Environment
Environmental impact of companies (Mana-Vox)
Saturday 26 January 2019 |
Alternatives Economiques The Mana-Vox platform ranks companies according to their environmental impact (deforestation, threats to biodiversity, support for fossil fuels, etc.).
Green finance (IDFC)
Sunday 27 January 2019 |
Alternatives Economiques The annual "Green Finance Mapping" report examines the financing granted by every large development bank in order to reduce greenhouse gas emissions or to adapt to climate change.
European vehicle market (ICCT)
Tuesday 29 January 2019 |
Alternatives Economiques The ICCT publishes every year a statistical overview of the European car fleet. The data goes ten years back, allowing a full appreciation of the recent market evolution.
Bears return to the Alps
in depth
Tuesday 22 January 2019 |
Laura Pes | OBC Transeuropa
In the collective imagination, bears are one of the wild animals with which humanity has struggled the most over the course of history. After virtual extermination, the reintroduction of bears in a number of European countries is arousing enthusiasm as well as perplexity.
EU commits itself to 37.5 percent cut in car emissions by 2030
Tuesday 08 January 2019 |
Déborah Berthier | VoxEurop
EU member states and the European Parliament have agreed to a 37.5 percent reduction in CO2 output for new cars by 2030. A 31 percent cut for utility vehicles is also planned.
Will MEPs vote to ensure the Mediterranean sustainable natural resources?
Wednesday 09 January 2019 |
Lasse Gustavsson | VoxEurop
On 10 January, the European Parliament should vote on the first multiannual plan for the Western Mediterranean Sea. The head of the NGO Oceana in Europe explains why MEPs should take action to save the “Mare Nostrum” from overfishing.
Hydrogen cars may be the future – they are not yet the present
in depth
Friday 30 November 2018 |
Peter Teffer Kashyap Raibagi
| VoxEurop
EUobserver
The European consumer is hardly buying any hydrogen cars, despite the EU's belief that it has a potential to reduce the use of fossil fuels.
Revealed: Link between MEPs CO2 votes and domestic car jobs
in depth
Thursday 08 November 2018 |
Peter Teffer | EUobserver
VoxEurop
Members of the European Parliament from countries where there are significant number of jobs in the automotive industry were less likely to support stronger climate measures than those where car jobs are less important, according to an analysis of voting patterns.
Electric buses: Europe struggles to take off
Saturday 17 November 2018 |
Justin Delépine | Alternatives Economiques
The lack of a sufficient number of electric-powered buses in Paris area let local transportation company to put back in service several old diesel-propelled buses next year. A vehicle management issue that shows how much European cities lay behind in renewing their buses' fleet.
Europe continues to sell more and more pesticides
Friday 26 October 2018 |
Déborah Berthier | VoxEurop
Between 2011 and 2016, pesticide sales continued to increase in the European Union. Nevertheless, certain member states, such as Denmark, have made serious efforts to reduce their use.
