EUROPEAN BUS SYSTEMS OF THE FUTURE (EBSF) EARNS FIRST SUCCESSES FROM EUROPEAN COMMISSION EXPERTS
Published at 15.12.2009 in Public transport, Environment
The EBSF project, undertaken by the European Union and coordinated by the International Association of Public Transport (UITP), successfully completed its First Review Meeting with the European Commission and its experts, presenting the achievements of the first year of the project.
GOING CLEAN: THE ECONOMICS OF CHINA'S LOW-CARBON DEVELOPMENT
Published at 11.12.2009 in Environment, Social aspects
This report recently published by the Stockholm Environmental Institute, and conceived by among others Chinese experts, shows how China may cut carbon emissions deeply and minimise the adverse effects on its economy over the next 40 years.
200 BUSINESS LEADERS AND POLITICIANS DISCUSS FUTURE OF BUS AND COACH TRANSPORT IN EUROPE
Published at 10.12.2009 in Environment, Social aspects
Some 200 business leaders, Members of the European Parliament, representatives of EU Member States and the EU institutions, NGOs, and journalists were present at the various events organised during the first European Bus and Coach Day in Brussels on 2 December.
NEXT STEP IN DEVELOPING DIESEL MISCIBLE BIOFUELS
Published at 05.12.2009 in Alternatives, Environment
The European Union is funding research to develop new technologies for the sustainable production of diesel miscible biofuels (DMB) from waste in Europe and Latin America. The Dibanet project (Development of Integrated Biomass Approaches Network) is a €3.73 million scheme to transform organic residues from biofuel production processes into a renewable biofuel that can reduce reliance on fossil diesel imports.
VOLVO IS LAUNCHING AN ONLINE SERVICE FOR GREEN COMMUTING
Published at 03.12.2009 in Environment, Social aspects
The Volvo Group is launching Commute Greener, a new online service which helps commuters become more environmentally aware. The service is accessed through a mobile phone or a web site on the internet, enabling a commuter quickly to see by how much carbon dioxide emissions are reduced, for example by car pooling. Volvo´s home town, the City of Göteborg in Sweden, is the first city in the world to order the service for its employees.
