Volunteers will be able to better...

07.02.2019

The air pollution peak are back!

In the Arve valley as well as in Lyon, high particulate matters values (over 50µg/m³) have been measured since 2 days. If the situation...

06.02.2019

What kind of aid is there in Lyon?

From 01.01.2020 the new environmental zone for vans and trucks will officially enter Lyon. In order to support small businesses in the...

05.02.2019

One Crit'Air vignette for each registration number!

The Crit'Air badge not only corresponds to the Euro standard of a vehicle, but also to the registration number. In concrete terms, the...

04.02.2019

Bad weather, good air !

According to the report of the Air Quality Institute, the air quality in Clermont-Ferrand was better in 2018 than in 2017. In winter,...

03.02.2019

Soon environmental zones in Russia too?

The cities of Moscow and St Petersburg are planning to introduce permanent driving bans to reduce air pollution. In Moscow, the Euro 0...

02.02.2019

Dependence on the car

In the city there are many alternatives to the car, but what to do if you live in the countryside? Bus or train lines in certain areas,...

01.02.2019

Anyone can become Elon Musk!

The founder of Tesla thinks broader than the economic success of his cars. To fight against climate change, electric cars are a key...

31.01.2019

Air pollution in Normandy: 2600 deaths

According to the latest study by the National Health Agency, particulate matter is responsible for 2600 deaths per year in Normandy. It...

30.01.2019

Positive effects of driving bans

In addition to improving air quality, the city of Madrid has observed unexpected positive effects after the entry into force of...

29.01.2019

Fines in Europe

Whether in French "traffic restriction zones", German "Umweltzonen" or Danish "Miljøzones", the risk to get fines for the lack of the...

28.01.2019

Lyon’s new environmental zone

Today, the members of Lyon’s Metropolitan Council will vote to set up the new low-emission zone (LEZ), which shall come into force on...

27.01.2019

Air pollution in Strasbourg

Similar to Lyon, Greenpeace did graffiti in Strasbourg in front of the art museum to attract attention to the air pollution in the city....

26.01.2019

Eco-responsible driving and fines in Wallonia

From 01.03.2019, anyone who leaves his vehicle running when stopped will be punished by a fine of 50 to 130 euros. Leaving the engine...

25.01.2019

A new boiler at 1€!

The French government had already announced that it would gradually ban heating oil boilers. This type of heating is indeed a major...

24.01.2019

Graffiti against air pollution

Greenpeace has launched a campaign in Lyon to raise awareness towards the dangers of air pollution. Graffiti with messages like "#We...

23.01.2019

Free public transport in Luxembourg

From 01.03.2020, no ticket will be needed anymore for transport (bus and trains) in Luxembourg. This will also apply to commuters from...

22.01.2019

Air pollution at sea

Due to maritime transport, nitrogen oxide levels are quite high in the Mediterranean and in the surrounding ports. It is therefore not...

21.01.2019

Better air quality in Annecy?

The air quality monitoring association “Atmo Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes” has released the air quality statistics for 2018. In Annecy, there...

20.01.2019

Portable air pollution sensor

A French start-up company “Plume Labs” developed a sensor to measure air pollution wherever you are. "Flow" thus makes it possible to...

19.01.2019

Filters against pollutants in the air

Considering the dangers of air pollution, it is necessary to protect oneself. However, the effectiveness of masks is questioned again...

18.01.2019

A new environnemental zone Nancy

On 19.10.2018, the Council of the Greater Nancy Metropolitan Area voted in favour of application of an environmental zone on the...

17.01.2019

Air pollution: Lille rings the alarm bell

Air quality studies show that 14% of deaths in the greater Lille area are due to air pollution, in particular very fine particles (PM...

16.01.2019

Driving bans in Madrid

Today, the scenario 2 of the Protocol against Air Pollution is active. Vehicles without a Distintivo Ambiental sticker are not allowed...

15.01.2019

Early warning stage in Madrid

Today, the first level of the Protocol against Air Pollution was activated in Madrid. On the M-30 motorway and its access roads, the...

14.01.2019

Consultation on the environmental zone of Grand Paris

It starts today. First of all, political actors will be consulted and then from 01.04.2019 the public consultation will follow. The...

13.01.2019

Walk soon on prescription?

Walking is an integral part of soft mobility and is also recommended for health. The French High Health Authority would like to...

12.01.2019

When bikes replace busses

Currently 5 bus lines are in service in Luneville (Meurthe and Moselle) to transport 250 pupils who live less than 3km from the schools....

11.01.2019

Norway is still leader of electro mobility

In 2018, sales of electric cars increased by 39.5%. This strong increase is reflected in total sales: nearly one in three new cars is...

10.01.2019

Free transport in Paris

The study on the future of public transport commissioned a few months ago showed that totally free travel is no solution. The city...

09.01.2019

Emergency hospitalizations and air pollution

Amiens University Hospital presented yesterday the 08.01.2019 a study conducted with ATMO Hauts-de-France establishing a link between...

08.01.2019

Traffic restrictions for heavy goods vehicles

Since 2012, access to the Mont Blanc tunnel has already been prohibited for the most polluting Euro 1-2 class heavy goods vehicles....

07.01.2019

Driving Bans in the Arve Valley

The Prefecture of Haute-Savoie has activated driving bans today in the entire Arve Valley for the 4^th air pollution peak. Only the...

06.01.2019

Fine for air pollution

The steel and mining company ArcelorMittal was fined €15,000 for air pollution at its steel plant in Fos-sur-Mer. In addition to this...

05.01.2019

Scrappage program 2019

The new scrapping incentives will enable the French to replace an old vehicle with a more environmentally friendly one. To benefit from...

04.01.2019

Citizen measures of air quality

The Atmo Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes observatory will launch in a few months a collaborative and educational experiment on air quality in...

03.01.2019

Strengthening of the LEZ Brussels

Since the 1^st of January, the Brussels environmental zone has started its second phase. Euro 2 diesel vehicles registered between 1997...

02.01.2019

2019: Crit'Air 4 banned in Paris

This year the driving bans in the Parisian low emission zone will be tightened! All vehicles that only have a Crit'Air 4 badge will not...

01.01.2019

Best wishes!

All the Green-Zones team wishes you a happy new year 2019! We will have the pleasure to accompany you throughout the year and to answer...

31.12.2018

Diesel+ in the Vatican

Sustainable development is also being considered in the Vatican. For this reason, used cooking oils from restaurants in the Vatican will...

30.12.2018

Blue zone in Stuttgart

From 01.01.2019, the first German diesel traffic restriction imposed by a judge will come into force. Within the existing environmental...

29.12.2018

Traffic restrictions in Madrid

Due to poor air quality, Madrid's temporary environmental zone "M-30" was activated last week. Between the holidays, little traffic was...

28.12.2018

Pollution peak due to particulate matter

An episode of pollution affects the Lyon/North Isère basin in the Rhône-Alpes region. If the situation does not improve, traffic...

27.12.2018

Air quality deteriorates after Christmas

After an extraordinary air quality during the weekend of the Fourth Advent, the air deteriorated over Christmas. In Rhône-Alpes,...

24.12.2018

Merry Christmas!

All the Green-Zones team wishes you a merry Christmas. It was a pleasure to drive you through the jungle of European environmental zones...

23.12.2018

Lille: High air pollution in 2018

In Lille, the air is bad. Nothing new – therefor, the city introduced an environmental zone in 2017. But Lille exceeded limit value for...

22.12.2018

Free transport in Luxembourg

This week, the Luxembourg government announced that it will make all public transport free of charge from 2020 onwards. This measure for...

21.12.2018

Attention on the French borders!

In France, the "Gilets jaunes" announced to block cross-border motorways again this weekend. In this way, trucks are prevented from...

20.12.2018

The big Trial

4 NGOs, including Greenpeace France, decided to file a complaint against the French government for climate inaction. In particular, they...

19.12.2018

Europe of Batteries

France and Germany want to cooperate in the development of an electric car battery industry in Europe. Germany has already announced a...

18.12.2018

More bikes in London!

London announced the building of infrastructure to create a wide cycle network across the city. Currently, the sum of journey by foot,...

17.12.2018

Air pollution due to ultra-fine particulate matter in Lille

Last week, the limit value for ultrafine particulate matter (PM2.5) recommended by the WHO was exceeded for the 60th time this year in...

16.12.2018

Collective against air pollution

A lung doctor is concerned about the diesel lobby influence and has decided to set up an emergency collective "Air Health and Climate"....

15.12.2018

What solutions for the carbon tax?

The French government's carbon tax failed after a strong mobilization against what was perceived as an injustice. The State will now...

14.12.2018

Review of COP-24

COP-24 ends today in Poland. France wanted to appear as a model against the climate scepticism of the United States. However, despite...

13.12.2018

No exceptions for EURO-6

The EU Commission wanted to partially soften the limits for emissions of EURO norm 6, so that vehicles with relatively poor exhaust...

12.12.2018

Air pollution and driving bans in Madrid

Attention! The procedure for the case of an air peak pollution has been activated. According to scenario 2, only vehicles with a Spanish...

11.12.2018

An unexpected gift

Greenpeace has produced a short animated film to raise awareness about air pollution. It shows a little girl making masks to give to her...

10.12.2018

Walks for the climate

Civil society has mobilized in France for the climate. In total, between 17,000 and 25,000 people demonstrated in Paris. In the context...

09.12.2018

Persistent air pollution in Sarajevo

Every year, in winter, the air pollution season begins. Where does the problem come from? First of all, from the heating with coal and...

08.12.2018

Towards diesel traffic restrictions in Freiburg?

The German city of Freiburg, located 50 km from Colmar on the other side of the french border, already has an environmental zone....

07.12.2018

WHO calls for compliance with the Paris Agreement

This week, the annual climate conference (COP-24) began in Katowice, Poland. This is an opportunity for the WHO to emphasize that...

06.12.2018

Pollution episode in Madrid

During the past 2 days, the authorities have activated the action protocol for the event of a pollution episode. The speed limit is set...

05.12.2018

BMW and electric mobility

Hybrid vehicles can be environmentally friendly, if they use the electric mode. BMW may have found the solution thanks to the...

04.12.2018

Effects of Driving bans in Madrid

Since last Friday, the new rules to driving entered into craft in the centre of Madrid. The first result showed a drop in traffic by 5%...

03.12.2018

Lucky car driver in Germany

In Germany, a judge ruled that Volkswagen had to reimburse the entire price of a EURO 5 car because the owner had become a victim of the...

02.12.2018

Fewer cars in Paris

The Mayor of Paris has adopted a policy aimed at reducing car use in the city by setting a timetable for phase out diesel. If we look at...

01.12.2018

A Crit'Air system soon in Geneva?

Geneva wants to draw inspiration from the system in force in France by excluding the most polluting vehicles from circulation during...

30.11.2018

Free Transports in Paris

The study commissioned by the City of Paris, to know whether or not it is relevant to make transport free of charge, will be presented...

29.11.2018

Low-emission Zone in Rouen

While the State aims to encourage the implementation of driving bans to improve air quality, the city of Rouen has announced the...

28.11.2018

Bicycle parking Paris

Cycling in Paris is becoming easier with the development of cycle paths. To solve the parking problem, the City of Paris will provide...

27.11.2018

Presentation of the mobility law

15 French cities have already committed to setting up a low-emission zone, and now the legal framework will be set out in the law to...

26.11.2018

Abandonment of urban tolls

The plan was that every vehicle entering the big cities would have to pay a city toll between 2.50 and 5 euros. Without obstructing the...

25.11.2018

CNG buses on test

Natural gas is a fuel that has advantages over diesel or petrol: It emits less CO2, less particulate matter and is, by the way, also...

24.11.2018

The Truck vignette has been postponed

Initially, the government planned to introduce a vignette to finance road infrastructure. This measure, which was supposed to bring in...

23.11.2018

For an ecological tax system

23 French environmental NGOs are calling for ambitious measures to finance real alternatives to the car and help those who cannot travel...

22.11.2018

Alternatives to oil "made in France"

Due to rising fuel prices and the necessity to phase out fossil fuels, the electric car can be an alternative. Several factories (such...

21.11.2018

Public consultation for the LEZ in Lyon

A first consultation with professional stakeholders has already been carried out to discuss the implementation of the future low...

20.11.2018

More parking spots around Paris

It is not enough to ban cars from traffic in Paris, but it is also necessary to offer alternatives to people who commute to work every...

19.11.2018

More and more SUVs in France

According to the Environment Agency (ADEME), in 7 years, SUV sales have increased from 10% to 33% in France. The weight of these...

18.11.2018

The city centre of Paris will be mainly pedestrian for

The mayor of Paris plans to close the four districts of the historic centre of Paris on the right bank of the river Seine to cars in the...

17.11.2018

Demonstration of "yellow emergency vests"

It all started with frustration regarding the rise of fuel in social networks. Today, on 17.11.2018, 1500 real road blockades are...

16.11.2018

How does the conversion premium work?

To offset the increase in fuel prices, the conversion premium aims to enable drivers to buy a more environmentally friendly car, more...

15.11.2018

Reactions to government proposals

Pascal Canfin, WWF France Director, welcomed measures announced to support drivers facing the rise in fuel prices. However, the...

14.11.2018

Increase in fuel taxes

In response to the mobilization against the rise in the price of diesel, the government has announced accompanying measures. The 20% of...

13.11.2018

The low-emission zone of Greater Paris approved

Yesterday, the metropolitan council of the "Greater Paris" voted by a large majority to establish a low-emission zone (LEZ) in the 79...

12.11.2018

High air pollution in Africa

Regarding the exposure to particulate matter, the situation in Africa appears to be particularly alarming. 100% of the children under...

11.11.2018

Air pollution in Spain

In total, air pollution kills 10,000 people each year in Spain, but this average hides large disparities. While the WHO recommended...

10.11.2018

Car-free City in Spain

Pontevedra in North-West Spain has 82,000 inhabitants but not a single car. The city centre has been car-free for about 20 years, which...

09.11.2018

Obstacles to the application of the Greater Paris LEZ

In principle, the low-emission zone in the municipalities within the A86 ring road will come into force in July 2019. However, each...

08.11.2018

Lyon low-emission zone (LEZ)

The Metropole de Lyon has just voted for the annual subsidy for the association in charge of air quality monitoring. This amounts to...

07.11.2018

Paris lacks clean buses

In total, the current fleet of the transport company RATP consists of 4700 buses: 800 hybrids, 74 electric and 140 gas-powered vehicles....

06.11.2018

A satellite to measure air quality

At present, two satellites are already monitoring the composition of the atmosphere (concentrations of carbon dioxide, methane, ozone,...

05.11.2018

Air pollution in New Delhi

During the last conference, WHO again warned of the dangers of air pollution in the world. Specialists warn against the situation,...

04.11.2018

The new trend of LPG

In a context of rising gasoline and diesel prices, drivers are looking for cheaper alternatives; the LPG is one of them. Even if...

03.11.2018

March against air pollution

The "Respir'action" collective organised a march yesterday to raise awareness of the dangers of air pollution. To leave a strong mark,...

02.11.2018

City toll: the example of Milan

While France is considering a legal frame to set up city tolls and reduce traffic in the centre of large cities, Milan could serve as a...

