With the contribution of the LIFE programme of the European Union - LIFE17 ENV/GR/000215 and the co-financing of Green Fund, Greece
NEWS & EVENTS
The European Green Capital 2023 Award goes to the Estonian city of Tallinn. The title of European Green Leaf 2022 jointly went to the Portuguese city of Valongo and Winterswijk in the Netherlands.
Source: Eltis
September 14, 2021
European Green Capital 2023 and European Green Leaf 2022 Award Results
Following the positive disbursement decision by the European Commission, the European Investment Bank has made the first payments from the Modernisation Fund. A total of EUR 304.43 million has been made available to Czechia (EUR 202m), Hungary (EUR 11.43m) and Poland (EUR 91m) to finance six investment proposals that have been confirmed as priority investments.
Source: European Commission
August 25, 2021
Modernisation Fund: First EUR 304 million to support Climate Neutrality in 3 Beneficiary Countries
Greening public transport has taken a further step in the Netherlands: The Province of Noord-Holland has launched the country’s first zero-emission bus concession in the Region Gooi en Vechtstreek, south-west of the Dutch Capital. All combustion engine buses in the region will be replaced by 61 electric ones during 2022.
Source: Eltis
August 16, 2021
Province of Noord-Holland goes for Zero-Emission Buses
On 14 July 2021, the European Commission adopted a package of proposals to make the EU's climate, energy, land use, transport and taxation policies fit for reducing net greenhouse gas emissions by at least 55% by 2030, compared to 1990 levels. Achieving these emission reductions in the next decade is crucial to Europe becoming the world's first climate-neutral continent by 2050 and making the European Green Deal a reality.
Source: Eltis
July 16, 2021
"Fit for 55": European Commission proposes Transformation of EU Economy and Society to meet Climate Ambitions
A new Eurobarometer survey published shows that European citizens believe climate change is the single most serious problem facing the world.
Source: European Commission
July 6, 2021
Eurobarometer Survey: Europeans consider Climate Change to be the Most Serious Problem facing the World
IRU’s Director of Advocacy, Matthias Maedge, spoke at an eFuels Alliance seminar on global technology neutrality perspectives this week, urging policymakers to consider a range of technologies to decarbonise the road transport sector.
Source: IRU
June 27, 2021
IRU reinforces Need for Clean Fuels to achieve Climate Targets
Cities across Europe are striving for climate neutrality. And with a growing awareness of the role of transport in our emissions, leaders from cities across Europe are more committed than ever to share their best practices and make sure climate neutrality can be ‘mission possible’.
Source: Eltis
June 16, 2021
Findings from the Eurocities Mobility Forum Meeting: Climate Neutrality is Mission Possible
At the EU Green Week, Europe’s biggest environmental event, the winners of the 2021 LIFE Awards were announced by the EU’s LIFE programme. This years’ Awards honoured winners in three different categories from the Slovak Republic (Nature), Spain (Environment), and France (Climate Action). The public also voted for their favourite project in the Citizen’s Award, and the work and dedication of young volunteers were recognised in the LIFE4Youth Award.
Source: European Commission
June 6, 2021
LIFE Programme: EU honours Inspirational Projects supporting Nature, Environment and Climate Action
The LIFE Cyclamen Team, together with the Cyprus Employers & Industrialists Federation (OEB), is organising an online two-day Info Event titled “LIFE and SMEs”.
LIFE GreenYourRoute will be there!
Source: lifecyclamen
May 20, 2021
Online two-day Info Event: “LIFE and SMEs”
Through a new partnership with Upply, the digital marketplace dedicated to road transport and supply chain professionals, IRU, the world road transport organisation, is providing its members with pricing information to help them make the best possible business decisions.
Source: IRU
May 15, 2021
IRU partners with Upply on Access to Key Transport Pricing Information
The Council's and the European Parliament's negotiators reached a provisional political agreement setting into law the objective of a climate-neutral EU by 2050, and a collective, net greenhouse gas emissions reduction target (emissions after deduction of removals) of at least 55% by 2030 compared to 1990.
