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Instead of leaning on his horn, one driver checked on the car blocking the road — and saved a life

Most people view a traffic jam as a major nuisance, but few stop to see what’s actually causing it. However that’s…

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Sustainable Planet

Dutch students develop passenger car that captures more CO₂ than it emits while driving

Developed at Eindhoven University, the prototype purifies air and stores the captured CO₂ for later safe disposal, and could contribute to…

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Sustainable Planet

Germany cut the cost of using trains to €9 a month to encourage people to ditch their cars

The popularity of the €9 a month rail pass scheme—meant to slash pollution, emissions, but also to help wean Germany off…

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Inspiring People

Spain’s short and medium distance train journeys to be free this autumn — thanks to windfall tax

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez’s announcement not to charge tickets for four months from September aims to help families and reduce…

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Sustainable Planet

EU Parliament endorses ban on new petrol and diesel cars from 2035

Lawmakers in the European Parliament voted this month in favour of a motion that will require carmakers to cut carbon-dioxide emissions…

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Sustainable Planet

Battery breakthrough reaches energy density essential for electric planes

Researchers in Japan have developed a lithium-air battery with double the energy density of Tesla batteries.

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Sustainable Planet

Norwegian consumers snub red meat after carbon footprint displayed on grocery receipts

After Norwegian online grocer Oda began informing customers of the environmental impact of their purchases last year, orders for red meat…

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Sustainable Planet

Paris investing €250 million to become a 100% ‘cycling city’

With the proposed development of new infrastructure, including large-scale implementation of secure parking solutions and strengthening of the cycling ecosystem, the…

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Good Stuff

Scottish Government launches free bike scheme in Glasgow for disadvantaged kids

Scotland’s transport minister has announced the first six pilot projects selected to offer free bicycles for school age children who cannot…

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Inspiring People

China unveils world’s fastest train

China claims new 600 km/h(373 mph) maglev train is now the fastest ground transport service in the world.

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Instead of leaning on his horn, one driver checked on the car blocking the road — and saved a life

Dutch students develop passenger car that captures more CO₂ than it emits while driving

Germany cut the cost of using trains to €9 a month to encourage people to ditch their cars

Spain’s short and medium distance train journeys to be free this autumn — thanks to windfall tax

EU Parliament endorses ban on new petrol and diesel cars from 2035

Battery breakthrough reaches energy density essential for electric planes

Norwegian consumers snub red meat after carbon footprint displayed on grocery receipts

Paris investing €250 million to become a 100% ‘cycling city’

Scottish Government launches free bike scheme in Glasgow for disadvantaged kids

China unveils world’s fastest train

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