01.11.2018

A biofuel from grapes

The "Nouvelle Aquitaine" region is experimenting with a new fuel for buses of the Departement Landes: the ED95, made from grape marc. It...

31.10.2018

Preconceived ideas about Diesel

Following the rise in fuel prices, the grumbling is rising and some remind us that diesel vehicles are in fact less bad for the...

30.10.2018

Global Conference on Air Pollution and Health

A conference is being held by the WHO in Geneva (30.10.-01.11.) in collaboration with other international actors from the UN and...

29.10.2018

Clean air plan of the Arve Tal

The allowed limit values for particulate matter and nitrogen oxide are still being exceeded in the Arve Valley and the Environment...

28.10.2018

Eco-mobility in Indre and Loire

With 70 loading points per 100,000 inhabitants and an average of one terminal every 15 kilometres, “Indre-et-Loire” is the best-equipped...

27.10.2018

Kick scooters are included in the mobility bill

In view of the development of electric scooters in recent years, the Minister of Transport recommends creating a new category in the...

26.10.2018

Are city tolls fair?

In the draft law on mobility (France), there is the possibility for cities to introduce city tolls, as it already exists in London, in...

25.10.2018

Pedestrian zone on the banks in Paris

Since September 2016, the City of Paris had decided to transform the riverbanks of the Seine into car-free lanes, which had triggered...

24.10.2018

Driving ban’s calendar in Paris

The Metropolis of Paris (" Great Paris ") plans to gradually introduce driving bans like in Paris - Monday to Friday from 8 to 20h-....

23.10.2018

What do Parisians think about air pollution?

In general, Parisians are concerned about air quality (64%). However, they are not sufficiently informed and some preconceived ideas...

22.10.2018

Air pollution episode in Lyon

An air pollution episode due to particulate matter was declared this weekend in the Metropolis of Lyon. The weather forecast, however,...

21.10.2018

Delivery of the future

How can the city achieve sustainable delivery? Automotive and logistic companies now invest in e-cargobike. This could be a solution to...

20.10.2018

A reverse urban toll for Grenoble?

While the idea of introducing urban tolls around cities is part of the mobility bill, the President of Grenoble Metropolitan Area,...

19.10.2018

Government's fight against Diesel

In many places in France Diesel has already become more expensive than petrol. Nevertheless, the tax will be increased until 2022. In...

18.10.2018

Urban tolls in France

The mobility bill includes an urban toll system around major cities to limit traffic and pollution, as it already exists in London,...

17.10.2018

Air pollution control: 10 years delay for Grenoble

The metropolis plans to respect the nitrogen oxide limit values until 2025 thanks to the extended low emission zone and other measures....

16.10.2018

Roadmap for a LEZ in Montpellier

This summer, the Mayor of Montpellier had already announced the launch of a low-emission zone before the end of 2020. The roadmap has...

15.10.2018

Future mobility in France

15 new environmental zones will be created by 2020, but it will not be sufficient for the climate. The think tank ATE for the mobility...

14.10.2018

Cancer-causing Diesel exhaust

The EU Parliament and the Council have found a compromise to tighten the directive on carcinogens and mutagens. Now the harmful...

13.10.2018

An environnemental zone in Marseille

Although the city is constantly affected by air pollution episodes, the authorities have always refused to introduce driving bans....

12.10.2018

Expansion of the ZCR-Paris

In Paris, vehicles with Crit’Air badge 4 will no longer be allowed to travel from July 2019. In addition, driving bans should be...

11.10.2018

Air pollution in Poland

According to the WHO, 30 of the 50 most polluted European cities are located in Poland. The situation in Krakow is so bad, that it is...

10.10.2018

Europe's CO2 targets in the transport sector

The EU ministers have agreed on a joint reduction of 35% of CO2 emissions from new registered cars by 2030. The original proposal of the...

09.10.2018

15 new low-emission zones in France

15 metropolitan areas have committed to establishing low-emission zones by the end of 2020. This concerns in particular the metropolitan...

08.10.2018

New ZCR in Grenoble

Last Friday, the Metropolitan Council approved a strengthening of the ZCR zone by 113 votes to 7. It will now cover a total of 10...

07.10.2018

Air pollution in honey?

Near Limoges, some beehives belong to municipalities and are sometimes used during school projects to raise awareness of nature. The...

06.10.2018

Free public transport

Anne Hidalgo had announced that she was considering introducing free transport. However, an expert report commissioned by the...

05.10.2018

Low emission delivery in London

To drive within the low emission zone of London, the UK branch of Hermes ordered some 100%-electric vans and Compressed Natural Gas...

04.10.2018

Air pollution in China: 1 million deaths per year

In China, the consequences of air pollution are many and dramatic. In the agricultural sector, for example, crops are affected: 20...

03.10.2018

Heavy air pollution in Flanders

20.000 volunteers have accepted to measure air pollution. The results of the study show that the permitted limit values for pollutants...

02.10.2018

Environmental organisations take France to court

Today, 78 environmental organizations will submit a complaint to the Council of State. In July 2017, the highest administrative court...

01.10.2018

Sanctions in the LEZ of Brussels

Those who are not registered and who still enter Brussels will be fined €150 from today. Foreigners, who unlike Belgians are not in the...

30.09.2018

Electric mobility in France

The CNRS has mapped the potential of electro-mobility in the PACA region in a recent study. For the successful development of electric...

29.09.2018

ZCR Strasbourg

The city wants to expand the ZCR. On 08.10.2018, the city will officially commit itself to introduce an environmental zone within the...

28.09.2018

Solar route in France

The first solar road test has now been in operation since 2016. Does it keep its promises? In reality, electricity production is much...

27.09.2018

Strengthening of the ZCR zone in Grenoble

On 01.01.2017 Grenoble was the first city after Paris to introduce an environmental zone. Until now, only commercial vehicles and trucks...

26.09.2018

No more Diesel by Porsche

The Porsche brand, which belongs to the Volkswagen Group, has announced through Chairman Olivier Blume that it will give up diesel...

25.09.2018

A badge for heavy goods vehicles?

The new Minister of the Environment is considering introducing a badge for French and foreign trucks. The objective is to shift freight...

24.09.2018

Transport policy in Rennes

From 01.10.2018, the Crit'Air badge will be required in the event of an air pollution episode in Rennes. In this context, the mayor of...

23.09.2018

Study on the link between Alzheimer's disease and air pollution

The extent to which nitrogen oxide or particulate matter increases the risk of dementia and Alzheimer's was investigated more precisely....

22.09.2018

Ozone mortality

Ozone is a secondary pollutant that is formed by a combination of heat and pollutants such as NOx. Ozone pollution can cause coughing,...

21.09.2018

Bike plan presented by the government

The government has set the objective of tripling daily bicycle travel by 2024, which would then represent 9% in total. To achieve this,...

20.09.2018

Review of the car-free day in Paris

The Airparif Institute reports positively on the 4th Car-Free Day in Paris. Compared to a day with similar weather, but without driving...

19.09.2018

National Air Quality Day

Launched for the first time in 2015, National Air Quality Day aims to raise awareness of the health effects of air pollution. Today, air...

18.09.2018

Day without cars

In the French city of Nancy, the first day without cars took place last Saturday. It is an incentive for the ecological transition. The...

17.09.2018

Automatic control of Parisian traffic offenders

Cycling in Paris can be dangerous, as cars and scooters don't hesitate to use the cycle paths if they can't get on their own roads. This...

16.09.2018

How to boost sales of electric vehicles?

The United Kingdom has decided to assign a green registration plate for electric vehicles put into service. This system already exists...

15.09.2018

Car-free day in Paris

On the occasion of the 4th edition of the Car-Free Day, pedestrians and cyclists will be able to regain control over the city! Tomorrow...

14.09.2018

Alert by the EU Court of Auditors on air pollution

In its report on measures to tackle air pollution in Europe, the EU Court of Auditors considers first of all that the limits values are...

13.09.2018

Which measures for future mobility ?

The French government has submitted the draft Mobility Act for consultation with the Council of State. Several environmental zones and a...

12.09.2018

Car-sharing outside major cities

In 6 cities in the Sarthe department, a car-sharing service has been set up. Cars can be used in and between the cities over three...

11.09.2018

Parking reserved for Crit'Air badges

In Annecy, the Crit'Air sticker is already required in case of an air pollution peak. From 1 October, the "Parking des Romains" car park...

10.09.2018

The port of Nice under surveillance

The Metropolis has installed sensors to measure air pollution (fine particles, nitrogen dioxide, sulphur dioxide) induced by the ships...

09.09.2018

A scarf against air pollution?

A French start-up has developed a scarf equipped with a mask that filters the air and 99% of pollutants. In parallel, users can watch...

08.09.2018

„véloptimiste": an electric bike for 2€ per day!

The metropolis of Strasbourg wants to promote biking. To do this, it offers to subscribe to a 3-year contract for an electric-assisted...

07.09.2018

What are the obstacles to electric mobility?

Europe recommends 1 charging station for every 10 cars; however, the ratio is currently estimated at 1 station for 5 vehicles. However,...

06.09.2018

What to do against air pollution around ports?

Ships in ports are particularly polluting and emit as much pollutants as 10,000 to 30,000 vehicles. In Marseille, which is now the 4th...

05.09.2018

Report on a Diesel phase out

The French Parliament will conduct a report to study the possibility of stopping sales of diesel and gasoline vehicles by 2040. The aim...

04.09.2018

Prohibition of outdoor sports in the event of a pollution peak

The green mayor of “Grande-Synthe” town near Dunkerque, has issued a municipal order banning outdoor sports training in case of air...

03.09.2018

Deliveries in Strasbourg: the Crit'Air badge becomes mandatory

New delivery rules have been in force in the centre of Strasbourg since 01.09.2018. Vehicles over 7.5 tons may no longer drive and the...

02.09.2018

Stricter controls before vehicles being launched on the market

The PSA Group (Peugeot, Citroën, DS, Opel, Vauxhall) will now apply a new real-time emissions measurement protocol developed in...

01.09.2018

Morocco engaged against air pollution

The health and economic costs of air pollution have been estimated at 1% of GDP. Aware of this problem, Morocco launched last May a...

30.08.2018

Resignation of the french Minister of the Environment

Nicolas Hulot announced on Tuesday his resignation from the government. His work has been widely praised, particularly in favour of air...

30.08.2018

Resignation of the french Minister of the Environment

Nicolas Hulot announced on Tuesday his resignation from the government. His work has been widely praised, particularly in favour of air...

29.08.2018

Gentle mobility in Eure Departement also promoted

After the city of Paris, other territories are also seeking to promote soft mobility rather than the car. Since 1 July, the inhabitants...

28.08.2018

1000 planned hydrogen trucks until 2023 in Norway

Norway has already decided to ban internal combustion engines after 2025. Since then, the country has invested heavily in electric and...

27.08.2018

Free transport for Dunkirk

Dunkirk is the first major French city to take the plunge: from 1 September, public transport will be free. The measure is as social as...

26.08.2018

How much does air pollution reduce our life expectancy?

Fine particles, especially PM2.5, penetrate deeper into the lungs and are therefore more dangerous to health than other particles. The...

25.08.2018

The electric car: climate versus air pollution

Diesel has long had a bad press, and the States are now counting on electromobility. The electric car has the advantage of drastically...

24.08.2018

A new environmental zone in Montpellier?

The mayor of Montpellier, Philippe Saurel, had already mentioned this project during the announcement of the new mobility bill. Now the...

23.08.2018

Ultra Low Emission Zone London

The city of London will reserve a street for low-emission vehicles (electric or hybrid). The test phase will begin in April 2019 on the...

22.08.2018

The health benefits of cycling

A study by the Barcelona Institute for Global Health (ISGlobal) was conducted in 7 European cities: Antwerp, Barcelona, London, Örebro...

21.08.2018

Children more exposed to air pollution

According to a recent study published in the “Environmental pollution” magazine, babies and young children are more exposed to air...

20.08.2018

Urban toll in Paris?

Since 2003, London drivers have to pay a tax of 12.90€ to be allowed to drive in the city, from Monday to Friday, from 7am to 6pm. A...

19.08.2018

Sustainable mobility in Montreal

The City of Montréal will invest $45.8 million in public transport between 2018 and 2020. The service will be extended with new lines,...

18.08.2018

Bicycle and sustainable mobility allowance

Since January 2017, it is possible in France to obtain a tax reduction of 300€ for the purchase of a bicycle (electric or not). The...

17.08.2018

Cost of electric vehicles

Will buying a gasoline car soon be more expensive than an electric vehicle? This is the conclusion of a study conducted by Bloomberg New...

16.08.2018

MobiliSense

The Institute for Health "INSERM" launches a great research programme in Paris. About 1000 people will be equipped with sensors to...

15.08.2018

Truck tax in Belgium

The Flemish government has decided to extend the road network concerned by the truck tax by almost 39 km as of 1 January 2019. For more...

14.08.2018

Free transport in Strasbourg

Following last week's pollution peak, the president of the Strasbourg transport company said that he was in favour of experimenting with...

13.08.2018

Electric mobility in Aix en Provence

With the “Aixpress”, the city will launch a 100% electric bus-tram on a new line that recharges at each stop. It can accommodate 90...

12.08.2018

Air pollution and cardiac abnormalities

A recent British study shows a link between exposure to particulate matter, nitrogen oxide and widening of the heart's ventricles, which...

11.08.2018

Tourism and air pollution

The NGO "Transport & Environment" has established a ranking of the 10 most polluted European tourist cities. Istanbul and Prague are in...

10.08.2018

14 days of air pollution in Marseille

According to the Air Quality Institute (Atmo Sud), in 2003 was the last comparable air pollution episode in the region to the latest...

09.08.2018

An international response to national restrictions

The Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA) has pointed out an important omission on the part of the French government:...

08.08.2018

Driving bans in France

Only the city of Lyon has renewed emergency measures against air pollution. As foreseen in the decree, after two days of procedures, the...

07.08.2018

Driving bans in France

Driving bans continue in Annecy, Lyon, Paris, Strasbourg and Isère. If air quality is still poor tomorrow, the measures will not be...

06.08.2018

Attention: driving bans in large parts of France

Today in Paris, Strasbourg, Lyon, Annecy and Isère, it is forbidden to drive if the vehicle has no Crit'Air badge. In addition, older...

05.08.2018

Measuring air pollution in the Oise

The Air Surveillance Institute in the Hauts-de-France region is looking for 50 volunteers to improve the air pollution measurement. They...

04.08.2018

The eLichens application is growing

Since May 26th, the start up eLichens provides a pollution map of Grenoble with real-time data. The analyses are based on a set of...

03.08.2018

Air pollution episode in Paris

After a first episode of summer pollution (ozone) last week, the capital is again affected this Friday. The city appeals to its citizens...

02.08.2018

Parking spaces for electric cars

The car-sharing service "Autolib” ended on July 31 in Paris. The 3244 remaining free parking spaces are now reserved free of charge for...

01.08.2018

Measurement of air pollution in Avignon

A device with sensors will be attached to some transport vehicles to measure air pollution. The data collected in real time will be...

