Bol.com thinks about sustainability and CO2 emissions
[responsivevoice_button voice=”Dutch Female” buttontext=”read out”] Bol.com announced that this year they will send twice as many items to customers without a cardboard shipping box compared to last year. Bol.com wants to…
Unprecedented reduction in CO2 emissions from coronacrsis
[responsivevoice_button voice=”Dutch Female” buttontext=”read out”] The corona crisis has led to an unprecedented reduction in CO2 emissions since the Second World War. Between January 1 and April 30, carbon emissions fell by…
Offsetting CO2 emissions through sustainable forest projects
Trees for All receives a contribution of 1 million euros from the Postcode Lottery to plant more trees in the Netherlands and abroad. Director Simone Groenendijk was…
Rotterdam is responsible for 20% of national CO2 emissions
With 30 megatons of CO2 per year, Rotterdam is responsible for 20% of national CO2 emissions. The majority of this comes from the port (90%). Most emissions come from…
Ghent is beautiful in winter, but how to get there…
If you live in and around the center of Ghent, it is best to come on foot: no hassle finding a parking space. If you have difficulty walking, you can…
Most polluting cars no longer enter Ghent
The most polluting cars are no longer allowed to enter Ghent from January 1, 2020. Three years ago, Ghent decided to introduce the low emission zone (LEZ) on January 1, 2020.…
Greenpeace calls for the cancellation of short air travel
No less than 38 percent of air traffic from Schiphol flew to a destination no further than 750 kilometers. In total, this involves more than 200.000 flights annually to and from the largest Dutch…
From now on, EasyJet fully offsets all CO2 emissions
Airline EasyJet has announced that it will immediately offset all CO2 emissions from its flights. It is the first major airline to do so, the British company said at...
Oad is the first to compensate for standard CO2 emissions
Starting from the coming summer season, Oad will compensate for CO2 emissions for all its bus trips, making it the first bus travel organization in the Netherlands to offer all its bus trips as standard…
Central government signs Anders Reizen halving CO2 emissions
Today, three secretaries-general sign the Dutch sustainable mobility pledge of Anders Reizen on behalf of all ministries. The central government hereby commits itself to the ambition to improve the business travel of all civil servants…
Truck builder helps to roll out electric mobility
Cities are increasingly under pressure to reduce local emissions in their inner cities. Electric mobility must make its own positive contribution to global CO2 emissions. In addition to various…
Daily KLM bus services to Schiphol are climate-neutral
PVMagazine reports that KLM's daily bus services to Schiphol have been operated completely climate-neutral since July 10. From that date, the buses will run on advanced biofuel (HVO). This fuel is…