Germany’s €9 train tickets scheme ‘saved 1.8m tons of CO2 emissions’, The Guardian (Aug 30, 2022)
- Spain announces free rail journeys from September until the end of the year, The Guardian (Jul 15, 2022)
- Here are the most effective things you can do to fight climate change, The Conversation (Jul 01, 2022) — Cutting driving and flying are two of the most eco-friendly actions you can take.
Jan-Jun 2022[edit | edit source]
- New Zealand halves public transport fares as petrol prices soar amid Russia-Ukraine war, theguardian.com (Mar 14, 2022)
- Young People in France Ready to Fly Less, Stay Grounded (Feb 16, 2022) — global warming worries young people: 80% of them think that the situation is very worrying or dramatic and that it is urgent to act for the climate. Better still, a large majority (76%) recognizes the need to make significant or radical changes in our lifestyles . Young people are ready to act in all areas of daily life: daily transport (79%), tourism (81%), food (87%), consumption (92%), energy (92% ), recycling (95%).
- First Electric School Bus In NYC Is An EV Conversion & That’s A Big Deal!, Clean Technica (Jan 30, 2022)
- E-bike package delivery is coming to L.A., Fast Company (Jan 28, 2022)
2021[edit | edit source]
First driverless vehicle approved to operate on public roads in Europe, Nov 28...[1]France news
Paris Plans to Be Completely Cyclable by 2026, Oct 21[2]
A big, straightforward idea that shifts us to greener transport: Go anywhere in Austria for €3 a day, Oct 2[3]
Never mind going electric, where will we park? Aug 18...[4]Sustainable transport UK news
Cycling is ten times more important than electric cars for reaching net-zero cities. That's the beauty of "active travel", Apr 30[5]
Cargo bikes play a big role in avoiding motorised transport of goods. Many European cities operate successful cargo bike subsidy schemes. Commercial use, private ownership, sharing— all forms of cargo bike use are on the rise. Prof. Dr. Sophia Becker and Arne Behrensen, Feb 3[6]
See also[edit | edit source]
- Sustainable transport news (latest), 2021-2022, 2019-2020, 2018, 2017, 2014-2016
- Sustainable transport activism