31.07.2018

Air pollution peak in Marseille

Despite the ozone pollution that has lasted almost a week, no driving bans have been imposed by the Prefect. The city, which is also one...

30.07.2018

Measuring air pollution with bees

The city of Rome has installed hives on the roofs of buildings. They will also be used to measure air pollution and study the evolution...

29.07.2018

Low emission zone in Lille

Lille is not part of the cities in the sight of the State to set up a permanent environmental zone. Because of the profound pollution,...

28.07.2018

Bike Action Plan in Paris

Since long, Anne Hidalgo (mayoress) wanted to reduce the place of the car in Paris. Work will begin to reduce the number of lanes and...

27.07.2018

Air pollution episode in France

Because of the strong heat, a peak of ozone pollution affects large parts of France. All the northern departments are affected, as is...

26.07.2018

Mobility Act

The government will present its draft law to parliament in September, but has already unveiled the main orientations of the "law on...

25.07.2018

Traffic bans in Paris

Vehicles without a vignette, as well as those with a vignette with a class 4 and 5 are banned from driving inside the environmental...

24.07.2018

National Air Council

Created in 1998, this advisory committee assists the government in improving air quality. The new president, Jean-Luc Fugit, formerly...

23.07.2018

Control cameras in Paris

To better control the 600,000 vehicles that enter Paris every day, the city will set up automatic controls with cameras that will read...

22.07.2018

Nice Metropolis: the AirQ+ tool

10 French cities, including Nice, will use the AirQ+ tool developed by the WHO to measure air pollution. Nice will be able to better...

21.07.2018

Crit'Air Badge for Nancy

The metropolis is considering the introduction of the Crit'Air vignette. The conditions for the application of the system are still...

20.07.2018

Air pollution and air conditioning

With rising temperatures, the use of air conditioning systems to cool homes, offices and shops is becoming increasingly common, which...

19.07.2018

Sensitiveness of trees to air pollution

Recently, a study published in the "Environmental Research Letters" shows that the regulation of the water balance of trees is affected...

18.07.2018

Nitrogen oxide concentration in Hannover

For several years, Hanover has exceeded the EU limits for nitrogen oxide. However, air quality has gradually improved. The organization...

17.07.2018

The bus of "les bleus" is electric-powered

The world champions were acclaimed on their return and drove down the “Champs-Elysées” in an electric bus. This new model from the...

16.07.2018

To the end of Diesel?

Diesel vehicle sales have fallen since the "Diesel Gate" affair; the consulting firm AlixPartners presents a prospective study of the...

15.07.2018

United Kingdom: phase-out of diesel and gasoline-powered vehicles

The government has presented its "Road To Zero" plan, which prohibits the sale of new diesel and gasoline vehicles by 2040. By 2030, all...

14.07.2018

"Pollutrack": air pollution measures in Lille

The Metropolis of Lille is following the example of Paris by now equipping Enedis vehicles (57 in total) with sensors to measure air...

13.07.2018

"DieselGate" Nissan recognizes its responsibility

The car manufacturer issued a press release on Monday 9 July in which it acknowledged that emission tests in 5 of the 6 Japanese plants...

12.07.2018

Carpooling bonus in the Paris region

The car-sharing bonus introduced in October 2017 will now be extended until 31 October 2018. So far 8 companies are part of the...

11.07.2018

Air pollution in Montpellier

In its annual assessment, the air quality monitoring agency "AMTO-Occitania" shows that air quality in the region has remained stable:...

10.07.2018

Car Free Day in Kenya

Europe is not the only continent affected by heavy air pollution due to massive car traffic. Nairobi is for example the 5th most...

09.07.2018

Tighter Measures during air pollution Peaks

Air pollution peaks are recurring in the Department North. The Prefecture of Lille has now announced that in the next episodes the bans...

08.07.2018

Lithium battery plant in Sweden

While China largely dominates the world market for lithium-ion automotive batteries, two former Tesla managers with the largest factory...

07.07.2018

Drivy expands its offer in Paris

The European market leader in car-sharing already has 6,000 rental cars in the “Ile de France” region, 1,000 of which are self-service...

06.07.2018

Open letter from the inhabitants of the Arve-valley

Following the visit of environment and health ministers in September, residents called for action to combat air pollution and in...

05.07.2018

Committted Doctors against Air Pollution

70 doctors alert the French president and want real solutions to tackle air pollution. Regarding the health risks caused by particulate...

04.07.2018

RDA Travel Expo in Cologne: Green-Zones is present

At the RDA Road Tourism trade fair in Cologne, Green-Zones presents among others its App for environmental zones. You can meet your...

03.07.2018

Lille: the Crit'Air Vignette required tomorrow?

Since 30 June, an alarm has been activated due to a pollution peak lasting several days in the North Department. If this level is...

02.07.2018

Hauts-de-France : May's results

Air quality was worse in May than in April: on more than half the days, the air quality index was "average to poor". This weekend the...

01.07.2018

Bordeaux not ambitious enough against cars

According to the ranking published by Greenpeace, Bordeaux's mobility policy should focus more on cars. The city is investigating the...

30.06.2018

Panorama 2018 on sustainable mobility

Greenpeace has published a study comparing the mobility policy of large French conurbations. Nice and Marseille, which have not yet...

29.06.2018

Monitoring of ultrafine Particulate Matter

The French Agency for Food, Environmental and Occupational Health & Safety (Anses) has published a report calling for monitoring of 13...

28.06.2018

Diesel Phase out

Following the mayor of Paris, the president of the "Ile de France" region plans to ban diesel traffic until 2030. This decision has been...

27.06.2018

Air Quality in Normandy

ATMO Normandie has published its report on air quality in Normandy for 2017. The total number of days with "unsatisfactory to poor" air...

26.06.2018

Study on polluting Emissions

Paris region launches a study in partnership with "Airparif" to measure bus emissions in real time. The aim is to compare the emissions...

25.06.2018

Carpooling for Commuters

50% of Parisians and Inhabitants of the surrounding area use their cars to get to work. The market of carpooling for short trips with is...

24.06.2018

Low emission zone could extend the Grand Paris metropolitan

The implementation of the Crit'air Vignette could be mandatory in the Grand Paris metropolitan as early as summer 2019. The mayors of...

23.06.2018

Termination of the contract with Autolib

The City of Paris and the suburban municipality have decided to terminate the contract with the Bolloré Group until 2023. The Autolib'...

22.06.2018

Ozone pollution in PACA

On Wednesday and Thursday, the information level was activated in several departments of the PACA region: Alpes Maritimes,...

21.06.2018

Demonstration against air pollution in Strasbourg

"Living on Avenue des Vosges means smoking 10 cigarettes a day." The Strasbourg collective "Avenue des Vosges" has decided to...

20.06.2018

Upper Rhine region und multiple badges

In the plenary session of 18.06.2018, the Franco-German-Swiss Upper Rhine Council voted for the mutual recognition of environmental...

19.06.2018

Crit'Air badge in Marseille

The municipality of Marseille does not wish to put in place traffic restrictions with the Crit'Air badge during pollution peaks....

18.06.2018

GreenPeace congratulates Brussels and its project for the exit of Diesel in 2030

Last May, Céline Fremault (cdH), Brussels Minister for the Environment, announced an agreement by the Brussels government for the Diesel...

17.06.2018

The residents of Rennes monitor the air quality

To raise awareness of air pollution, the "Maison de la consommation et de l'environnement" (MCE) distributed open-source microsensors to...

16.06.2018

Air pollution near football stadiums

Greenpeace warns of air pollution near football stadiums. The nitrogen dioxide (NO2) levels measured in Paris, Lyon and Marseille show...

15.06.2018

Brussels: The end of diesel by 2030

The LEZ-Brussels in force since January is considered as insufficient to reduce air pollution. The Brussels Environment Minister has...

14.06.2018

Freight platform north of Paris

Anne Hidalgo inaugurated the railway station of Chapelle International. A rail shuttle will connect the Dourges platform (Pas-de-Calais)...

13.06.2018

Confirmation of the Environmental Zone ZCR Paris

The introduction of the Crit'Air Vignette, which has been mandatory for all vehicles since 01.07.2017 in Paris, is justified according...

12.06.2018

26 main European cities commit to cleaner buses

At the General Assembly of the European Metropolitan Transport Authorities (ETMA), Paris and representatives of 25 main cities committed...

11.06.2018

Ranking of the most polluted cities in France

The website "bonheuretsante.fr" has published a ranking of the most polluted cities in France. This study does not only measure the air...

10.06.2018

Recurrent Air Pollution in « Nord-Pas-de-Calais »: What is to be done?

The citizen experts of "Nord écologie conseil" sound the alarm. The level of information and recommendations is regularly exceeded in...

09.06.2018

Air Pollution in Martinique

After two days of exceeding the threshold authorised of 50 µg/m³ for particulate matter, the Prefect of Martinique activated the alarm...

08.06.2018

Free departmental Bus travel in Estonia

The Estonian capital Tallinn, which has already offered free public transport to its inhabitants since 2013, will extend this scheme to...

07.06.2018

“365 Days to phase-out”

According to the Green local politicians in Montpellier, the roadmap against air pollution is not ambitious enough. The main problem is...

06.06.2018

Measure the Air Quality yourself

Lyon-based Start-Up Meersens is developing a box with customized environmental sensors (mSens) to analyse its environment. Many sensors...

05.06.2018

Decrease in car traffic in Paris

Since the beginning of the year compared to last year, traffic in Paris has fallen by 6.5%. In February, traffic in the city was 705...

04.06.2018

Free Subscription for Seniors in Paris

Since 1 June, people over 65 years old can obtain a "Senior Paris Pass" free of charge on condition of income. The Pass is valid in...

03.06.2018

Diesel ban in Hamburg, a first in Europe!

Since 31 May, diesel vehicles registered before 1 September 2016 are no longer allowed in a part of the city. The area covers only two...

02.06.2018

Is the Environmental Zone ZCR Paris threatened?

The associations for the defence of road users have appealed to abolish the Environmental zone ZCR Paris, which was established on...

01.06.2018

An App for “eco-drivers“

Depending on the driving style (sudden braking and acceleration, anticipation, etc.), particulate matters emissions can vary a lot and...

31.05.2018

Lille: the Crit'Air Vignette required on 1 June?

Since 29 May, an alarm has been activated due to a pollution peak lasting several days in the North Department. If this level is...

30.05.2018

European Cities bend Air Pollution Standards

In order to remain below the allowed limit values, cities use strategies to reduce the measured pollution values without improving the...

29.05.2018

A Radar for Badge's Control

The police will soon use a new pocket radar in the Paris area (Yvelines). It is meant to control the speed, the eventual use of the...

28.05.2018

Air Pollution Peak in Lille and Northern France

The information and recommendation procedure was activated this weekend in the ”Hauts-de-France” region. However, since the air quality...

27.05.2018

Mobility Act

Several French environmental NGOs have just presented 15 key measures for a sustainable mobility. These measures include a driving ban...

26.05.2018

Real-Time Air Quality in Grenoble

The eLichens Start-up offers a map with air pollutant data for the city of Grenoble with various parameters: real-time traffic, weather...

25.05.2018

Reims: Urgent Measures Needed for Air Quality

For Eric Quénard, from the Reims City Council opposition, the city is not ambitious enough in the fight against air pollution. The...

24.05.2018

European Capitals' Ranking on Mobility and Air Pollution

Greenpeace has published a ranking of 13 major European cities in 5 categories, includind air quality. The French capital is ranked 7th...

23.05.2018

Air Pollution Measure by Ecotax Gantries

Next month, the NGO ICCT (International Council on Clear Transportation) will conduct tests to measure pollution in Paris using the EDAR...

22.05.2018

Air Pollution Peaks in Marseille

According to the air surveillance institute Air PACA, Marseille is the city most affected by particulate matters’ pollution in France....

21.05.2018

The unexpected consequences of air pollution

The number of deaths caused by air pollution, as well as cardiovascular, respiratory diseases and cancers due to particulate matters are...

20.05.2018

A car free day in London

The London City Council is planning a car-free day throughout the city. This is part of a broader policy to combat air pollution, which...

19.05.2018

Deaths Caused by Air Pollution in Europe

According to the European Environment Agency, particulate matter causes around 400,000 premature deaths each year in Europe. The most...

18.05.2018

6 EU-Members brought to the EU-Court

Spain, Slovakia and the Czech Republic will avoid possible sanctions by the ECJ. On the other hand, the European Commission has decided...

17.05.2018

Bee Drone for Measuring Air Quality

Beeyond (a Grenoble-based start-up) has developed bee drones to measure air quality in more or less accessible areas. These machines of...

16.05.2018

Charges Against the EU Commission

The cities of Paris, Madrid and Brussels accuse the European Commission of being lax towards the automobile industry. The EU Regulation...

15.05.2018

Transport and Pollutant Emissions

In 2011, the French agency ADEME estimated that the transport sector was responsible for 56% of nitrogen oxide emissions (NOx), 15% and...

14.05.2018

Slovakia: Still no Sanction

For the past 9 years Slovakia has exceeded the legal limits for fine dust, but air quality has improved since then. The European...

13.05.2018

Improved Air Quality in Beijing and Tianjin

The Ministry of Ecology and Environment has announced that the cities of Beijing, Tianjin and surrounding areas achieved their air...

12.05.2018

Overall Poor Air Quality in Niort

According to ATMO’s data, the city of Niort was affected by moderate air pollution for 259 days and high air pollution for 32 days last...

11.05.2018

Urban Tolls in Madrid and Barcelona

To reduce air pollution in cities, Spanish researchers are proposing to implement urban tolls at the gates of Madrid and Barcelona, such...

10.05.2018

Finnish Air Quality

According to a study published by the World Health Organisation (WHO), Finland is the country with the best air quality. The levels of...

09.05.2018

End of the Air Pollution Episode in the Hauts-de-France Region

The Air Quality Monitoring Institute (ATMO) activated an alarm for the departments Nord and Pas-de-Calais due to a pollution peak...

08.05.2018

Pollution Peak in Normandie

The prefects of three departments (Calvados, Manche and Seine Maritime) have activated the information and recommendation procedure for...

07.05.2018

Moderate Air Quality in the “Centre -Val de Loire” Region

The Air Quality Monitoring Organism “Lig'Air” noted a high concentration of Ozone in the region (index 5), advising to stay attentive....

06.05.2018

Local Town Planning (PLU)

To improve air quality, more and more localities are developing a “PLU”. This legal framework makes it possible, for example, to develop...

05.05.2018

Conversion Premium und Diesel

The French conversion premium to encourage individuals to buy a less polluting vehicle is too generous for Diesel vehicles. For example,...

04.05.2018

City Tolls in Amsterdam?

The Dutch capital plans to introduce city tolls in its city centre to reduce the road traffic. As usual, such a measure is foreseen in...

03.05.2018

A March to Brussel for Air Quality

A collective of citizens and associations departed yesterday from Fos-sur-Mer in the Department of “Bouches-du-Rhône”: their goal is to...

02.05.2018

Private Individuals Measure Fine Particle Values in Germany

OK-Lab, an association based near Stuttgart, offers its members to analyse the pollutant values themselves, by using homemade measuring...