Source: EU Council
May 7, 2021
European Climate Law: Council and Parliament reach Provisional Agreement
As part of a UN Task Force established in April 2020, experts have developed a set of key recommendations that Member States can implement to support a recovery towards a green and healthy transport and mobility system.
Source: Eltis
April 25, 2021
UN Task Force issues Recommendations for Green and Healthy Transport to support a Sustainable COVID-19 Recovery
The European Road Safety Charter, led by the European Commission, has now been relaunched. The Charter is a vital element in European efforts to wake people up to the importance of road safety. It offers a fantastic, 3,500-strong network, and mobilises public and private entities as well as civil society in all EU countries and beyond.
Source: Eltis
April 17, 2021
Relaunch of the Road Safety Charter
The month's LIFE Project for April 2021 is GreenYourRoute.
LIFE GreenYourRoute (LIFE GYR) is an innovative logistics platform for last mile delivery of goods in urban environments developed within a multidisciplinary approach of environmental engineering, computer science and operation research.
Source: LIFETASKFORCE
April 9, 2021
April 2021 - LIFE GreenYourRoute
The real-world fuel and energy consumption of new cars and vans will be collected as of 2021 under a new Implementing Regulation adopted by the Commission. This data will make it possible to monitor the gap between type approval and actual CO2 emissions, and will provide a better understanding of how vehicles perform under real-world driving conditions.
Source: European Commission
March 19, 2021
Collecting Real-World Data on the CO2 Emissions and Fuel Consumption
of New Cars and Vans
Hamburg is now home to another piece of innovative logistics. On the 18 January 2021, a new micro depot located close to the Old Town area started a service for last-mile deliveries by cargo bike.
Source: Eltis
March 3, 2021
New Micro Depot Tests Joint Use by 4 CEP Service Providers in Hamburg
IRU has renewed calls to promote the use of Eco-trucks to boost transport decarbonisation, including harmonising rules for cross-border operations. This simple and cost effective measure could cut CO2 emissions by more than 13 billion tonnes between now and 2050.
Source: IRU
February 16, 2021
IRU Lays out Eco-truck Plan to Accelerate Decarbonisation
At the end of 2020, the City of Tallinn announced a Call for Tender of “Adaptive traffic management pre-feasibility study in City of Tallinn” and successfully awarded the consortium CIVITTA Eesti AS & STRATUM OÜ as a winner.
Source: Eltis
February 12, 2021
Adaptive Traffic Management Pre-Feasibility Study in Tallinn
From 23 to 26 February, 41 EASME projects will take part in the virtual exhibition of the EU Industry Days and have the opportunity to interact with many stakeholders as industry, policy makers, EU SMEs and find potential synergies.
Source: European Commission
February 8, 2021
EU Industry Days 2021: join EASME projects at the virtual exhibition and vote for the best!
The Italian Ministry of Infrastructure and Transport has published guidance, which deals with the issue of the movement of goods in cities which, with the increase in e-commerce that sprang up following the Covid-19 epidemic, is taking on completely different profiles compared to a few years ago.
Source: Eltis
January 25, 2021
Italian guidance published on “Urban logistics in an integrated vision”
On 1 January 2021, the Greater Lyon metropolitan area in France introduced tighter restrictions for its Low Emission Zone. It currently affects only heavy goods vehicles and vans that do not meet the specified emission limit values.
Source: Eltis
January 18, 2021
Greater Lyon tightens its low emission zone
The EU is revising its road charging rules (Eurovignette directive) to address greenhouse gas emissions and other environmental impacts, congestion and road infrastructure financing.
Source: Council of the EU
January 4, 2021
Road charging reform – Council agrees its stance
The agreement will reduce the administrative burden on the transport sector and ease digital information flows, making freight transport more efficient and sustainable.
