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The French-Irish infrastructure will transfer sustainable nuclear and wind energy between the two countries, strengthening their energy independence
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City officials believe that financial conditions will deteriorate in the coming winter months
The Latvian capital joins a growing rank of European cities that have turned to taxing the visitors’ impact
The EDMO hubs work to connect fact-checkers, academia and the media, as well as boost local media literacy
Ireland is currently going through a major rental housing crisis
The Estonian city is preparing for its upcoming European Green Capital year in style
The birds will be specially trained to scare off pigeons from their favourite places in the city’s parks
The system uses a simple tri-colour traffic light code to let commuters know the best place to enter a train
The smart devices also let drivers with reduced mobility know where the nearest free spot is located
Plants feed on CO2 and plenty of it is produced at the local Tekniska verken energy company, so there’s a circular win-win solution
The city’s Second District opted for sustainable Christmas decoration this year
The city marked the 250th e-taxi license, issued by local traffic authorities
The city will limit the number of these two-wheelers in the centre to 500, in order to push companies to service residential areas as well
The system uses a simple tri-colour traffic light code to let commuters know the best place to enter a train
The smart devices also let drivers with reduced mobility know where the nearest free spot is located
City officials believe that financial conditions will deteriorate in the coming winter months
Some shops have stayed open for more than six generations of the same family and trace their origins to the Austro-Hungarian Empire
Faux or fact? Now, it’s up to you to shine the light on the truth
Local authorities want to monitor the situation and keep a healthy housing balance
Ireland is currently going through a major rental housing crisis
It will aid them in collecting data about the incidents that can be used in court
Carbon savings from the joint initiative should add up to roughly 3.5 million trees in terms of carbon capture
Thanks to a partnership with OMV to use waste heat from fossil fuel production to achieve massive energy savings
Yesterday, Schwechat Airport (Vienna International Airport) announced they would team up with OMV to implement a new central heating project that will use waste heat from diesel production. The move is part of the airport’s push to become CO2-neutral by 2023.
According to OMV General Director Alfred Stern, the new system should be able to generate 21,000 tons of CO2 savings for the airport. Executive Director of Schwechat Airport, Günther Ofner, explained that that the new system would reduce the airport's carbon footprint by 85% compared to 2012.
The project was born from OMV’s desire to cut energy losses during fossil fuel production and make the process as clean as possible. They were looking for a place where they can channel all that wasted energy and Schwechat Airport was the perfect candidate as it consumes the rough heating equivalent of 1,500 households.
The project was presented yesterday at an online press conference where OMV Director Alfred Stern explained that the project could very well achieve carbon savings of up to 46,000 tonnes annually. That is the equivalent of around 3.5 million trees in terms of CO2 storage capacity.
Günther Ofner, the Executive Director of the airport was a bit more modest in his estimates and put the estimated savings at 21,000 tonnes. But, he also stressed that that is no small number and it would bring the airport’s emissions down by a whopping 85%, compared to 2012 levels. He also stressed that the airport plans to become carbon neutral by 2023.
Building a sustainable airport is no easy task, considering Schwechat is a big travelling hub and tourism is a major industry for nearby Vienna. Furthermore, there are a lot of logistical factors that have to be considered, so there are no bottlenecks and the flow of people and goods can go on unhindered.
Airport Authorities have been planning and working on various projects and systems to reduce, convert or offset emissions. One of them is the largest photovoltaic system in Austria, currently under construction on the airport grounds. The solar farm should, however, account for just 30% of the electricity demand.
The local authorities are taking the bold step as a way to declutter the urban streets from delivery traffic
One-third of homes on the islands this year were sold to nationals of other countries, many of whom are non-residents
This was one of the more creative and unusual ideas set to take shape as a result of the second participatory budget initiative in the city
Users can now get an overview of the state of the output in the country and receive a warning to reduce consumption and avoid power cuts
The city will launch an urban walk with a digital visual guide
The system uses a simple tri-colour traffic light code to let commuters know the best place to enter a train
The city inaugurated twelve of these spots to encourage people to still feel at home while on the street
The Danish capital was recognized for its citizen-centric approach to urban planning
The pioneering green move would make the country the first in Europe to do so
The city inaugurated twelve of these spots to encourage people to still feel at home while on the street
This was one of the more creative and unusual ideas set to take shape as a result of the second participatory budget initiative in the city
The city will launch an urban walk with a digital visual guide
This initiative seeks to integrate the values of the New European Bauhaus into the European Commission’s 100 Cities Mission
These will be spread across 11 EU countries and will serve to support the EU Missions
The European Commission has accepted to develop the idea
Veni Markovski’s take on dealing with disinformation in the European Union's poorest country – Bulgaria
A conversation with the mayor of Utrecht on the occasion of her mission to COP27
A conversation with the President of the European Committee of the Regions, about energy, climate change and the underrated importance of cohesion policy