01.05.2018

New stage against pollution in Haute-Savoie

The inhabitants of the Arve valley are taking action to get the authorities to react to air pollution problems. After 260 complaints...

30.04.2018

Mortality Risks and Air Pollution

The French agency for public health estimates the diminution of life expectancy -directly or indirectly due to air pollution- at 2...

29.04.2018

How Many Cigarettes do you Smoke Each Day?

Even if you are non-smoker, you inhale particle matter each day, which is similar to passive smoking. According to a study, one...

28.04.2018

Extension of Driving Restrictions for Diesel Vehicles

Daniel Guiraud, Vice-President of Greater Paris, confirmed the objective of progressive vehicle bans until a total ban on Diesel...

27.04.2018

Air Quality Index Must be Revised and Presented on September 19

The Federation of Air Quality Monitoring Associations (ATMO) is partly responsible for monitoring air quality. The Atmo index, which...

26.04.2018

Free Carpooling in Paris during Pollution Episodes

The executive Board of “Île-de-France Mobilités”, the union organizing public transports in Paris area has just voted an incentive...

25.04.2018

France Brought to the EU-Court?

France, as well as 8 other EU-Member States, has been called to order by the EU Commission, for not abiding by the fine-particle and...

24.04.2018

End of the Pollution Peak in Lille and North of France

Since last week, the Region Hauts-de-France and Lille faced several days of pollution peak. Concerning some cities such as Arras,...

23.04.2018

Air Pollution Peak in the Region of Lille

The concentration of pollutant has been very high in the Hauts-de-France for several days. Traffic speed limit has already been reduced...

22.04.2018

Trump Jeopardizes the Air Pollution Policy in the U.S.

More and more Americans are affected by worrying air pollution levels (+130 M. between 2014 and 2016), so that it is a quarter of the...

21.04.2018

Conflict about Diesel in the German Government

"Angela Merkel’s unwillingness to deal with the technical upgrades is unacceptable," as Sören Bartol, SPD deputy fraction leader said,...

20.04.2018

Poor Air Quality in the Region Hauts-de-France

Since Thursday 19^th April, the ozone and fine particle concentrations have been relatively high in the region Hauts-de-France. According...

19.04.2018

Air Pollution is the 6th Death Cause Worldwide

Since 2010, the concentration of particle matters in the air has increased by 10%. The most affected zones are North Africa, the Middle...

18.04.2018

Crit’Air Vignette: more and more Controls!

Since the Crit’Air Vignette has been implemented in Paris, fines have skyrocketed. The municipal agents (ASP) responsible for park fines...

17.04.2018

Pollution Peak in Corsica

On the weekend, the rate of particulate matter has exceeded the recommandation threshold of 50 µg/m³. The main cause for that is a...

16.04.2018

Nicolas Hulot Presents a Roadmap Against Air Pollution

On the 04.13, the french environment minister (Nicolas Hulot) presented a road map against air pollution for the 14 most polluted zones....

15.04.2018

Better Air Quality in Lyon

The air quality improved in 2018! This is at least the statement of the air quality monitoring institute ATMO Auvergne Rhône-Alpes....

14.04.2018

Air pollution: the situation in Marseille is worrying

The authorized limit for nitrogen oxide emissions is 40 µg/m³, still, higher annual average emissions of 75 µg/m³ have been measured....

13.04.2018

Widening of the ZCR Grenoble?

The agglomeration of Grenoble recently announced that the ZCR environmental zone could be extended. In a first step, this would concern...

12.04.2018

Will the Paris ZCR be Extended to the Grand Paris in 2019?

Paris' Mayor Anne Hidalgo supports the initiative from Grand Paris Mayors to extend the environmental zone ZCR inside the highway A86....

11.04.2018

Green-Zones attends the Future Mobility Week!

The annual congress for the future mobility is taking place in the German capital. Panel discussions, conferences, meetings…...

10.04.2018

30 km/h Zone in Annecy

The city-centre of Annecy has just become a "30 km/h zone". This measure, adopted by the municipality, aims to improve traffic flow,...

09.04.2018

Traffic restrictions in Lyon

The city of Lyon has announced that traffic restrictions will be reinforced by 2020. Vehicles with Crit'Air badges 1 and 2 may have a...

08.04.2018

Second-hand Vehicles Banned in Paris in 2019

The socialist mayor of Paris, Anne Hidalgo, announced in early April that second-hand vehicles (over 5 years old) will no longer be...

07.04.2018

Improvement of the Air Quality in the Ile-de-France Region in 2017

At the end of March, the air quality monitoring institute Airparif published positive conclusions regarding the air quality in the...

06.04.2018

Measures with Too Long Deadlines!

Public authorities are successively implementing various measures to limit the impact of road traffic on air quality. Badges, traffic...

05.04.2018

Towards a Reduction in the Circulation of Polluting Vehicles in Paris?

Airparif, the air quality monitoring institute in the Paris agglomeration, has just published a prospective study concerning the...

04.04.2018

Statues and Anti-Pollution Masks

Several environmental protection groups placed anti-pollution masks on statues in Paris and many other French cities, in order to...

03.04.2018

Diesel, Particulate Filters and Air Pollution

Medical researches denounce new equipment to control nitrogen oxide emissions. Particulate filters, for example, are more harmful to...

02.04.2018

Diesel Restrictions in Sweden

The Swedish government has announced that it is also considering excluding Diesel vehicles from city centres. This measure will enter...

31.03.2018

Happy Easter

The Green-Zones team wishes you an excellent weekend!

30.03.2018

Diesel Engines and Inland Navigation

90 years! That's how long the barge engines last. This represents more than 10 times the service life of car engines (6 to 7 years on...

29.03.2018

Air Quality Monitoring Aboard the Paris Balloon

Researchers have developed Lidar: an air quality monitoring tool. Thanks to a laser system, it allows pollutant concentration maps to be...

28.03.2018

Air Pollution in Toulon Harbour

Toulon harbour is particularly concerned by atmospheric pollution. River and port activities, as well as road traffic, are the main...

27.03.2018

The French Government and Air Pollution

The French Government must propose to the European Commission a plan to combat air pollution before 31 March. The aim is to do...

26.03.2018

Greenpeace Complaints Against Belgian Governments

In Belgium, nitrogen dioxide emissions regularly exceed European standards. But according to Greenpeace, these figures are not...

25.03.2018

City Tree

The German company Green City Solutions has created “City Tree”: a bench that cleans the surrounding air. Thanks to its vegetal wall, it...

24.03.2018

Brussel Against Diesel Restrictions

According to Violeta Bulc, European Commissioner for Transports, restrictions on Diesel vehicles are an unfair and arbitrary measure....

23.03.2018

Improvement of the Air Quality in Canada

Catherine McKenna, Canadian minister of the Environment and the climate change, announced that the air quality is improving in Canada....

22.03.2018

Air Quality in Iceland

The Icelanders developed the first plant with negative emissions. Indeed, 20km from Reykjavik, the Hellisheidi geothermal power plant...

21.03.2018

Free Public Transports in Paris?

To encourage Parisians to choose more environmental friendly transportation modes, the socialist mayor of Paris, Anne Hidalgo, asked for...

20.03.2018

Good Air Quality this Winter in Geneva

Good news for the city of Geneva! Fine particle emissions remained below the maximal allowed emission values allowed all the winter...

19.03.2018

Diesel Vehicles to be Banned from Roma by 2024

In the context of the decline of Diesel in Europe, the mayor of Roma Virginia Raggi announced she wants to ban Diesel vehicles from the...

18.03.2018

Pedestrianisation of City Centres

According to a study conducted by the organism YouGov for the French magazine Challenges, 48% of French people are in favour of the...

17.03.2018

WHO to Organise a Global Conference on Air Quality

The World Health Organization is planning a global conference on air quality. The conference is scheduled to take place in Geneva...

16.03.2018

End of Diesel in Grenoble?

An air protection plan was presented by Christophe Ferrari, President of Grenoble-Alpes Métropole, and Éric Piolle, Mayor of Grenoble....

15.03.2018

Strasbourg Notifies Inhabitants in Case of Pollution Peak

The city of Strasbourg (France) has just implemented a system that prevents inhabitants in case of pollution peaks. People can choose to...

14.03.2018

Free Public Transport in Brussels

The municipality of Brussels has just adopted a new plan to fight air pollution. In case of pollution peaks that last more than 48...

13.03.2018

Social Impact of Restrictions on Diesel Vehicles

As a result of public policies that are unfavourable to them, fewer and fewer diesel-powered vehicles are in use. Several car...

12.03.2018

Merkel Against the Blue Environmental Badge

Despite the decision of the German Federal Administrative Court, the Chancellor ruled against restrictions on the use of diesel-powered...

11.03.2018

Haute-Savoie: Complaint Against X for Air Pollution

The inhabitants of Haute-Savoie are mobilizing against air pollution considered too often too high. A collective has just filed a...

10.03.2018

No more cruise ships in the ports?

Most cruise ships use their diesel engines in harbours to generate electricity. This is a very damaging habit that the Nature...

09.03.2018

Traffic Restrictions in Switzerland?

Following the progress made in Germany in terms of restrictions on diesel vehicles in the past few days, Switzerland is also considering...

08.03.2018

The Blue Environmental Badge might arrive in Germany

The German Federal Administrative Court has recently authorised the introduction of driving restrictions for diesel vehicles. Some...

07.03.2018

Condemnation of Poland

European justice has just condemned Poland for its lack of initiatives to tackle the problem of air pollution. In fact, 33 of the 50...

06.03.2018

ZCR Grenoble will expand

Grenoble works hard to protect the air! The department has already set up a ZPAd zone, which means that traffic restrictions based on...

05.03.2018

Urgent air protection measures were lifted in Alsace

The entire Grand-East region was hit by a slight air pollution peak during the weekend. Further north, Lille was also affected by...

04.03.2018

Sandwiches VS cars

A UK study has shown that the sandwich manufacturing process can produce up to 850 g of CO2. According to their calculations,...

03.03.2018

Ecological Countries

A study conducted by Yale University has produced an "Environmental Performance Index". It assesses the actions taken by governments to...

02.03.2018

New Public Transport Mode in London

Ford is offering a new public transport service in the British capital, the Chariot minibuses. These shuttles travel on predefined...

01.03.2018

How to Escape Air Pollution?

Road traffic, industry, agriculture: in cities, outlying areas or rural areas, it seems difficult to escape air pollution. According to...

28.02.2018

Judgement for urban air quality

In Germany it was decided yesterday, 27 February 2018, that restrictions on the use of diesel vehicles are legal. Two cities, Düsseldorf...

27.02.2018

End of the pollution episode

After a period of pollution throughout France, the situation stabilized with fairly good air quality values. With Toulouse, the last...

26.02.2018

Pollution peak in Toulouse

Since this weekend Toulouse has been experiencing a pollution episode due to particulate matter. First, the prefecture lowered the...

25.02.2018

Improving Air Quality in Auvergne

For some years now, air quality has been improving in Auvergne. Studies have shown that the trend was confirmed in 2016. Despite an...

24.02.2018

Crit’Air: Division of the French Left Parties

In France, left-wing parties are divided on the issue of the environmental badge Crit'Air. Some ecologists are delighted to see that it...

23.02.2018

Pollution Wave in France

Due to climatic conditions not conducive to the dispersion of pollutants, several regions of France are on pollution alert this weekend....

22.02.2018

Tourism and Air Pollution

Air quality is now an important issue in the tourism sector. The UN and WHO plan to integrate air quality indicators into tourism...

21.02.2018

Less Pollution in Paris?

According to Anne Hidalgo, the mayor of Pairs, air pollution in the capital city has been reduced by 30% in 10 years. She is aware that...

20.02.2018

84,000 km² of Additional Forests in China

To combat air pollution, China plans to plant trees to recreate 84,000 km² of forests. This is an additional measure to all the actions...

19.02.2018

Pollution Peak in the Paris Region

An air pollution peak is expected on Monday 19.02.2018 in the Paris area. Indeed, the regional air quality monitoring institute...

18.02.2018

Pollution Peak in Dakar

This week, Dakar recorded fine-particle concentrations of more than 800 µg/m³ over several days. Exposure to such levels of pollution is...

17.02.2018

Air Pollution in Toulouse

According to a study carried out by the regional air quality monitoring institute ATMO Occitania, Toulouse airport activities account...

16.02.2018

France's Action Plan

Following its convening by the European Commission on 30^th January, the French government sent its action plan. No more exceedances of...

15.02.2018

Diesel Motors Worse than Expected?

Everyone knows now how dangerous nitrogen oxides emitted by diesel engines are. But it turns out that these engines are also emitting...

14.02.2018

Air Pollution in Prague

Czech Republic is one of the countries which have been convened by Brussel. In Prague, a representative of the Centre for Environment of...

13.02.2018

Bordeaux Polluted by Barges

In Bordeaux, barges burn a considerable quantity of diesel fuel! The daily consumption of a liner reaches 500 L, i.e. an average of 3000...

12.02.2018

Pollution Peaks in Europe

France and Belgium were hit by several pollution peaks last weekend. These are mainly due to cold waves, which are not conducive to...

11.02.2018

Everything's Fine for the Hybrid

Although it does not receive as much support from public authorities as the all-electric market, the hybrid market is booming. In 2017,...

10.02.2018

India Suffocates

In India, the authorities are trying to implement actions to fight air pollution, but in vain so far. Alternating traffic, for example,...

09.02.2018

Pollution Peak in the Haut-de-France Region

The fine particle pollution episode announced by the authorities in the Haut-de-France region for Thursday 8^th February is already over....

08.02.2018

The three most polluted cities in Europe are Italian!

According to a report published by the World Health Organization, Milan, Naples and Turin are the three cities in Europe with the...

07.02.2018

New climate plan for Toulouse

Toulouse is preparing a new climate plan for June 2018. The main objective of this scheme is to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 40%...

06.02.2018

Pollutants Level 7 Times Higher than International Standards in Tehran

On Tuesday, 6^th February, schools are going to remain closed because of the high levels of air pollution in the capital of Iran. While...

05.02.2018

Reduction of the Traffic in Paris

According to Anne Hidalgo, the socialist Mayor of Paris, the traffic would have “considerably” decrease in the capital city in 2017 (by...

04.02.2018

Reversed Tolls

The European metropolis of Lille (France) plans to set up a reversed toll system by the end of 2018. This system has been tested nearly...

03.02.2018

Fight Against Air Pollution in Morocco

A national program has just been settled in Morocco to fight against the air pollution issue. It will enable to deploy several actions...

02.02.2018

Electric Transport in Hamburg

The German governments supports the transition project to an all-electric fleet in Hamburg. A budget of 8,6 million euros have been...

01.02.2018

Franco-Swiss Cross-Border Cooperation Against Air Pollution

Representatives of the Geneva metropolitan area and Franco-Swiss communities are about to sign the first cross-border agreement against...

31.01.2018

Nicolas Hulot Calls on the Prefects to Take Action Against Air Pollution

After a summons from Brussels and the call to order from the European Commission, Nicolas Hulot, French Minister for the Environment,...

