Barcelona are serious about curbing car traffic. More and more car-free superblocks are emerging in the metropolis, and it is now a role model across Europe when it comes to traffic transition. How does the concept work?from Karin Janker, BarcelonaFriday morning, shortly before eight thirty in Barcelona: In the Eixample district, right behind the restored Sant Antoni market hall, a few dozen children get on their bikes. Some wear blue vests with the words "Bicibús" on them, most have helmets,...
The adjective "solidarisch" has different meanings according to the digital dictionary of the German language, one of which is "standing for one another". This is very important to the new Solidarity Agriculture in Neufarn, formerly "Mach-mit-Garten", which is to be founded as an association this year. Beate Backenhaus, who you can tell that she is serious about the topic, sees the main task of the Solawi in supporting agriculture: "We have to help her to achieve more human production and...
Mobility of the future 15 million electric cars by 2030: the traffic light coalition wants to drive the traffic turnaround The traffic light coalitionaries of the SPD, Greens and FDP have new plans for the traffic turnaround © Kay Nietfeld // Picture Alliance 15 million electric cars, one million public charging stations and the expansion of rail traffic: with the publication of their coalition agreement, the SPD, Greens and FDP have presented new plans for the turnaround in traffic. The...
D.he Greens in the European Parliament warn the EU Commission against classifying nuclear power as green energy in future climate policy. "France and the Eastern European countries are about to create a fait accompli in Brussels," said the Green MEP Sven Giegold to the editorial network Germany. The political pressure is enormous. A corresponding definition in the question of so-called taxonomy - i.e. categorization - is threatened as early as November. “That would be the worst-case scenario for Europe's energy...
Status: 05.11.2021 8:23 a.m. The Federal Environment Agency calls for the massive expansion of buses and trains in order to achieve climate targets in traffic. Experts are demanding a radical rethink of traffic and higher prices for fossil-fuel cars. By Philipp Wundersee, WDR "The tickets are not only too expensive, they are also too complicated," says Thorsten Koska about local transport. The scientist can hardly be stopped when he reports what is currently going wrong with mobility. He is co-head...
If cycling is comfortable and safe, then citizens also get on the saddle and leave the car behind. This is the formula for success used by mobility experts to increase the proportion of cycling on the roads. The Würmtal communities of Gräfelfing and Neuried took small steps here last week: The Graefelfing community has good prospects of being certified as a bicycle-friendly municipality, and the Neuried community has set up a local branch of the General German Bicycle Club (ADFC)...
So far there is only one exploratory paper of the possible new traffic light coalition, in which measures are roughly outlined with which the great effort - the path to climate neutrality by 2045 - is to succeed. But what does it mean in concrete terms if Germany wants to achieve its climate goals? What will it cost and what do the specifications mean for the industry, but also for each individual? To this end, the management consultancy Boston Consulting...
Traffic turnaround Taxi Association calls for more funding for conversion to e-cars Including a manufacturer's share, a subsidy of up to 9,000 euros is currently possible for purely battery-operated vehicles - this is not enough for the Taxi Association. Photo: Marijan Murat / dpa © dpa-infocom GmbH Passenger transport should be largely emission-free by 2030. For this, the taxi association demands more money: So far there is a maximum of 9,000 euros for a retrofit - now there is talk...
New, energy-saving houses and rapid renovation and insulation of old buildings are intended to drive the ecological turnaround in Munich. With three corresponding fundamental motions and an accompanying decision in the planning committee, the coalition wants to open a decisive, new chapter in saving greenhouse gases less than a year and a half after its start.According to group vice-president Dominik Krause, the Greens will invest a large part of their annual climate budget of 100 million euros in this. Munich...
Status: 29.09.2021 11:58 a.m. After the positive start in the morning, the DAX was able to maintain its gains and was trading above 15,400 points again - after worries about a turnaround in interest rates caused heavy losses yesterday. At lunchtime, the DAX is trading a good 150 points higher than yesterday and can thus make up for around half of the previous day's losses. However, market observers are puzzling whether today's recovery is a countermovement or just a pit...
