Category Archives: Environment and Climate

Constructing Pavement with Carbon-Negative Materials

Posted on November 25, 2024 by nradmin
Construction must profoundly change if humanity is to halt global warming to an adaptable level. The non-renewable, high-emission conventional materials should be phased out fast and replaced with bio-based and renewable materials that can store carbon and convert the built environment into a...

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VTI project with Volvo to reduce wear and emissions

Posted on November 21, 2024 by nradmin
How can electric vehicle manufacturers optimise their vehicles to reduce tyre wear and thus particulate emissions? A new research project where VTI is collaborating with Volvo Cars is aiming to find out. Photo: Mostphotos Electric vehicles generally wear tyres more quickly than...

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New research platform for better roads – and more

Posted on September 25, 2024 by nradmin
VTI Mobile Research Platform, MRP, is one of the world's most advanced measuring vehicles, which will enable safer traffic and more sustainable transport in the future. It can also be used for completely different tasks. VTI Mobile Research Platform. Photo: VTI. The new research platform...

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Large amounts of microplastics from worn road markings

Posted on May 13, 2024 by nradmin
The wear and tear of road markings is an important source of microplastic emissions. The amounts are difficult to calculate but are estimated to be at the same level as emissions from other significant and already-known sources. This is shown in a new study from VTI. Ida Järlskog, researcher...

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Green light for new innovation programme

Posted on April 25, 2024 by nradmin
ShiftSweden one of five new innovation programmes that will form part of a ten-year Swedish initiative in the transition to a sustainable society. Vinnova, the Swedish Energy Agency and Formas announced decisions today as part of their Impact Innovation call, which involves a major investment in...

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Possible breakthrough for airless tyres in EU project

Posted on April 4, 2024 by nradmin
Reduced material use, noise levels and rolling resistance. Airless tyres could provide such benefits. A design breakthrough may be on the horizon within LEON-T, an EU research and development project that has 10 partners. VTI is participating through Research Leader Ulf Sandberg. He is responsible...

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HCT: Do longer trucks affect road safety?

Posted on March 7, 2024 by nradmin
Trials of longer, heavier vehicles have shown that they can help reduce climate impact by increasing transport efficiency. Fewer trucks carrying more cargo in a single consignment use less fuel per tonne of goods transported, which in turn results in lower emissions. Several ongoing projects...

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Iceland’s Highland Roads Facilitate Plant Invasions

Posted on March 6, 2024 by nradmin
A study on Icelandic highland roads found a surge in non-native plants due to human activity and climate change. This poses a threat to Iceland's fragile ecosystems, as invasive species, facilitated by roads and rising temperatures, jeopardize the biodiversity and scenic beauty of the...

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Proposed tax increases for electric cars will increase greenhouse gas emissions

Posted on October 30, 2023 by nradmin
Full toll rates and VAT for electric cars will reduce the profitability of owning electric cars and increase greenhouse gas emissions from passenger cars in Oslo up to 2030. Photo: Charging electric cars / Shutterstock This is the main conclusion in a new TØI report, commissioned by the...

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The role of public transport within social and planetary boundaries

Posted on October 17, 2023 by nradmin
The way of living today, not least how we travel, put our planet under an unsustainable pressure. The term “planetary boundaries” is developed within earth science, and in short, is a way of expressing how much the planet can tolerate. If we don’t adapt our lifestyle to fit these defined...

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