30.01.2018

Volkswagen Tests the Effects of Nitrogen Dioxide on humans and monkeys

The German car manufacturer apologized publicly last Saturday for testing the effects of nitrogen dioxides of humans and monkeys....

29.01.2018

Record sales of electric vehicles in Europe

About 150,000 fully electric vehicles were sold in Europe in 2017. The total number of electric vehicles on the continent reaches more...

28.01.2018

Improving Air Quality in Montreal

Valérie Plante, the Mayor of Montreal, makes mobility and the improvement of air quality her priorities. The goal is to reduce emissions...

27.01.2018

Alarming Air Pollution in Bangkok

In mid-January, one of the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration officials reported that air pollution is a concern in the Thai capital...

26.01.2018

Hackathon in Lebanon to Fight Air Pollution

From March 1^st to 3^rd, academics and entrepreneurs will participate in the first Lebanese “urb-hackathon” in Mar Roukouz, which theme is...

25.01.2018

Control of the Crit'Air Badges: 80 Fines

Last week, about a hundred control agents deployed in Paris fined 80 drivers! The driving bans are becoming more and more concrete in...

24.01.2018

Crit’Air 4 Soon Banned in Paris

Anne Hidalgo, the mayor of Paris, announced that all vehicles belonging to the Crit’Air 4 category would be banned from the traffic of...

23.01.2018

Improvement of the Air Quality in the Arve-Valley (France)

The Air Quality Monitoring Organism “ATMO Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes” just published a survey according which the air quality significantly...

22.01.2018

Urban tolls in France

After the Crit'Air badge, the French government is now thinking about installing urban tolls at the entrance to certain metropolises in...

21.01.2018

Largest Air Purifier in China

To combat air pollution, China has just built the world's largest air purifier. Greenhouses as big as half a football stadium collect...

20.01.2018

Diesel Declines in France

In full expansion in the last thirty years, diesel vehicles now account for less than half of the new vehicles sold in France (47%). The...

19.01.2018

Ford and Electric Vehicles

After a new rebound in the Diesel-gate which directly involved Ford in the USA, the American car manufacturer announced that it will...

18.01.2018

Map of Air Pollution in Nouvelle-Aquitaine

The Regional Air Quality Monitoring Institute has just released a new tool to monitor air quality in the department of...

17.01.2018

Agreement between the UN and WHO

The United Nations (UN) and the World Health Organization (WHO) have just signed the most important agreement of the last 15 years on...

16.01.2018

Air Pollution Episode in the Arve Valley

An episode of air pollution with fine particles has been underway since Monday 15 January in the Arve valley. The Regional Air Quality...

15.01.2018

Post-Storm Air Pollution Risk in Canada

After the storm, a cold snap unfolds across Canada with the largest snowfall of the season. Temperatures are around -15 and -20°C during...

14.01.2018

Research on the Health Consequences of Air Pollution

In the Hauts-de-France, the university-affiliated hospital (CHU) and the Air Quality Monitoring Institute are joining forces to study...

13.01.2018

Subsidies from the French Government for Less Polluting Vehicles

Following the entry into force of the climate solidarity package on 1^st January this year, the French government is introducing...

12.01.2018

Sanctions in China Against Diesel Vehicles

In China, the road traffic represents a major environmental problem. The Ministry of Environmental Protection just condemned two car...

11.01.2018

Teleworking during pollution peaks

At the initiative of two French senators, telework could be deployed in the event of a pollution peak. This would not only drastically...

10.01.2018

1 Million Crit’Air Badges sold in the Region Hauts-de-France

Since the implementation of an air protection zone in the metropole of Lille, more than 1 million drivers already bought the Crit’Air...

09.01.2018

Environmental impact of the 80 km/h speed limit

Today, an inter-ministerial council is held in France on the topic of road safety. The flagship measure announced is the reduction of...

08.01.2018

More than 250,000 Crit’Air Badges in Haute-Garonne

Last 27^th November, Pascal Mailhos, the Prefect of Haute-Garonne, announced the entry into force of the air protection zone in Toulouse....

07.01.2018

Air Pollution Alert in Guyana!

Air quality in Guyana has been very poor since 26^th December. The prefecture of Cayenne activated the maximum state of alert this...

06.01.2018

Alarming Air Pollution Level in Ho Chi Minh City

A representative of the Institute for Environmental and Natural Resources of Vietnam reported that the air pollution reached an alarming...

05.01.2018

Electromobility in Norway

Norway is taking the lead in the transition to electromobility. In 2017, more than half (52%) of the vehicles sold were hybrid or...

04.01.2018

Alarming Air Pollution Level in Ho Chi Minh City

A representative of the Institute for Environmental and Natural Resources of Vietnam reported that the air pollution reached an alarming...

03.01.2018

New Environmental Zone in Belgium

Following the example of Antwerp in 2017, Brussels settled an environmental zone on 1^st January 2018. More zones are to be created...

02.01.2018

Air Pollution in Dakar

According to the Center for Air Quality Monitoring (“Cgqa”), the air is very polluted in the Senegalese capital city. The pollutant...

01.01.2018

Best wishes!

All the Green-Zones team wishes you a happy new year 2018! We will have the pleasure to accompany you throughout the year and to answer...

31.12.2017

Biodiesel from coffee grounds

In London, one bus is now driving with biodiesel that was produced from oil of coffee grounds. The concentrate is added to conventional...

30.12.2017

Study on satisfaction of the transport situation

The German auto club ADAC conducted a wide-ranging study analysing the opinions of residents and visitors of the 15 largest German...

29.12.2017

Air Quality: Poster Contest

In the French Department Midi-Pyrénées, local authorities found a way to motivate the youngest on air quality issues. Children from...

28.12.2017

Air pollution and financial activity

According to a study on behavioral finance, the increase in the rate of fine particles in cities impacts the productivity. Indeed, like...

27.12.2017

Electric Vehicles can park for Free

In Braunschweig (Germany), electric vehicles with a blue eco-sticker or a special parking ticket are allowed to park for free in the...

24.12.2017

Merry Christmas!

All the Green-Zones team wishes you a merry Christmas. It was a pleasure to drive you through the jungle of European environmental zones...

23.12.2017

Crit'Air in Eure-et-Loir (Chartres)

The department of Eure-et-Loir (Chartres) closely follows the example of Loiret and adopts the Crit'Air badge. The prefecture did not...

22.12.2017

Crit’Air in the department of Loiret (Orléans, France)

The Crit’Air badge does now concern the department of Loiret (Orléans)! The prefect recently signed an order that enables the...

21.12.2017

Brussels. Are the Measures Sufficient?

ClientEarth (Dutch NGO specialised in environmental questions) asked the EU court of justice to determine whether the air quality...

20.12.2017

Catastrophic Air Pollution in Poland

On Monday, record pollution levels have been recorded in Poland. The public authorities of the most polluted country in Europe this week...

19.12.2017

Teheran heavily polluted

In Tehran, 80% of the pollution is due to exhaust fumes. The fleet is valued at 5 million vehicles and 3.5 million two-wheelers....

18.12.2017

Fine Particles Pollution in the Hauts-de-France

The 3^rd most populated region of France records often fine particles pollution episodes. Density of the traffic, the large numbers of...

17.12.2017

Diesel Vehicles: No More in Europe, Still Good for Africa

The United Nations’ environment program is working on an alarming study of the second-hand car market. Diesel vehicles that the...

16.12.2017

Air Pollution: Bulgaria Wants to Accelerate the EU’s Policies

On 1st January 2018, Estonia will be replaced by Bulgaria over the 6-months presidency of the EU Council. Since Sofia’s inhabitants are...

15.12.2017

VW Pro Traffic Restrictions to Diesel Vehicles

To the surprise of Christian Schmidt (CSU), the German Minister of Transports, the President of the VW Group has spoken out in favour of...

14.12.2017

Poland Tackles Air Pollution

The new Polish Prime Minister promised to make the fight against air pollution one of its priorities. According to PM Mateusz...

13.12.2017

Politicians Want to Come to an End with Gasoline Vehicles

The day before the "One Planet Summit", the Mayor of Paris Anne Hidalgo received Arnold Schwarzenegger, former governor of California....

12.12.2017

The Green-Zones-App in the TOP 5!

A pioneer in the field of transport, the Green-Zones App informs users in real time about the different environmental zones in Europe,...

11.12.2017

Environmental Zones in Belgium

In south Belgium environmental zones should be introduced. The Belgian government works on an ordinance project in order to implement...

10.12.2017

Global Fight Against Pollution

Politicians, business leaders and non-governmental organizations: more than 2,500 people gathered in Nairobi for three days in order to...

09.12.2017

Extreme Air Pollution in Delhi

For several weeks, Delhi has recorded exorbitant pollution rates. They exceed 40 times the recommendation threshold set by the Word...

08.12.2017

Haute-Savoie (Annecy): New Environmental Zone

The department of Haute-Savoie set up a new air protection zone ZPA. This zone looks alike the ZPA Savoie. The prefect can decide to...

07.12.2017

New environmental zone in Chambery

A new ZPA air protection zone has been set up in Savoie. Unlike existing ZPAs (such as Lyon, Grenoble or Strasbourg), the decree...

06.12.2017

Annecy and Chambery: Air Pollution Episode

Since yesterday, a pollution peak is ongoing in the regions of Savoie and Haute-Havoie (France). The local authorities decided to...

05.12.2017

Air Pollution: Wales Taken to Court

Green associations are pointing out the bad air quality in Wales, partly due to high nitrogen dioxide levels. The Government recognizes...

04.12.2017

Monitoring Air Pollution from Space

Last October, the European Space Agency launched the Sentinel 5P satellite into space. The project, in collaboration with the European...

03.12.2017

UK: Air Pollution Kills Prematurely 40.000 People a Year

The British government is accused of not considering the air pollution issue seriously enough. Ministers are criticized for their lack...

02.12.2017

Improving the Air Quality in Frankfurt

The German association for environmental help (Deutsche Umwelthilfe) complained against several cities in the state of Hesse, such as...

01.12.2017

Crit’Air: mandatory in Annecy

The environmental badge Crit’Air becomes mandatory in Annecy on December 1^st. However, the Prefect is not willing to publish any...

30.11.2017

Traffic Restriction in Barcelona

On Friday, 1st December, a measure will be implemented in Barcelona to reduce the environmental impact of the traffic. Few months ago,...

29.11.2017

Diesel Summit in Berlin

After the 2 Diesel Summits in Berlin last summer, the Federal Chancellor Angela Merkel met many municipal representatives on Tuesday in...

28.11.2017

Crit’Air in Toulouse

The prefect of the Occitan region announced yesterday at a press conference the establishment of an environmental zone in the city of...

27.11.2017

Sofia: The Highest Air Pollution over Europe

For several years, the Bulgarian capital city records the highest air pollution rates over EU. Moreover 25 cities in Bulgaria exceed the...

26.11.2017

Climate plan in Paris

Carbon neutrality, reducing energy consumption by 35%, consuming 45% renewable energies ... here are some of the objectives of the...

25.11.2017

Bosch: a Solution to Air Pollution?

Bosch, the German leader in automotive equipment has developed new brakes whose particularity is not to emit pollutant particles during...

24.11.2017

China: $ 2.4 billion were invested to reduce air pollution in 2017

The goal of the Chinese government is clear: to reduce the environmental impact of the industrial activities and to improve the air...

23.11.2017

Air Pollution and Inequalities

On an international scale, it is no longer necessary to demonstrate that the air pollution reaches the very poorest first. But it is...

22.11.2017

End of the Air Pollution

Since Monday, due to high pollution rates, the “informing and warning” process were activated in the Department of Gironde (Bordeaux and...

21.11.2017

4th day of air pollution alert in Haute-Garonne

The air pollution rates measured in the Département Haute-Garonne for several days are not improving. Yesterday, the Préfecture decided...

20.11.2017

A transboundary environmental zone in Alsace?

This weekend, the Eurodistrict Strasbourg-Ortenau and the SPPPI Strasbourg-Kehl discussed the air pollution control plan of the...

19.11.2017

Closing the Seine quaysides in Paris: what consequences?

The Parisian authorities recently closed the Seine quaysides to the traffic. The measure seems to have mixed results. The problem of air...

18.11.2017

COP23 over, what came out?

The World Climate Conference in Bonn comes to an end after 2 weeks of meetings, discussions and political talks. However, some important...

17.11.2017

Complaint against Germany

Following the case of France, that had to pay high fine for the same reasons, Germany will have to deal soon with the European...

16.11.2017

Fine particules pollution episode over the Ile-de-France region

Airparif, a French organisation in charge of monitoring the air quality in the Parisian region, announced a pollution peak on Thursday,...

15.11.2017

The European Commission adopts the “Clean Mobility Package”

The European Union takes new measures, so to keep its leading position in terms of clean mobility. Since China and the USA are improving...

14.11.2017

Bordeaux: less 3.000 drivers since August

The city of Bordeaux experiences new measures so to deal with the air quality issue. Since August, 1^st, the “pont de pierre” is...

13.11.2017

Crit’Air: soon in Toulouse as well?

Toulouse is one of the cities that are concerned by the Plan for the Air Protection (“Plan de protection de l’air” in French). It did...

12.11.2017

Nuclear pollution in the air

In October, radioactive elements were detected in the atmosphere of several European countries. Although they do not present a danger,...

11.11.2017

New Climate Plan in Paris

Paris presents its new Climate Plan. At the end of November, it will be submitted to the municipal council followed by the public...

10.11.2017

Further measures in Lyon and Villeurbanne

The Prefecture of the Rhône Region announced new measures to improve air quality in the city centre of Lyon as well as in Villeurbanne....

09.11.2017

High pollution during winter month

The pollutant season started. We already notice this since pollution peaks become more regular in French cities. During the last...

08.11.2017

COP23

Since Monday, 06.11.2017, the 23rd Annual UN Climate Change Conference has started. The conference is taking place in Bonn and lasts two...

07.11.2017

Health and air pollution

According to the French magazine TopSanté (Top Health), American researchers found a direct connection between air pollution by fine...

06.11.2017

ZCR Strasbourg is planned

Since last week, a ZPA environmental zone has been set in Strasbourg. This is a temporary zone influencing the circulation in case of...

05.11.2017

Solar energy in China

The Chinese government announced that they wanted to produce 10 % of its energy by solar electricity in 2030. However, a big issue is...

04.11.2017

Exploratory talks

In Germany, exploratory talks between political parties are not advancing. This week, the parties that could form a government have...

03.11.2017

Lyon: Pollution Alarm

An air pollution peak affects the city of Lyon since Thursday this week. An improvement of the situation is not predicted before the end...

02.11.2017

New ZPA zone Strasbourg

In Strasbourg, a ZPA environmental zone was introduced. Due to the proximity to Germany and Switzerland, many foreign commuters are...

01.11.2017

Limitation of the driving speed in the Arve Valley

From today and until 31.03.2018, the driving speed in the Arve Valley will be reduced. On the highway during the winter months, only 110...

31.10.2017

Analyse your driving style!

The app Geco Air analyses your driving style by car or other means of transport and shows its environmental impact. With this app, you...