Source: European Commission
December 15, 2020
European Commission welcomes the provisional agreement on electronic freight transport
The European Commission presented the ‘Sustainable and Smart Mobility Strategy’ together with an Action Plan of 82 initiatives that will guide its work for the next four years.
Source: European Commission
December 09, 2020
A fundamental transport transformation: Commission presents its plan for green, smart and affordable mobility
IRU, in partnership with the European Shippers’ Council and the European Transport Workers’ Federation, is launching a charter for better treatment of drivers at loading and unloading sites.
Source: IRU
November 30, 2020
IRU joins forces with shippers and trade unions to improve drivers’ conditions
The EU Urban Road Safety Award recognises the progress local authorities have made towards improving the safety of European roads.The deadline to apply for the EU Urban Road Safety Award has been extended to 20 November 2020, 24:00 (CET).
Source: Eltis
November 12, 2020
EU Urban Road Safety Award deadline extended
The objective of the Urban Transitions 2020 is to promote healthy urban development by bringing together different sectors and disciplines working within cities and presenting the state of the art research and providing solutions to and future healthy visions of our cities.
Source: Eltis
November 11, 2020
Urban Transitions 2020
Transport operators are massive generators of data. While digitalisation has the potential to increase efficiency, sustainability and safety, transport operators are at the same time concerned that there is currently no regulatory framework to ensure that they can reap the benefits of data sharing.
Source:IRU
November 04, 2020
Driving the future of data: a global challenge for road transport
The EU’s LIFE programme has announced the winners of the 2020 LIFE Awards.
Source:European Commission
November 03, 2020
EU reveals exceptional nature, environment and climate action projects
The newly released CO2 Green report 2019, describing the needs and high level requirements of in situ measurements to help establish an operational Monitoring & Verification Support (MVS) capacity to quantify anthropogenic CO2 emissions, is available.
Source: Copernicus
November 02, 2020
New CO2 Green report 2019 published
Representatives from the road, air, maritime, rail, and manufacturing in both passenger mobility and logistics sectors call on European decision makers to adopt an EU framework on the governance of business-to-business (B2B) data that ensures a level playing field for all partners in the digital economy.
Source: IRU
November 02, 2020
Transport sector calls for an EU framework on the governance of B2B data
With the revision of the Eurovignette Directive on road user charges the subject of intense debate in the European Council, IRU has written an open letter to senior EU officials urging them to consider a well-to-wheel approach in the new text.
Source: IRU
October 07, 2020
Driving cleaner transport with the Eurovignette
In Madrid (Spain), the future of urban freight is starting to look a little bit greener. A prototype of a 12-tonne electric cargo vehicle has been created whose design is tailored to suit the urban freight conditions in the Spanish capital.
Source: CIVITAS
October 05, 2020
New electric freight truck helping logistics go green in Madrid
Environment Committee MEPs voted to make climate neutrality obligatory by 2050 in both EU and member states and call for a more ambitious 2030 emissions reduction target.
Source: European Parliament
September 28, 2020
EU climate law: MEPs want to increase emission reductions target to 60% by 2030
Through the re-localisation of logistics activities and the re-configuration of freight flows at different scales, ULaaDS project aims to develop sustainable and liveable cities, allowing people and local businesses to easily use alternative modes of shopping and delivery.
Source: Eltis
September 24, 2020
New EU project ULaaDS is set to build a vision for future on-demand urban logistics
Once again, the LIFE programme will take part in Ecomondo, the annual trade fair for the green and circular economy.
Source: European Commission
September 22, 2020
LIFE at Ecomondo 2020: EU funding for your circular ideas
The latest “EU Energy in Figures” energy statistical pocketbook (2020 version) provides energy statistics for all EU countries and the EU as a whole.
Source: European Commission
September 17, 2020
EU energy in figures: key EU energy data in your pocket
The European Commission is seeking views on the strategy and direction of it's investment in research and innovation in a new survey.
