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Paris Mayor Unveils Plan to Restrict Traffic and Pedestrianise City Centre
The mayor of Paris, Anne Hidalgo, has unveiled plans to restrict traffic in the French capital and pedestrianise the city centre in an attempt to halve the number of private cars on the roads. The move comes as arguments continue…
Diesel Cars are 10 Times More Toxic than Trucks and Buses, Data Shows
Modern diesel cars produce 10 times more toxic air pollution than heavy trucks and buses, new European data has revealed. The stark difference in emissions of nitrogen oxides (NOx) is due to the much stricter testing applied to large vehicles…
France Submits 2050 Emission Reduction Plan to the UN
France has become the fifth country to submit plans to the United Nations detailing how it plans to cut greenhouse gas emissions through to 2050, setting a 75 per cent emissions reduction target for mid-century against 1990 levels. France’s long-term…
Green Infrastructure Investment Set to Plummet 95 Per Cent by 2020
UK investment in renewables looks set to plummet by up to 95 per cent over the next three years, the think tank Green Alliance has warned in a new analysis of the latest government data on the UK’s infrastructure investment…
Scotland Should Power Ahead with 50 Per Cent Clean Energy Target, Say Campaigners
Green groups have called on Scottish ministers to set an ambitious new target to source half of Scotland’s energy needs for electricity, heat and transport from renewable sources by 2030. In October WWF Scotland released analysis showing meeting half of…
Taxi GPS Data Could Unsnarl Traffic in Developing Regions, World Bank Says
In most cities, some portion of that traffic has typically been made up of taxis and, more recently, cars linked to ride-sharing services like Uber and Lyft. But could these cars help solve the traffic problems they have seemingly created?…
Indonesia’s steady progress in tackling fossil fuel subsidies
Many countries use fossil-fuel subsidies to advance particular goals – whether political, economic, social and environmental. Common justifications range from reducing energy poverty, redistributing wealth, or protecting jobs. But in many cases, the net effects of fossil fuel subsidies are…