30.10.2017

Controls are reinforced

In Paris, many drivers still don’t have a Crit'Air environmental badge. That is why the Prefecture and the city administration want to...

29.10.2017

Attention !

Next week, a ZPA will come into effect in the territory of the metropolis of Strasbourg. This circulation zone will be activated in case...

28.10.2017

Crit'Air one year after its launch

Almost one year after the introduction of the Crit'Air badge, 8 million French cars have already been equipped with the environmental...

27.10.2017

New vélib' urban bicycles in Paris

A new generation of public city bicycles vélib' was introduced in Paris. The use of this alternative means of transport to the car and...

26.10.2017

Congestion charge in Paris?

No urban toll is planned in Paris. In contrast to many European cities like London, the Parisian government does not foresee such...

25.10.2017

Amiens introduces a large fleet of electric buses

Public transport in the Amiens metropolitan area currently serves 33 municipalities and 180,000 inhabitants with 140 buses. The fleet...

24.10.2017

More and more criticism of French environmental policy

In France, criticism of the current environmental policy finds no end. Whether it's the bikers demonstrating against the Crit'Air...

23.10.2017

Exploratory talks and traffic

In Germany, politicians from four parties meet for exploratory talks on the establishment of the new government. The CSU, the CDU, the...

22.10.2017

Pesticides in the air

The French National Agency of Sanitary Safety (ANSES) published a report analysing the polluting components in the atmosphere. According...

21.10.2017

Guidelines for the successful introduction of a ZCR

The French Ministry of Ecological Transition issued a report analysing the four phases of the implementation of a circulation...

20.10.2017

Scope of ZPA Toulouse

Toulouse plans to introduce an environmental zone ZPA in 2018. On the second day of a peak pollution, some cars will then be excluded...

19.10.2017

Strasbourg bans Diesel delivery vehicles

Strasbourg will introduce a permanent circulation restriction for diesel-powered delivery vehicles from September 2018. The exclusion of...

18.10.2017

Annecy introduces Crit'Air

The city of Annecy has decided to make the Crit'Air badge mandatory within the zone 30 km/h, but initially as an educational measure....

17.10.2017

Ask your questions about traffic evolution in Paris!

The French newspaper Le Monde has set up a website to ask questions about measures against diesel and gasoline cars in Paris. Here,...

16.10.2017

Angry motorcyclists continue their protest

On Saturday 14.10.2017, the angry motorcyclists continued their protest against the Crit'Air environmental badge and the circulation...

15.10.2017

30 km / h in Berlin

The German capital is expanding the 30 km/h zones. Until the beginning of 2018, special analysis vehicles will drive through three main...

14.10.2017

French: Do not forget the scrapping bonus!

In 2018, the French scrapping bonus will be between 2000 and 4000 Euro depending on the new vehicle you want to buy! However, only...

13.10.2017

Premature deaths due to air pollution

The European Environment Agency announced that about 520,000 Europeans died because of air pollution in 2014. Another reason to fight...

12.10.2017

Anti-pollution measures activated in the ZPA zone of Madrid for 12 October

In Madrid, important levels of nitrogen dioxide (NO2) have been registered during the night of 11 october and the "Protocol on measures...

11.10.2017

Beginning from 2019: no more Diesel in Copenhagen?

In Copenhagen, there may be no more diesel cars beginning from 2019. The Mayor of the Danish capital also wants to ban diesel ships from...

10.10.2017

Dieselgate

In Germany, politicians finally decided that manipulated diesel cars must, at least in part, have hardware modernisations. In July 2017,...

09.10.2017

Cognitive development in danger

Pupils walking to school are exposed to a large number of pollutant emissions that harm their cognitive development. A study by the...

08.10.2017

Winter pollution

The cold season begins and one can wonder what the weather does with the air pollution. After the summer heat waves that caused...

07.10.2017

Citizen researcher for Air Quality

In Grenoble, 30 citizens carried PM10 particulate matter sensors for several days in order to analyse the real air pollution rates from...

06.10.2017

Researches on urban air quality

Ambient air quality remains an important issue for human health. As a result, a new call for research projects has been launched by the...

05.10.2017

The day without my car

Last Sunday, 01.10.2017, the “day without my car” has taken place in Paris. It aims to favour low-impact means of transportation and to...

04.10.2017

Circulation restrictions in Stuttgart

Stuttgart stays a big topic regarding environmental areas in Germany since the German environmental association DUH won an action...

03.10.2017

Arve-Valley

The valley of the river Arve remains an important subject for French politicians. For more than 10 years already, ambitions to improve...

02.10.2017

Volkswagen announces profit warning

Volkswagen has to add a good sum for upgrades of American cars. The process is longer and technically demanding than expected. For this...

01.10.2017

China thinks about winter pollution peaks

In China, there is a persistent and heavy air pollution, which is getting worse during winter. In December 2016, pollution led to a...

30.09.2017

Bikers remain angry

After their manifestation in Strasbourg, the angry bikers (“Motards en colère”) go ahead with their initiative against ZCR environmental...

29.09.2017

Jamaica coalition

In Germany, the new coalition is being discussed. The Greens, the FDP, and the CDU / CSU parties are likely to form a Jamaica coalition....

28.09.2017

Electric vehicles in China

China is serious about forcing car manufacturers to produce a fixed number of electric vehicles. The People's Republic of China had...

27.09.2017

In France, the tax advantage for diesel is lifted

Drivers of Diesel cars now have to pay 10% more taxes. The tax advantage of diesel will be cleared during the upcoming 6 years. So far,...

26.09.2017

Air quality improved constantly in the past 20 years

For 20 years, the air quality in France improved constantly. For example, the part of nitrogen oxides in the air decreased by 17,3%...

25.09.2017

Germany: Federal Elections

The election’s results from yesterday, 24.09.2017, show a great diversion of the German society and a large number of exchange-voters...

24.09.2017

Innovative measures in case of pollution peaks in Barcelona

The authorities of Barcelona will introduce innovative measures in case of pollution peaks and implement a ZPA zone. Indeed, the...

23.09.2017

Introduction of a ZPA zone in Barcelona

Starting from December 2017, a new ZPA zone will be introduced in Barcelona. In case of pollution peaks, all vehicles that do not have...

22.09.2017

New ZPA area in Toulouse

A new ZPA area is to be settled in Toulouse (France). In case of pollution peaks, the most polluting vehicles, ranked according to the...

21.09.2017

Celebration of the day without cars in Barcelona

On the occasion of the World Car-Free Day, on September 22nd, a total of 76 streets in the city of Barcelona will be cut off from...

20.09.2017

Today, it is he French national day of air quality

In France, the official day of air quality is celebrated today. Many local authorities and laboratories for air quality measurement...

19.09.2017

In Paris, the zone 30km/h will expand

In order to improve the Parisian air quality, various measures will be introduced in addition to the existing ZCR zone. One is the...

18.09.2017

The Air Pollution is Responsible for 425 000 deaths each year in Europe

The review Environmental Research Letters published today a scientific research lead by the Norwegian Institute for Meteorology, in...

17.09.2017

The air pollution in Martinique

80% of local people of Martinique believe that the air pollution on the French South Sea Island has a big impact on their health! Even...

16.09.2017

Day of public transport in France

Today is the Day of Public Transport in France, which is celebrated with many events, such as promotions, games, competitions and visits...

15.09.2017

Air pollution: States under control

After France last July, the Government of the Netherlands was also taken to court concerning the air pollution. In La Haye, a judiciary...

14.09.2017

Calculator of air pollutants

The Airparif Institute, responsible for measuring the air quality in Paris, has implemented an emission calculator which depends on the...

13.09.2017

International Motor Show in Frankfurt

The „Internationale Automobil-Ausstellung“ (International Motor Show) was installed during the last days, only industrial visitors were...

12.09.2017

China – The Governments puts an end to the combustion motor vehicles

France and Great Britain decided to end sales of combustion motor vehicles by 2040. For Germany, it seems more problematic. The question...

11.09.2017

In Belgium, the air quality would not be taken seriously enough

Greenpeace criticized the absence of actions against air pollution by the ministry of environment. Among others issues, the bad location...

10.09.2017

First evaluation of the environmental progress

The first evaluation of the big projects in terms of ecology for Nicolas Hulot has taken place this week. The topic has become quite...

09.09.2017

Become researchers of air quality

The office for the measurement of air pollution, Atmo Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, invites the region’s residents to its open day on 21...

08.09.2017

Reducing Air Pollution, Without Banning Diesel Motors

After the 1st Diesel Summit one month ago, the German Federal Chancellor concluded the 2^nd summit, last Monday, with the doubling of the...

07.09.2017

Worldwide pollution with fine particules

The 10 states the more concerned by the pollution with fine particules in the world are all located in Asia. In New-Dehli, the...

06.09.2017

Free public transports in Niort, France

The mayor of Niort (nearby La Rochelle, France) achieved his electoral promise of 2014: the public transports are now free since the 1^st...

05.09.2017

The French Association “Angry Moto Drivers”: Strike against Crit´Air

The French association “Angry Moto Drivers” organised a strike last Saturday in the region of Strasbourg. The association contests the...

04.09.2017

Germany: Diesel summit with mayors of affected cities

Today, the mayors of 20 of the most polluted German cities meet with Angela Merkel and other top politicians such as Siegmar Gabriel and...

03.09.2017

A new program in the field of air quality in Interreg Central Europe

Today begins the AWAIR, one european program that focuses air pollution for Central European territories. The program aims to respond to...

02.09.2017

Smart Buildings

In Lyon, a summer university regarding smart buildings has been hold. 700 students and more than 30 start-ups were present to discuss...

01.09.2017

Enlargement of the ZCR environmental zone of Paris?

The air protection plan PPA of the French region Ile-de-France is currently examined. The new plan will take measures for the period...

31.08.2017

Regional assistance for companies buying “clean” vehicles

Within the framework of the regional plan “Let’s change the air in Ile-de-France”, subventions for regional companies and craftsmen that...

30.08.2017

Measuring indoor air quality

In France, a guide for measuring air quality in buildings and offices has been published. This guide counts five steps for the...

29.08.2017

Two thirds of motorist from Lille without environmental badge

According to a French newspaper, two thirds of the inhabitants of Lille did not buy the Crit’Air badge. The badge, which is compulsory...

28.08.2017

Air pollution peaks in three French cities

Three cities which have environmental ZPA zones (Lille, Lyon, Grenoble) published information alerts because of the lasting high air...

27.08.2017

The Spanish Road Transport Unit denounces fines for Spanish transporters in Belgium to Commissioner Violeta Bulc

The document denounces the disproportionate penalties (€ 1,000) for the failure of pay a portion of the Belgian mileage rate (these...

26.08.2017

London: No initial registrations for polluting taxis beginning from 2018

The public transport system must play a part in the air quality improvement if pollution shall be reduced in European cities. For this...

25.08.2017

Former Minister Ramsauer reproaches the German Environmental Office for interfering into subjects that are out of their competition

During an interview with the German radio station Deutschlandfunk, Peter Ramsauer, former Minister of traffic, construction and urban...

24.08.2017

Anti-pollution columns and walls

There are more and more initiatives searching for solutions against the urban air pollution in European cities. In Paris, a cleaning...

23.08.2017

Statistics of road accidents in France

The French Ministry of the Interior published numbers of road accidents in July which show a slight improvement compared to the last...

22.08.2017

Web mapping of air quality in the French region Nouvelle-Aquitaine

The official website that informs about air quality in the French region Nouvelle-Aquitaine has developed a new information tool. With...

21.08.2017

More car sharing!

The German magazine Automobilwoche elected the Start-up Simply Hop to the best Start-up of the week. In times of circulation...

20.08.2017

Do you take care about your health? Do you practice sports in areas with high air pollution?

After the application of a restriction due to pollution, it is suggested that persons do not train sports like running. There are...

19.08.2017

Merkel wants to lead the upcoming second diesel summit as chancellor

As the candidate for the chancellorship Martin Schulz criticised Angela Merkel’s agony, she countered with this strong declaration: she...

18.08.2017

Zone ZCR Bordeaux in progress

Following to its air protection plan, Bordeaux wants to introduce a ZCR environmental zone in the inner city. Three scenarios were...

17.08.2017

700 km of cycle tracks in Paris

Anne Hidalgo, mayor of Paris, had given the electoral promise to double the number of cycle tracks in the French capital. In order to...

16.08.2017

Urban farming in New York

In New York, green leafy vegetables are now cultivated in containers. With a special app temperature, CO2 and air humidity can be...

15.08.2017

Eight electric busses reduce the yearly CO2-output by 520 tonnes

In Cologne, a new kind of quiet and low-emission electric busses drive on the line 133 since a year approximately. The project has been...

14.08.2017

In France, car sellers react to governmental regulations

In the French department Yonne, the tendency of sales for gasoline cars are increasing. Since last year, sales of essence motors went to...

13.08.2017

Scrappage bonus from the French government

The scrappage bonus and renewal of the fleet park was one election promise from Emmanuel Macron. For this reason, Nicolas Hulot now...

12.08.2017

Purifying bicycles

The Dutch inventor and artist Daan Roosegaarde develops bicycles that could vacuum polluted air and throw back clean air. The founder of...

11.08.2017

Five-point-plan for automotive industry

Since the outcoming of the diesel summit, a software update, was judged as a deception by the whole population, Martin Schulz, candidate...

10.08.2017

In Great Britain BMW and Vauxhall start a “fleet renewal campaign”

During the last days, Volkswagen introduced an environmental prime in Germany, now the English shall also profit from an environmental...

09.08.2017

Volkswagen starts discount battle

In Germany, Volkswagen gives high discounts on new cars in order to make the German fleet eco-friendlier. Buyers of all Volkswagen...

08.08.2017

The French but international badge

The French environmental badge Crit’Air has been sold many times since it has become obligatory in several cities. Even though the...

07.08.2017

Fire in British Columbia

Because of the continuous drought forest fires continue in British Columbia. Since several weeks, the fires could not be contained. A...

06.08.2017

Circulation restrictions cost up to 15 milliards of euro

Analyses of automotive experts showed that circulation restrictions for diesel vehicles could produces costs of 15 milliards of euro....

05.08.2017

No coalition with the party Die Grünen without a blue badge

Die Grünen was the first German party that announced a consequent demand for the blue badge after the parliamentary elections in seven...

04.08.2017

Air pollution alert in Grenoble

In Grenoble, the first level of air pollution alert has been activated. Yesterday, a relatively high air pollution has been detected as...

03.08.2017

The diesel summit – a farce?

The diesel summit of 02.08.2017 showed that German industrials and politicians would not give any new or interesting proposals for a...

02.08.2017

Diesel summit in Berlin

The German Minister of Environment Barbara Hendricks and Minister of Transport Alexander Dobrindt initiated a diesel summit in Berlin...

01.08.2017

ZPA Lille

The extension of the ZPA environmental zone Lille was adapted earlier this month. Many had expected the zone to be as large as the...

31.07.2017

Berlin is taken to court for its air pollution

After losing its trial against the German association for the environment DUH last Friday, Stuttgart will have to implement measures to...

30.07.2017

Car dealer worry about consequences of emissions scandal

Until now, diesel cars had a big and constant part within all cars in Germany. Around 30% of the registered cars in Germany have diesel...