Source: European Commission
September 10, 2020
European Commission seeks views on Horizon Europe First Strategic Plan 2021-2024
The LIFE Awards, now in their 14th year, recognise the most innovative, inspirational and effective LIFE projects. The LIFE Awards Ceremony, that will take place as part of EU Green Week.
Source: European Commission
September 9, 2020
2020 LIFE Awards Ceremony
European Commissioner for Transport Adina Valean, in cooperation with the German Presidency of the Council of the European Union, has the pleasure to announce that Digital Transport Days 2020 will be held this year on 18 November in digital format.
Source: European Commission
September 7, 2020
Digital Transport Days 2020 – Save the Date!
The Spanish Ministry of Transport, Mobility and the Urban Agenda (MITMA) is in the process of developing a new transport strategy, a "Strategy for Safe, Sustainable and Connected Mobility”.
Source: Eltis
September 3, 2020
Spain opens a participation process to draft the new Sustainable Mobility law
As connectivity increases in our societies making all aspects of every-day life more seamless, urban populations expect the same convenience in the way they move around their cities.
Source: Eltis
August 27, 2020
Webinar: Paving the way for service integration and smarter mobility in our cities
This is the first year of the new ROADPOL Safety Days campaign (previously known as Project EDWARD).
Source: Eltis
August 27, 2020
ROADPOL Safety Days: everyone can help make Europe's roads safer
EU Green Week 2020 is now scheduled for 19-22 October 2020, on the theme of nature and biodiversity.
Source: European Commission
August 18, 2020
EU Green Week 2020
European Research and Innovation Days is the European Commission’s annual flagship event, bringing together policymakers, researchers, entrepreneurs and citizens to debate and shape the future of research and innovation in Europe and beyond.
Source: European Commission
August 4, 2020
European Research and Innovation Days
Applicants from all EU countries are requesting some €2.8 billion in co-financing from the LIFE programme for new environmental projects. In total, the proposed projects are looking to invest more than €5.1 billion to protect nature and the environment.
Source: European Commission
July 30, 2020
More than 1 500 ideas for new LIFE projects
Boosting the EU's Green Recovery: EU invests over €2 billion in 140 key transport projects to jump-start the economy.
Source: European Commission
July 29, 2020
Infrastructure - TEN-T - Connecting Europe
Get ready for the launch of the European Green Deal call in September!
What is in store for the area of energy efficiency?
Source: European Commission
July 29, 2020
European Green Deal call
European Union countries can now apply for additional funding via the Emergency Support Instrument to transport essential goods, medical teams and patients affected by the coronavirus.
Source: European Commission
July 23, 2020
Coronavirus: EU funding for the transport of medical goods, medical teams and patients
The first-ever digital edition of the EU Sustainable Energy Week (EUSEW) drew more than 6000 participants from 120 countries across the world.
Source: European Commission
July 22, 2020
H2020 Energy Efficiency at the EU Sustainable Energy Week
The EU could slash truck carbon pollution by over a fifth (22%) in a decade by requiring its main cities to have electric truck charging infrastructure.
Source: Transport and Environment
July 16, 2020
City e-truck charging can cut road freight emissions by a fifth - study
A new database has been launched by the ITF (International Transport Forum) which documents transportation policies aimed at reducing CO2 emissions that have been implemented around the world and reveals their costs, benefits and effectiveness.
Source: Traffic technology today
July 15, 2020
International Transport Forum launches new database to help tackle climate change
The yearly 'EU energy in figures statistical pocketbook' provide an annual overview of energy-related statistics in the EU and in individual EU countries.
Source: European Commission
July 14, 2020
EU energy statistical pocketbook and country datasheets
A Horizon 2020-funded project aims to create 'digital twins' of urban logistics networks in six European cities in order to support the experimentation and decision making with on-demand logistics operations in a public-private urban setting.
Source: Eltis
July 10, 2020
Six European cities to experiment with 'digital twins' for urban logistics
New EU rules on road transport aim to end distortion of competition in the sector while providing better working conditions for drivers.
