Mobility
World’s first bike path made from recycled plastic opens in Netherlands
23 November 2018 - The world’s first PlasticRoad bike path opened recently in Zwolle, the Netherlands. Made from recycled...
President Rumen Radev vetoes higher taxes for older cars sought over air pollution
16 November 2018 - Bulgarian President Rumen Radev has vetoed changes to the corporate income tax law introducing higher...
UNDP financing Sarajevo – Smart City Initiative to help improve environmental public services
16 November 2018 - The City of Sarajevo and the UN Development Programme (UNDP) in Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH)...
EP approves 2030 target of 32% for renewables, 32.5% for energy efficiency, 35% for CO2 emissions cuts for trucks
15 November 2018 - The European Parliament (EP) has approved a binding 2030 target for renewables of 32% and...
Enel X Romania to install 2,500 charging stations for EVs over four years
14 November 2018 - Between 2019 and 2023, Enel X Romania will invest EUR 15-20 million in the installation...
Ride-hailing service CarGo adds 20 hybrid cars to fleet
14 November 2018 - Serbian ride-hailing service CarGo has expanded its fleet with 20 new Toyota hybrid cars, which...
Pipistrel’s electric aircraft as solution for vertical mobility and greener aviation
09 November 2018 - Aviation is responsible for more than 2% of global CO2 emissions, which ranks it in...
Turkish chemicals firm gets EUR 15 million loan from EBRD to contribute to greener tire production
09 November 2018 - The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) is lending EUR 15 million to Turkish...
Albania bans imports of cars over 10 years old, not meeting Euro 5 emission standard from 2019
05 November 2018 - The Albanian government has adopted a decision banning imports of cars older than 10 years...
Istanbul’s deposit system lets you pay transit fare with recyclables
30 October 2018 - As cities around the world start deploying deposit systems, Istanbul, with a population of nearly...
EUR 5.8 million project seeks to prove feasibility of electric car-sharing in smaller urban areas
24 October 2018 - Greenhouse gases (GHG) from road transport have grown by more than 20% between 1990 and...
Sofia to deploy 15 electric buses in 2019 as it secures EUR 7.35 million loan from EBRD, GESF
22 October 2018 - The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) and the Green Energy Special Fund (GESF)...
SEPA report: Excessive air pollution registered in Belgrade, other Serbian cities in 2017
18 October 2018 - The Serbian capital Belgrade had excessive air pollution throughout the 2010-2017 period, except in 2014,...
EVN Macedonia developing nationwide EV charging network
12 October 2018 - Power distribution company EVN Macedonia, a subsidiary of Austrian-based EVN Group, is developing a nationwide...
E-mobility project proposed to receive EUR 12.9 million CEF grant
11 October 2018 - A EUR 64.5 million e-mobility project including Croatia, Slovenia, Italy, and Slovakia is proposed to receive...
Global warming report calls for “unprecedented changes” in all aspects of society
08 October 2018 - The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), the leading world body for assessing the science...