29.07.2017

London introduces Toxicity Charge

Because of the important atmospheric pollution, the city of London decided an action plan for air improvement that includes sudden and...

28.07.2017

Judge bans diesel vehicle from Stuttgart starting on 01.01.2018

The process leaded by the German Environmental Help Association DUH against the city of Stuttgart demanding the interdiction of diesel...

27.07.2017

Pedestrians are less exposed to urban air pollution than car drivers

A study realised in London and Toulouse during the years 2014 and 2016 revealed that pedestrians would be less concerned by urban air...

26.07.2017

Great Britain bans new sales of diesel and petrol cars

The British government announced an interdiction of new diesel and petrol cars beginning in 2040. Hence, the new British air quality...

25.07.2017

Martinique

Today and yesterday, the air quality index proved high air pollution on the French island Martinique. This Monday during three hours,...

24.07.2017

Revision of the Environmental Protection Plan (PPA) in the Arve valley

The Arve valley is one of the most important transport axis between the French Alpes, Switzerland and Italy. Due to the numerous trucks...

23.07.2017

Researchers use planes to examine the impact of air pollution

Researchers of the university of Bremen try to understand the impact of big European metropolis on the terrestrial atmosphere. For this,...

22.07.2017

The “Lillois” appeal against the environmental badge Crit’Air

Earlier this week, the prefecture of Hauts-de-France has published the new limits of the ZPA-environmental zone. The news was followed...

21.07.2017

German automobile constructors under suspicion of a cartel agreement

Since one has proven that Volkswagen and Daimler have manipulated their diesel engines, suspicions on an agreement between the...

20.07.2017

Official order defines new measures for the ZPA of Lille

The new limits of ZPA environmental zone of the agglomeration of Lille have been decided on 5^th july 2017 by the prefects of the region...

19.07.2017

Medium air quality in Rhône-Alpes

The website air-rhonealpes.fr reports a medium air quality in the French region Rhône-Alpes that counts two environmental zones: the...

18.07.2017

Effects of forest fire

After weeks of drought and heat, more than 240 individual fires devastated the Canadian west coast. About 14.000 people left their...

17.07.2017

French consumer habits adapt to environmental regulations

French car drivers adapt to new environmental regulations as they buy more ecological vehicles. La voix du Nord, a French magazine,...

16.07.2017

Accusations of manipulations against Daimler

After Volkswagen, Daimler is also confronted with accusations of manipulations of exhaust emissions. For this reason, the German car...

15.07.2017

Munich: e-bikes against air pollution

Nowadays, many German cities promote the commercial use of e-bikes as in Berlin we can listen to convinced craftsmen at the radio and...

14.07.2017

French minister assembles local actors of air quality

After the denouncement of the missing engagement for the improvement of air quality in France yesterday, the Minister Nicolas Hulot...

13.07.2017

French government promises concrete measures against air pollution

Thursday, 12.07.2017, the French Conseil d’Etat promised developing measures fighting air pollution within the following nine months....

12.07.2017

Braunschweig renews its fleet of vehicles

The city of Braunschweig decided to implement electric cars in its fleet of vehicles. During two years, the city tested 5 e-up’s and got...

11.07.2017

The French senate outlines the absence of a long-term strategy for the improvement of air quality

A study of the French senate stretches out that “difficulties in realisation of the directive of air quality improvement result from a...

10.07.2017

Norwegian company discovers clean diesel

The Norwegian company Nordic Blue Crude shall produce in the future a new clean diesel. The new fuel will be significantly...

09.07.2017

Air pollution on cruise boats as bad as in Asian big cities

A new study of the British TV-Channel Channel 4 shows that the fine particles pollution on cruise boats is as high as in big cities of...

08.07.2017

China builds the first forest city in the world to fight air pollution

Every year, more than 3 million Chinese people die because of air pollution. To fight this, the Italian architect Stefano Boeri found a...

07.07.2017

France bans combustion motors cars from 2040

The new French Minister for the ecological transition announced on the 03.07.2017 the plan of the new government to fight climate change...

06.07.2017

Volvo gives up combustion motors

The automotive constructor Volvo took a clear position for its future: from 2019, the Swedish company will only produce electric and...

05.07.2017

Ten countries denounced by the European Environment Agency for air pollution

On Monday, the 03.07.2017, around ten countries have been denounced again for not having observed the emissions rates limits fixed in...

04.07.2017

ClientEarth Takes Actions Against the British Government over Air Pollution

The environmental lawyers of ClientEarth already won court twice against the British Government, accused of not taking its...

03.07.2017

Sharing Electric Vehicles Helps in Reducing the Air Pollution.

The private rental service of shared electric scooters launched in Paris just celebrated its first birthday. The fleet of 1.100 vehicles...

02.07.2017

Pollution peaks’ control is necessary but doesn’t bring sustainable solutions.

The French Minister of the Environment Nicolas Hulot recognizes that in pollution peaks, the crisis must be managed. However, it doesn’t...

01.07.2017

Carriers and associations are working together in the fight against air pollution

In France, 31% of the total nitrogen oxide emissions and 7% of the fine particles are due to freight transport. Trade is growing and...

30.06.2017

Air pollution only partially reduced in Paris

The French institute Airparif, responsible for the control of the air quality in the region of Paris, published its results for the year...

29.06.2017

Air Pollution Reduces considerably the Production of Solar Energy

By 2050, the production of solar energy is expected to increase faster than the other production means worldwide. Some regions such as...

28.06.2017

Minister President of Bavaria meets car manufacturers’ chairmen today in Munich

Today, on June, 28th 2017, Horst Seehofer, Minister President of Bavaria (CSU party, Christian Social Union) meets the chairmen of Audi,...

27.06.2017

The French State implements few measures against the air pollution

Because of the reluctance of the French State to introduce unpopular measures to reduce the road traffic and the difficulties certain...

26.06.2017

New instruments measure and monitor air pollution

Thanks to cloud analytics related to time and location, Intel and Bosch developed tools to monitor air pollution and measure the impact...

25.06.2017

New research center for air quality opening in Marseille

Air Paca, the institute for the control of air quality in the Region Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur opened a new big research center in...

24.06.2017

Electric vehicles get backing in Queen’s Speech

The Queens speech, which follows the State Opening of Parliament, sets out the priorities for the government over the course of the next...

23.06.2017

Ozone pollution peak in Grenoble

Grenoble suffers today under an ozone pollution peak. High temperatures and the traffic lead to a massive production of ozone stagnating...

22.06.2017

Ozon pollution peak in Paris – Traffic ban for vignettes 4 and 5

Because of a persisting pollution peak due to high ozone rates in the Parisian atmosphere, the Prefect of Paris decided on the...

21.06.2017

France suffers under ozone pollution

Because of great temperatures all over the country, ozone legal rates are exceeded. Ozone, a “secondary” pollutant, is created through...

20.06.2017

The Land of Bade-Wurttemberg wants to be leader in E-cars

The government of the German Land Bade-Wurttemberg presented a new initiative for electric mobility. Until 2020, the number of electric...

19.06.2017

Strollers strike against air pollution in Brussels

More than 300 people stroke on Saturday in Brussels with strollers against air pollution. The goal of this protest: the point and...

18.06.2017

New technology recharges electro cars while driving

The constructor Qualcom developped and tested recently a new system recharging eletric cars through induction plates placed under the...

17.06.2017

British Businesses urged to engage on air quality

On the occasion of the British national clean air day on the 15^th of June, businesses, NGO’s and state organizations met in London to...

16.06.2017

European Commission advises Romania to ensure measures to improve air quality

After Poland and Hungry, the European Commission advises Romania via a letter to ensure the monitorization of air quality on its...

15.06.2017

Walking on sidestreets reduces the intake of air pollutants

The British organisation Cross River Patnership created a new map online helping pedestrians to avoid air pollutants an their way....

14.06.2017

The city of Munich plans to ban old diesel vehicles

After Stuttgart and Hamburg, the mayor of Munich decided to introduce traffic restrictions for old diesel vehicles. In Munich, the...

13.06.2017

Extreme air pollutant rates recorded in Brussels

The organization Client Earth measured the presence of air pollution in three different places in Brussels during a month. The results...

12.06.2017

Battery industry for E-cars booming worldwide

The production of electric batteries for electric vehicles is booming. According to the organization Bloomberg New Energy Finance, the...

11.06.2017

The city of Krakow invests in innovative Start-Ups

The technological park of Krakow invests in 11 polish start-ups in order to develop the commercial and ecological potential of the city....

10.06.2017

Pizza oven affected Montreal air quality readings, report says

Montrealers can breathe a sigh of relief to learn their air is less polluted than previously thought — due in part to a pizza oven that...

09.06.2017

Google Street View cars measure and map air pollution

After having mapped the all world, Street View cars have now been upgraded to detect pollution, with the fitment of sensors that...

08.06.2017

French citizen sues the State for inaction against air pollution

A Parisian woman lodged an appeal by the administrative court of Paris against the French state yesterday the 7^th of June 2017 for its...

07.06.2017

Ragweed more dangerous with air pollution

Scientists recently discovered that nitrogen oxides emit through exhaust gas cause a stress by ragweed. This plant, particularly...

06.06.2017

Fall in demands for new diesel cars

In the UK, Demand for new diesel cars plummeted by a fifth last month amid rising concerns over air pollution. Approximately 81,500 new...

05.06.2017

A league claims the interdiction of traffic in some areas in Hamburg

A league composed by labor unions, church organizations and environmental organizations proposed by the Senate of the city of Hamburg to...

04.06.2017

A new bike cleans the air by driving

The “Smog Free Bike”, developed by the Dutch designer Roosegaarde, cleans the air by driving. The copper inductors load fine...

03.06.2017

Traffic takes a bigger responsibility on air pollution than expected

In Europe, the traffic has a bigger responsibility for the presence of nitrogen oxides in the air than we had expected until now....

02.06.2017

The Region Paris suffers under ozone pollution

The last few days, the region of Paris suffered under important ozone pollution. High temperatures and sunshine prevent the pollution to...

01.06.2017

German Regions claim action from the government against pollution

On Friday, the 02.06.2017, the German Land Baden-Württemberg shall introduce a resolution proposal to claim the government to invite the...

31.05.2017

Process to measure air pollution should be improved

The French agency for health security prescribed in a recent report published on the 30^th of May that processes to measure air pollution...

30.05.2017

The EU Council of ministers rejects the introduction of a European “Diesel Police”

After a rejection by the European parliament, the EU Council of ministers rejected yesterday, on the 29^th of May, the introduction of an...

29.05.2017

More than 100,000 deaths due to diesel emissions

A new study from the American organization Environmental Health Analytics published in the magazine Nature shows that 107,600 people...

28.05.2017

Pollution-alert in the French Antilles

The French Antilles suffer since a few days from an important pollution phase through the presence of fine particles in the air. Those...

27.05.2017

Air pollution in some EU States almost so bad as in China

New statistics from the WHO show that the air in Poland, Bulgaria and Hungary contains an average rate of fine particles of 55µg/m³,...

26.05.2017

Air pollution affects sleep quality

A new study from the University of Washington made on 1,800 people during 5 years reveals a correlation between air pollution and sleep...

25.05.2017

A new transportable measuring station for fine particles

On the 19^th of Mai, the mayor of Paris announced the introduction of a new measuring system for fine particles. This new measuring...

24.05.2017

Volkwagen could be charged by the French state up to 19,7 billion euros

The German vehicle constructor Volkswagen is beiing sued by different countries around the world in the context of the so-called...

23.05.2017

The Indian government wants to stop sales of combustion engines vehicles from 2030 onwards

Following to the example of Norway, the Netherlands and Germany, the Indian Energy Minister announced that sales of internal combustion...

22.05.2017

In summer, trees worsen air quality in cities

A new study published in the journal Environmental Sciences and Technology has shown that, in summer, plants may significantly worsen...

21.05.2017

The German Greens demand that car manufacturers provide retrofits for diesel vehicles

The mayor of Stuttgart and the president of the Land Baden-Württemberg (Greens) argue that the automobile industry has the obligation to...

20.05.2017

Greenpeace promotes the introduction of air protection zones in schools

Environmental activists of the organization Greenpeace have measured the level of nitrogen oxides in front of 20 schools in Munich over...

19.05.2017

The European Commission sues Italy for emissions scandal

The EU administration has reproached the Italian government for not adequately persecuting the car manufacturer Fiat. Like Volkswagen,...

18.05.2017

The Transport will have an important bearing on the new “Ministry for ecological change”

Yesterday, May 17 2017, the new French President has appointed his new government. The journalist and environmentalist Nicolas Hulot was...

17.05.2017

Hedges against air pollution in cities

A new study, published in the scientific journal Atmospheric Environment, proves that low hedges along a city’s main roads have a great...

16.05.2017

Too high NOx emission levels cause numerous premature deaths in Europe

On May 15, the scientific journal Nature published a new study that proves that a third of all registered trucks and half of all...

15.05.2017

Hydrogen for buses produced with polluted air

With the goal of fighting air pollution, researchers at the University of Antwerp and the University of Leuven have invented a device...

14.05.2017

Air pollution might make us age faster

According to a new study by the Woodorf Medical Laboratory in London, there is a direct connection between unwanted pigmentation of face...

13.05.2017

Madrid and Barcelona demand that the Government take measures against air pollution

Often, European cities lack the resources to reduce air pollution. The cities of Madrid and Barcelona have thus asked the Government to...

12.05.2017

Better solutions for air pollution in Barcelona

The mayors of the Metropolitan Area of Barcelona demand better solutions to reduce air pollution. It is not enough to ban old cars from...

11.05.2017

The absence of a Crit’Air vignette will be sanctioned starting July 1, 2017

A recent decree has determined that driving without a Crit’Air vignette in French environmental zones as of July 1, 2017, shall be...

10.05.2017

Air pollution affects almost all citizens of Barcelona

According to a report by the Agency for Public Health of Barcelona (ASPB), annual fine dust particle levels in the city of Barcelona are...

09.05.2017

The British government presents its plan for air quality

The British government has presented its plan for the improvement of air quality in the UK. The fight against nitrogen oxides is a...

08.05.2017

Environmental conference in Bonn for the implementation of the Paris agreements

Today, May 8, 2017, representatives of 196 countries are meeting in Bonn to discuss the implementation of the Paris climate agreements....

07.05.2017

More gas-powered vehicles or more electric vehicles?

According to the Citizen’s Assembly against Gas, the Spanish public administration promotes the development and implementation of...

06.05.2017

The British government will publish a plan against air pollution

Next week, the British government, led by the conservative Theresa May, will publish a plan to fight air pollution. May’s government has...

05.05.2017

More gas-powered vehicles or more electric vehicles?

According to the Citizen’s Assembly against Gas, the Spanish public administration promotes the development and implementation of...

04.05.2017

Air pollution kills 10 times more people than car crashes

On the occasion of the World ‘s Asthma Day on the 2nd of Mai, scientists, doctors and researchers seize the opportunity to talk, once...