Source: European Parliament
July 9, 2020
Better working conditions for truck drivers across the EU
Today, the Commission launched a public consultation on the future of transport to allow both stakeholders and citizens to comment and identify their priorities. The consultation will be open until 23 September. It will enable the Commission to better understand how the EU can help the sector become more sustainable and competitive, more modern and resilient to crises.
Source: European Commission
July 2, 2020
Public consultation launched on the future of transport
Compared to previous years, fewer people lost their lives on EU roads in 2019, according to preliminary figures published today by the European Commission. An estimated 22 800 people died in a road crash last year, almost 7 000 fewer fatalities than in 2010 – a decrease of 23%.
Source: European Commission
July 1, 2020
Road safety: Europe’s roads are getting safer but progress remains too slow
The European Commission has selected the 15 finalists for this year’s LIFE Awards that will take place in the autumn. The Awards, now in their 14th year, recognise the most innovative, inspirational and effective LIFE projects in three categories: climate action, environment and nature protection.
Source: European Commission
June 30, 2020
2020 LIFE Awards finalists announced
The GREEN FUND co-finances the implementation of LIFE GYR project for the year 2020 providing funding to the University of Thessaly.
June 1, 2020
LIFE GYR project is supported by the Greek Green Fund
Former Commissioner Bulc is a proud ambassador for the Women in Transport - EU Platform for change. She shies away from giving advice but shares stories and anecdotes that demonstrate where and how improvements to gender balance have been achieved. A key message from Violeta Bulc is that women will have an increasingly important role to play in transport - where digital and green transport solutions will dominate the industry and states that this will bring opportunities for women.
Source: Eltis
May 20, 2020
Violeta Bulc on gender equality in transport
Angelo Salsi - Head of Unit of the LIFE Programme at EASME – recently spoke about the new look 2020 LIFE call for project proposals.
Source: European Commission
May 13, 2020
Why COVID-19 should not stop your green ambitions
The European Commission has launched its 2020 call for project proposals under the LIFE programme. Measures have been taken to make it easier for applicants to apply in times of coronavirus restrictions including extended deadlines..
Source: European Commission
April 14, 2020
Make your green idea a reality!
The European Commission’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic prioritises keeping citizens healthy. This includes keeping essential transport moving, for example to transport medical supplies and other essential goods. Many Member States have announced restrictions to transport – a fully list by country is available here. This list is updated regularly, as information becomes available.
Source: European Commission
March 31, 2020
Coronavirus response: Transport measures
Commission presented guidelines to Member States on health-related border management measures in the context of the COVID-19 emergency. The aim is to protect citizens' health, ensure the right treatment of people who do have to travel, and make sure essential goods and services remain available.
Source: European Commission
March 17, 2020
Commission presents guidelines for border measures to protect health and keep goods and essential services available
We are pleased to announce you the “7th International Conference on Energy, Sustainability and Climate Change”, ESCC 2020
It will take place on Skiathos Island, Greece, on June 1-3, 2020.
Source: ESCC 2020
January 28, 2020
Skiathos, Greece, ESCC 2020: 7th International Conference on Energy, Sustainability and Climate Change
The European Commission presented the European Green Deal, the most ambitious package of measures that should enable European citizens and businesses to benefit from sustainable green transition.
Source: European Commission
January 23, 2020
A European Green Deal
The European Commission is organising an information and networking day on the 2020 LIFE call for project proposals.
Source: European Commission
January 23, 2020
Save the date – EU LIFE information and networking day
Air pollution is one of the most severe and complex environmental challenges impacting humans and ecosystems. The urban population, in particular, is still suffering from high levels of air pollution that are considered harmful for health according to European and World Health Organisation (WHO) standards.
Source: European Commission
January 21, 2020
EU supports projects for cleaner air
Following the launch of the European Green Deal, this LIFE PlanUp conference will discuss the progress made towards the EU’s mid- and long-term climate and energy objectives. It will also take stock of the preparation of National Energy and Climate Plans (NECPs) across EU Member States.
