The government is being blamed for doing nothing to control cruise ships in Palma.
he government is being blamed for doing nothing to control cruise ships in Palma.
Palma Town Hall changes its mind about low emission zone fines. Or does it?
It is not certain if the grace period for not issuing fines will be for the whole of 2025.
Palma fails pollution limits set by the EU
Calls for more “effective” Low Emission Zones (LEZs).
Palma will not fine for the Low Emission Zone in 2025
The council had initially reported that there would be a three-month moratorium, but has finally decided to extend it to the whole year in order to carry out “an information campaign” so that citizens are clear about the rules.
Highly polluting materials on the Alcudia seabed and no one is doing anything about them
A boat sank during a recent storm; nothing has been done with it.
Mallorca braced for Low Emission Zone
From 1 January 2025, cars without a sticker or with an A label (petrol cars registered before 2001 and diesel cars before 2006) will not be allowed to circulate in the ZBE.
The cruise ship with contamination equivalent to 19,000 cars
The fifteen most polluting ships in Palma are all cruise ships.
Megacruise ships doing more harm than good to Mallorca
“We want a cruise ship industry that provides cultural and social wealth, not one that extracts it."
No cruise operators in Palma meet 50% compliance with environment measures
An analysis by NABU, Germany's Nature and Biodiversity Conservation Union.
Smokers to be paid for returning cigarette ends?
There is a proposal which is similar to that for the return of bottles.
Emissions reduction target for Mediterranean shipping
Exclusive use of hydrogen or electricity "perfectly feasible" in the longer term.
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