03.05.2017

Diesel Vehicles banned from two Streets in Hamburg

The Senate of the city of Hamburg decided yesterday that vehicles which do not correspond to the norm EURO 6 will be banned from two...

02.05.2017

More and more bike riders in France

In 2007, the first bike renting system of France was introduced in Paris. Ten years later, bike mobility represents 5% of the total...

01.05.2017

Presidential elections in France: What the finalists say

On Sunday, May 7, 2017, the final elections for the presidency will take place in France. The two final candidates, Marine Le Pen and...

30.04.2017

40 million brits breath very bad air

Around 40 million people in Great Britain live in areas where emission rates of hazardous substances are illegal, according to a study...

29.04.2017

Hydrogen cells for trucks

On April 13, the American electric car manufacturer Tesla announced that it had developed hydrogen cells for trucks. The Japanese car...

28.04.2017

Environmental action: an air-cleaning tower turns fine dust into jewels

A Dutch artist, Daan Roosegaarde, has developed a tower of seven meters that is supposed to clean the air of Rotterdam starting this...

27.04.2017

The uncertain future of the Blue Environmental Badge in Germany

The German minister for the environment, Barbara Hendricks, has announced this week that the introduction of the Blue Environmental...

26.04.2017

A measurement instrument measures air pollution live

The Open Knowledge Lab in Stuttgart has developed a free measurement instrument that measures the presence of fine dust particles,...

25.04.2017

Chocolate to fight health consequences of air pollution

According to the Belgian physician network Solidaris, chocolate is a good remedy against the health consequences of air pollution. A...

24.04.2017

Air pollution increases resistance against antibiotics

A new study from the University of Leicester has proven that CO2, nitrogen oxides and fine dust particles lead to breathing diseases. In...

23.04.2017

Barcelona fails to protect its air

During last year, Barcelona and the metropolitan area of Barcelona have yet again exceeded the limits of hazardous substance emissions...

22.04.2017

North-Rhine Westfalia wants to make highways part of its environmental zones

In the context of the fight against air pollution and for traffic restriction, North-Rhine Westfalia proposes to make highways A40, A42...

21.04.2017

German Green politician denounces the federal government and the automobile industry’s inaction

Johannes Remmel, minister of the environment for North Rhein-Westphalia, has unequivocally denounced that the federal government and the...

20.04.2017

Paris tries out the air-cleaning columns

The well-known “Morris columns” in Paris, which have so far been used for advertisement boards, will now also be used as an air-cleaning...

19.04.2017

Cheap retrofit possibilities for diesel vehicles

The producer of exhaust fumes technology Twintec Baumot has recently introduced a new retrofit system that allows old diesel vehicles to...

18.04.2017

Air pollution is worse for smokers

Air pollution severely affects smokers, increasing the risk of death by cardiovascular diseases related to being exposed to fine dust...

17.04.2017

Taking vitamin B strengthens the defenses against air pollution

A study by the French Institute for Public Health has shown that the intake of vitamin B can reduce the consequences of air pollution...

16.04.2017

Banning old cars is not enough

The recent announcement by the City Government of Barcelona about traffic prohibition for vehicles older than 20 years has been polemic....

15.04.2017

Reducing speed limits helps, but it’s not enough

Reducing speed limits in larger cities and in their access points is a common measure in plans for air quality in different Spanish...

14.04.2017

The British parliament is getting ready for the fight against air pollution

After the recent statement by the British prime minister Theresa May concerning air pollution in the UK, the British parliament has...

13.04.2017

The British prime minister May declares air pollution as public health issue

Theresa May, the British prime minister, has recently defined air pollution as the fourth biggest public health risk in Great Britain,...

12.04.2017

The European Commission thinks diesel vehicles will disappear before expected

“After our discussion today, I am convinced that diesel vehicles will disappear much earlier than we imagine,” said the European...

11.04.2017

France presents a national plan for air quality

The French government has submitted a national plan for air quality to a citizen survey. Until April 27, citizens will be able to...

10.04.2017

New air pollution peak in northern France

A strong increase in air pollution took place yesterday, April 9, 2017, in the French region of Hauts-de-France (Lille). Fine dust...

09.04.2017

Bulgaria receives a fine from the EU for air pollution

On April 5, Bulgaria has been fined by the European Court of Justice for exceeding the limits of fine dust particles established by the...

08.04.2017

Air pollution harms our cognitive abilities

During the World Health Day celebrated on April 6, air pollution was one of the most important topics of discussion, especially...

07.04.2017

An app that gives an overview of all existing chargers for electric cars

Three young Spaniards have developed a network of chargers for electric vehicles connected through the Internet. An app makes it...

06.04.2017

The European Parliament strengthens the control of emissions of diesel vehicles

On April 4, 2017, the European Parliament voted on two new proposal to improve the control of diesel vehicles. According to these...

05.04.2017

Paris makes an “Air-volution”

Over the past days, the mayor of Paris has presented her Plan for Air Quality for the city until 2020. In addition to the progressive...

04.04.2017

The German Blue Badge is the solution to child asthma in cities

According to a study of the Swiss Tropics and Public Health Institute (Swiss TPH), nitrogen oxides emitted by diesel vehicles in German...

03.04.2017

The Land of Berlin has collects 1.4 million euro from vehicles without an environmental badge

Last year, the Land of Berlin collected 1.4 million euro in fines from drivers who entered the environmental zone without permission....

02.04.2017

Volkswagen relaunches the T2, this time in an environmentally-friendly version!

During the 86^th International Automobile Fair in Geneva, the German company Volkswagen introduced its project for a 100% electric...

01.04.2017

Bees are good to control air quality

Starting in 2012, a lab in Grenoble controls air quality using bees. The flight surface of bees can reach the 27 km². The researchers...

31.03.2017

Amsterdam aspires to be the first emission-free city of Europe in 2050

The city of Amsterdam has an ambitious urban environmental sustainability plan, the aim of which it is to become the first European...

30.03.2017

Donald Trump turns his back to the Clean Power Plan

This Tuesday, the American president signed the Energy Independence Policy, thus cancelling Barack Obama’s environmental protection...

29.03.2017

Paris, London and Seoul create their own emission measurement system

The mayor of Paris has announced today, together with the mayors of London and Seoul, that the three cities will introduce a new system...

28.03.2017

Spain lags behind in the fight against climate change

According a new ranking published by two NGOs, Transport and Environment and Carbon Market Watch, Spain is not ambitious enough in its...

27.03.2017

The city of Paris founds the Global Observatory for Air Quality

On March 23, 2017, the Global Observatory for Air Quality was founded as an initiative of the city of Paris. This institute will gather...

26.03.2017

100,000 electric vehicles registered in France

The French association for electric mobility Avere has announced today that 100,000 electric vehicles have been registered in France so...

25.03.2017

Air pollution worsens the impact of polen for alergies

In order to protect themselves from the increasing air pollution, plants produce more allergenics. At the same time, ozone and nitrogen...

24.03.2017

The famous black cabs of London go green!

The London Taxi Company is introducing energy changes. The company has just opened a new factory in Great Britain this week, where only...

23.03.2017

All diesel cars in Spain pollute more than allowed

The Spanish Ministry for Industry has analyzed the nitrogen oxides emission levels of 16 diesel models. In contrast to usual laboratory...

22.03.2017

Madrid uses environmental badges to reduce air pollution

The environmental badges introduced by the General Traffic Agency is one of the key elements of the Air Quality Plan of the City...

21.03.2017

Chronic air pollution, more dangerous than pollution peaks

The Almo Institute —which is responsible for the control of air quality in the Rhône-Alpes-Auvergne region (Lyon)— insists that chronic...

20.03.2017

The number of e-buses in cities is still too low

E-buses could be a good solution in the fight against air pollution in European cities. However, the number of e-buses in Europe remains...

19.03.2017

Threat of fines for air pollution for Hamburg

The supreme administrative court of the city of Hamburg has declared that the city will have to pay a fine because it is not ready to...

18.03.2017

From this week, taxis in Paris will fly over the water

Since the air in Paris is ever more affected by pollution, the stqrt-up SeaBubbles has developed a creative idea to improve the air...

17.03.2017

Barcelona bans all old vehicles

From January 1, 2019, vehicles older than 20 years will not be allowed to drive in Barcelona and its surroundings. In addition, from...

16.03.2017

Moss walls for better air in Berlin

The limits of polluting agents are constantly being exceeded in the German capital. A start-up has developed an idea for the improvement...

15.03.2017

The European Commissión supports the German Blue Badge

In a recent admonishing announcement about the constant infringement of the directives for the maintenance of air quality in Germany,...

14.03.2017

Madrid goes for low emission vehicles

The city government of Madrid wants to promote the use of low emission vehicles, such as electric cars. Between 2018 and 2020, the city...

13.03.2017

Madrid lowers speed limits to improve air quality

On Monday, March 13, 2017, the city of Madrid announced Plan A for air quality, a strategic plan for the reduction of air pollution. The...

12.03.2017

Milan, also forced to fight air pollution

On mid-February, emission limits for fine particulates have already been exceed during 30 days in the city Milan. According to EU...

11.03.2017

Air pollution invades London subway

Air quality doesn’t improve in London either. In January, the emission limits of nitrogen oxides established by the WHO (200 µg/m³) were...

24.07.2017

Revision of the Environmental Protection Plan (PPA) in the Arve valley

The Arve valley is one of the most important transport axis between the French Alpes, Switzerland and Italy. Due to the numerous trucks...

10.03.2017

Around the world, people commit against air pollution

Around the world, people commit against air pollution in their city, their region or their country. The British TV channel BBC launched...

09.03.2017

Conservative parties in Germany against the Blue Badge

On Wednesday, March 8, 2017, the commission for the environment, nature protection, construction and reactor security of the German...

08.03.2017

Traffic restrictions for old vehicles in Barcelona

The Government of Catalonia, together with the City Government of Barcelona and the Metropolitan Area of Barcelona, has announced...

07.03.2017

The limits of the environmental zone of the Arve valley have been defined

The environmental zone of the Arve vallez, in the French Alps, which was announced recently, will be defined by means of a decree. The...

06.03.2017

Greenpeace fights against diesel vehicles in Germany

On Saturday March 4, the environmental organization Greenpeace carried out actions against air pollution in 58 German cities. Protesters...

05.03.2017

Air pollution is the first environmental preoccupation of the French

According to a study by the INSEE, the French institute for statistics, one quarter of the French population sees the air pollution as...

04.03.2017

The British underestimate the consequences of air pollution

According to a new study by the British association “Friends of the Earth”, only one in ten persons in the United Kingdom believe that...

03.03.2017

The French presidential candidate Macron fosters clean cars

Emmanuel Macron, candidate to the presidency in France, wants to half the number of days with high air pollution in France by 2022. The...

02.03.2017

Spain: 26.830 premature deaths in one decade due to air pollution

A study of the National School of Health, based on data from every province, has shown that 2.683 premature deaths in Spain are caused...

01.03.2017

The minister for the environment Ségolène Royale protects the Mont Blanc

On Saturday February 25, 2017, the French minster for the environment, Ségolène Royale announced an action plan against air pollution...

28.02.2017

5 million vignettes already delivered in France

The minister for the environment, Ségolène Royal, has announced before the senate that 5 million Crit’Air vignettes have been delivered...

27.02.2017

New environmental zone in France

On February 25, the prefect of the département Haute-Savoie announced the introduction of a new environmental zone in the area of the...

26.02.2017

The Green Party of Vienna fights for better air quality

The Green Party of the Austrian capital, Vienna, is disappointed by the measure taken so far for the improvement of the city’s air...

25.02.2017

Norway also concerned by air pollution

The city of Oslo is going through a high phase of air pollution, which has taken the shape of a smog that is suffocating the whole city....

24.02.2017

Air pollution peak in Graz

The city of Graz, Austria, is experiencing a long phase of air pollution. Until mid-February, the limit levels of fine dust had long...

23.02.2017

Air pollution causes six different kinds of illness

An average 1.3 million people worldwide die every year as a consequence of air pollution. The following illnesses, among others, have...

22.02.2017

Stuttgart bans old diesel vehicles

On February 21, Stuttgart became the first city in Germany to introduce traffic restrictions for diesel vehicles that do not correspond...

21.02.2017

Air pollution episode in Poland

Since last week, Poland has been experiencing the biggest peak of air pollution since air quality began to be measured. Low temperatures...

20.02.2017

Air pollution linked to premature births

An international study published in the well-known Environmental Journal has shown that 18% of premature births worldwide are directly...

19.02.2017

New step expected to be taken against nitrogen oxides

According to a recent announcement by the European Commission, 28 German cities and towns suffer too high levels of air pollution, with...

18.02.2017

New air pollution peak in Paris

Paris and its surroundings have been affected this Friday, once again, by a peak of air pollution. For the moment only the alarm...

17.02.2017

European Commission critizises five Member States for bad air quality

The European Commission has recently criticized five of its Member States due to insufficient measures for the improvement of air...

15.02.2017

New air pollution peak in Lyon and Grenoble

The French region Rhône-Alpes-Auvergne is currently suffering from a new air pollution episode. According to Atmo, the instate in charge...

14.02.2017

The Crit'Air vignette will be introduced in Strasbourg

The city of Strasbourg and the Eurometropol Strasbourg announced on the 13th of Februry, that the Crit’Air vignette will be introduced...

12.02.2017

Air pollution increasingly present in the presidential debate in France

The problems related to air pollution are becoming increasingly present in the presidential debates in France. Since many French...

10.02.2017

Peak of air pollution in the north of France

Today, both the Département Nord (Lille) and the Département Pas-de-Calais are affected by a peak of air pollution. The cloud of...

07.02.2017

The Crit'Air Vignette will be mandatory in Lille

The Préfet of the Département Nord, in cooperation with the city of Lille, announced yesterday that the Crit’Air vignette will be...

06.02.2017

In France, small cities are also affected by air pollution

In France, not only the big cities are concerned by the air pollution, but small agglomerations as well. Frequent measurements show...

03.02.2017

Ten families are suing the State of France because of the air pollution

With the support of two French environmental NGOs, ten Parisian families have decided to sue the State of France. Those families started...

30.01.2017

In some cities of France, the air quality remains bad

In several cities of France, the air quality did not get better yet. Since those cities didn’t introduce measures to restrict the...

24.01.2017

The French minister for environment, Ségolène Royal, announced

that more than 3,4 million Crit’Air vignettes have been ordered. The number of orders raised particularly in December 2016 due to a...

20.01.2017

On the 17th of January, mayors from the municipalities of the conurbation of Bordeaux

met to talk about the introduction of an environmental zone ZCR in the metropole. The municipalities of Bordeaux and Bègles strongly...

17.01.2017

According to a new announcement from the French authorities

it will be possible to order a vignette for vehicles non-registered in France from 01.02.2017.
This means, that the vignette Crit’Air...

12.12.2016

After Paris and Grenoble the Crit’Air vignette has been introduced in Lyon

The prefect of the department Rhône has decided in an order dated 1212.2016 to introduce the Crit’Air vignette in Lyon and in the...

22.06.2017

Electric vehicles get backing in Queen’s Speech

The Queens speech, which follows the State Opening of Parliament, sets out the priorities for the government over the course of the next...

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