Source: European Commission
January 21, 2020
LIFE PlanUp conference - EU Green Deal and NECPs
Increasing technology innovations are making big waves across industries, and logistics and the supply chain may be one of the most impacted sectors.
Source: Transmetrics blog
January 16, 2020
Top 10 Supply Chain and Logistics Technology Trends in 2020
The objective of this document is to provide final policy recommendations based on the urban mobility measures and strategies developed by the modular projects within the Interreg MED urban transport community.
Source: Eltis
January 14, 2020
GO SUMP Policy briefs
During the EU Sustainable Energy Week (EUSEW), from 22 to 26 June 2020, outstanding projects will be celebrated for their innovation and impact.
Source: Eltis
January 13, 2020
EU Sustainable Energy Awards
Doing last-mile logistics correctly leads to repeat business and loyal customers, but final-mile processes involve more than just a truck and driver.
Source: Inbound Logistics
January 9, 2020
Optimizing the Last Mile
The scope of this study is to find the real-world savings achieved in total CO2, NOx and PM10 emissions from the adoption of national policies and European legislation for the period 2010- 2017 for the new registered fleet based on appropriate scenarios developed for this study. In addition, a forecast of the relevant benefits until 2020 was also made.
Source: Eionet Portal
November 7, 2019
ETC/ATNI Report 12/2019: The impact of vehicle taxations system on vehicle emissions
95% of shippers and 99% of 3PLs agree that analytics are a necessary element of 3PL expertise but only 26% of shippers and 27% of 3PLs are satisfied with current analytic capabilities.
Source: eyefortransport
November 5, 2019
New report finds major analytics gap for 3PLs and shippers
The 2019 Horizon Transport info day will take place on Monday, 7 October 2019 from 09:30 to 15:00 CET in Brussels.
The event will present upcoming funding opportunities of approximately €356 million under the Mobility for Growth (MG), Automated Road Transport (ART), Green Vehicles (GV), and Next Generation Batteries (BAT) calls.
Source: European Commission
August 22, 2019
Horizon 2020 Transport info day
The first of these projects is the Horizon 2020 project called "Buyzet". This developed zero-emission procurement plans for each of the consortium's cities. The second project, which has also recently concluded its activities, is SULPiTER (supported by Interreg's Central Europe Programme). The project examined logistics and transport in seven European cities in order to identify best practices in the field of urban goods distribution.
Source: Eltis
August 22, 2019
Two EU-funded projects conclude their work on urban freight distribution
CEF Transport is seeking to mitigate the negative environmental impact of road transport by promoting, through its grants, the shift to alternatives fuels for road (be it for freight or for passenger transport).
Source: European Commission
August 21, 2019
Greener lorries thanks to CEF support
Cities using, or planning to use, the Euro 6 standard as the basis for their low-emission zones (LEZs) will not deliver the air quality improvements they expect, AIR (Allow Independent Road-Testing) has warned.
Source: City Logistics
July 29, 2019
Euro VI trucks are compliant with legislative emissions limits
The European Commission has published details as to how it intends to put its Strategic Action Plan on Road Safety into practice.
Source: European Commission
July 25, 2019
Road safety: European Commission sets out next steps towards “Vision Zero” including key performance indicators
BVV’s International Transport & Logistics Trade Fair is a major event in Central and Eastern Europe’s fair calendar and takes place every two years.
Source: BVV Trade Fairs Brno
July 24, 2019
Transport and Logistics 2019: International Fair for Transport and Logistics
ESCC series aims on bringing together leading experts in the fields of energy, sustainability, climate change, optimization and computational methods to discuss recent advancements and trending topics.
Source: ESCC 2019
May 28, 2019
Energy, Sustainability and Climate Change (ESCC) 2019
During EU Green Week – Europe’s biggest environmental event – the LIFE programme announced the winners of the 2018 LIFE Awards. The three winners come from Italy (Nature category), Spain (Environment category), and Greece (Climate Action category).
