Etiket: emissions
Rainy weather results in the lowest nitrogen dioxide and particulate matter emissions in fifteen years
In the four largest Belgian cities (Antwerp, Ghent, Brussels and Charleroi), air quality will have improved significantly again in 2023. For the first time, average nitrogen dioxide emissions will fall…
The low emissions zone slows the aging of Barcelona’s vehicle fleet
The Barcelona City Council already detailed in the previous mandate that the low emissions zone (ZBE) has eliminated 610,000 polluting trips. It does not mean that there are 300,000 fewer…
‘Based on CO₂ emissions, hospitals together are almost as polluting as Tata Steel’
Healthcare must use technological innovation to curb staff shortages, but also to work more sustainably. “Based on CO₂ emissions, hospitals are almost as polluting as Tata Steel,” says Maroeska Rovers,…
Carbon dioxide emissions from fossil fuels at an all-time high
EXETER (dpa-AFX) – Global CO2 emissions from fossil fuels such as coal, crude oil and natural gas continue to rise. They are expected to reach a peak in 2023 at…
Fewer emissions also mean: a different agricultural and food system
At the climate summit in Dubai today, 134 countries pledged that food will be part of their climate plans by 2025. The signatories also include the countries and regions with…
Farmers Veenhuizen have concrete ideas for reduced nitrogen emissions and more sustainable farming
The farmers want to solve part of the emissions problem with technology. In Jan Willem de Jong’s dairy stable you will quickly learn why dairy farming produces so much nitrogen.…
A wider train offering has little impact on road traffic and emissions | Domestic
Changing and expanding the train offering – as the government plans in the Rail Vision 2040 – can give a significant boost to train use, but will have little effect…
Agreements with bp on accelerated reduction of CO2 emissions | News item
News item | 16-11-2023 | 15:20 International energy company bp wants to accelerate sustainability in the Netherlands at the bp Rotterdam Refinery over the next six years through a tailor-made…
Greenhouse gas emissions may peak this year: “But climate policy is not yet sufficient to limit warming to 1.5 °C”
CO2 emissions could potentially peak as soon as this year, according to an analysis by Carbon Brief based on figures from the International Energy Agency (IEA). The IEA has also…
World Vegan Day, what does that mean for Groningen and Drenthe? ‘If you live a plant-based lifestyle for a month, you will save about 300 kilometers of car driving in emissions’
A day especially for the phenomenon of veganism, what does this mean for people in the North? “It doesn’t have to be such a big step, and you don’t have…