Protestors in Bolivia brought central La Paz to a standstill on Wednesday as they took to the streets to demonstrate against the planned building of a highway which would pass directly through an Amazon nature reserve. Indigenous communities are worried that the road will bring with it illegal settlers, but the government is arguing that [...]

Avis has announced it will be purchasing 500 electrically powered vehicles from auto manufacturers Renault. The Renault Kangoo Express ZE and the Renault Fluence ZE have been pre-ordered and will be available to Avis customers in seven European countries by the end of next year. These countries include the UK, Germany, Spain, France, Portugal, Belgium [...]

A recent survey by car hire firm Europcar has revealed that British drivers are lagging behind the rest of Europe when it comes to changing their driving habits to help save the environment. The Europcar Observatory which is conducted every year showed that fifty-four percent of our European neighbours had actively changed their driving habits [...]

As the world combats the challenge of climate change and global worming, a new report has shown that the current economic situation, especially in Britain, may have had some impact on toxic carbon emissions.
The survey released by the UK governed Climate Change Committee (CCC) reveals a 2 percent drop in carbon emissions since 2008, with [...]

This week the International Air Transport Association announced that a new agreement had been signed that would halve airline emission by 2050. They revealed that they have found new practical ways of cutting the 2-4 per cent of global emissions produced by passenger aircrafts, which although they would take some time to implement would have [...]

This week close partners Europcar and Renault have announced the signing of a new agreement that is intended to speed up the accomplishment of shared innovative solutions as part of Renault’s “Zero-Emission” vehicles program.
The agreement was signed earlier this week at the International Motor Show in Frankfurt and drew a lot of interest from other [...]

The United Nations will convene in Copenhagen in December to discuss some critical issues, including how countries can speed up their attempts to stop climate change and global warming.  One of the more overlooked culprits in carbon emissions are airplanes, which now account for only a small percentage of the overall emissions.  However, one climatologist [...]

In a bid to demonstrate clean, modern technology, the Maryland Science Center have recently announced that they have received a fleet of electric cars, which they plan to rent and share with the public.
The new electric car, the Maya 300, is produced by Canadian battery company Electrovaya. The cars can run up to 25 miles [...]