Source: European Commission
May 27, 2019
EU celebrates best projects for nature, environment and climate action
The EU Sustainable Energy Week is the biggest event dedicated to renewables and efficient energy use in Europe. Sessions organised by the European Commission and energy stakeholders focus on sustainable energy issues, debate new policy developments, best practices and sustainable energy ideas.
Source: European Commission
May 20, 2019
EU Sustainable Energy Week 2019
Transport Research Arena (TRA) is the foremost European transport event that covers all transport modes and all aspects of mobility. TRA offers a great venue for researchers, policy makers and industry representatives to get together and contribute to the discussion on how research and innovation can re-shape the transport and mobility system. The conference provides a unique opportunity to hear about mobility trends in different parts of Europe, learn from achievements in industry as well as share best practices of policies and deployments.
Source: TRA2020
April 16, 2019
Transport Research Arena 2020 (Helsinki, Finland)
Technology already grants permission of the mass production and use of the autonomous/semi-autonomous trucks. A number of companies develop autonomous drive systems longer than decade. Some of them have even released fully operational products to the market.
Source: Business Insider
April 16, 2019
Who is liable for self-driving vehicles?
The European Parliament and the Council today reached provisional agreement on a Regulation setting, for the first time in the EU, strict CO2 emission standards for trucks.
Today's deal follows the agreement reached in December on new CO2 emission standards for cars and light vans in the EU for the period after 2020.
Source: European Commission
March 28, 2019
Clean mobility: Putting an end to polluting trucks. Commission welcomes first-ever EU standards to reduce pollution from trucks
The European Commission welcomes the provisional agreement reached by the European Parliament and Council on the LIFE programme for the Environment and Climate Action, as part of the next long-term EU budget 2021-2027.
The funding will focus on protecting the environment and mitigating climate change, supporting a clean energy transition with increased energy efficiency and a higher share of renewables in the energy mix. This will be one of the tools enabling the EU to meet its climate goals and seek to become climate-neutral by 2050.
Source: European Commission
March 22, 2019
EU budget for 2021-2027: Commission welcomes the provisional agreement on funding for the environment and climate action
The European Parliament today agreed on CO2 emission standards for new cars and vans in the EU for the period after 2020 – a significant step towards decarbonising and modernising the European mobility sector and put the EU on track to become climate neutral. As a result of the new rules, in 2030, emissions from new cars will have to be 37.5% lower and emissions from new vans 31% lower, compared to 2021.
Source: European Commission
March 15, 2019
Clean mobility: Commission welcomes European Parliament adoption of new CO2 emission standards for cars and vans to reduce pollution and improve air quality
The European Commission is proposing to invest €421 million in 69 key projects that will improve mobility for citizens and businesses alike. The projects selected aim at promoting digitalisation, making roads safer, and fostering multimodal connections in line with the ‘Europe on the Move’ initiatives.
Source: European Commission
March 8, 2019
Connecting Europe: Commission is proposing to invest €421 million for safer, smarter and greener transport infrastructure
Prague public transport services are fully integrated – all the lines (operated during the day and also during the night) no matter the transport companies use the very same (short/long) term transfer tickets (coupons). This is very comfortable for the customers.
Source: New Atlas
March 1, 2019
Nikola presented concept of the third model of hydrogen-electric hybrid truck
Prague public transport services are fully integrated – all the lines (operated during the day and also during the night) no matter the transport companies use the very same (short/long) term transfer tickets (coupons).
Source: PID Lítačka
January 31, 2019
„PID Lítačka“ – the platform, the smart card and the mobile app
For four decades, Intermodal Europe has been the most important business platform for professionals involved in the container, transport and logistics industry. By delivering a highly targeted audience, the free to attend exhibition and conference brings together the world's leading suppliers and industry experts to network, do business and be inspired .
Source: Intermodal Events
November 01, 2018