SMART MOVE CAMPAIGN IS GAINING WORLDWIDE MOMENTUM
Published at 17.02.2010 in International developments, Public transport, Environment, Social aspects
Smart Move, a joint industry awareness and advocacy campaign, initiated by the International Road Transport Union (IRU) and Busworld to make buses and coaches the foremost means of public transport and in so doing achieve sustainable mobility for all as well as meet ambitious environmental and road safety targets, is gaining worldwide momentum.
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.
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.
A CAR-BASED ECONOMY IS SIMPLY NOT SUSTAINABLE, SAYS UITP
Published at 30.10.2009 in Public transport, Social aspects
The magnitude of the current financial and economic turmoil shows that it is a systemic crisis calling for an in-depth change. This is the right moment to trigger a societal change and abandon the car-dependent lifestyle, accoding to International Association of Public Transport (UITP).
