Clean air in transportation

210 mayors from a number of European cities representing 62 million citizens in total sent an open letter on Thursday urging the European Council and EU member states to commit to a long-term climate strategy with the objective of reaching net-zero emissions by 2050.

New name, new style: The previously named HH Ferries Group, which operates the busy ferry route between the Danish and Swedish coastal towns of Helsingør and Helsingborg has not only changed its name to ForSea Ferries to reflect its environmental strategy, but has also officially launched its two long-awaited, solely battery-powered passenger ferries, which are the largest of their kind.

For the next 15 months, a Google car will be driving around Copenhagen in order to measure air pollution.

The City of Copenhagen has allocated budget for an app that will alert citizens when the level of air pollution exceeds the health risk limit.

The City of Copenhagen concluded its negotiations for the 2019 budget last week. The agreement reaffirms the city’s sustainability ambitions via significant investment in green transport and the development of green spaces.

Today, Denmark and a number of countries signed the Birmingham declaration, which aims to ensure political action is directed towards reducing transport-related CO2 emissions.