California Air Resources Board

Proposed amendments to Bulgaria's Roads Act are set to introduce higher tolls for polluting vehicles, marking a significant shift in the country's road usage fees. The changes, currently undergoing public consultation, aim to factor in both the EURO emission class and CO2 emission class of vehicles when determining toll rates.

Ferry trips between Greece and Italy will from Monday incur fare hikes of around 5%, depending on the route. These hikes are an environmental compliance fee after the EU's decision to include shipping in the Emission Trading System from the beginning of 2024.

Ticket prices for ferry routes between Greece and Italy have increased by approximately 5% starting Monday, in compliance with the European Union's decision to integrate maritime transport into the Emission Trading System (ETS). 

The European Union approved a plan to end the sale of vehicles with combustion engines by 2035 in Europe, the 27-member bloc announced yesterday, in a bid to reduce CO2 emissions to zero.

The five-day Climate Council, the first such event Turkey organized, concluded on Feb. 25 in the Central Anatolian province of Konya.

The council gathered nearly 1,000 government officials, academics, businesspeople, and non-governmental organizations to lay out the country's road map to meet its 2052 net zero emission and green development targets.

Automaker Volkswagen is accelerating its move into battery-powered cars, saying it will reach its goal of 1 million electric cars per year two years earlier than planned. Dec. 27's announcement came as European automakers are under pressure to meet lower emissions limits aimed at fighting global warming.

California Governor Jerry Brown Friday signed an executive order detailing aims to have five million electric cars on the state's roads by 2030 -- by accelerating the production of such vehicles using financial incentives and rebates, AFP reports.

A few days after the European Commission announced that car emissions will be reported in real terms, a team of the Spanish RSLab, which will remotely measure vehicle emissions temporarily and without the need to stop them, is coming to the capital. This was announced by the Sofia Municipality.

As of Tuesday, traffic of diesel cars will be banned in the Norwegian capital Oslo.

The measure is taken in an attempt to stop severe pollution of the air in the city, reported BTA.

The ban will be in force until Thursday. It will be valid for municipal roads, as well as national roads crossing the capital.