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Smart Cities & The Internet of Things (IoT)
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Our world is urban: cities will be smarter, with informatics, open data networks, sensors and services
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Le sujet agite l'Ile-de-France depuis plus d'un an. En septembre 2016, la Mairie de Paris a décidé de fermer à la circulation les 3,5 kilomètres de la voie sur berge Georges-Pompidou, dans le centre de la capitale. Avec quels effets sur la pollution ? Mardi 10 octobre, Airparif, l’organisme indépendant chargé de surveiller la qualité de l’air en Ile-de-France, a publié le rapport définitif de sa campagne de suivi du projet. Franceinfo fait le bilan. Via Hubert MESSMER
Judy Curtis / SIPR's insight:
This subject has agitated the Ile-de-France region -- where Paris is located -- for over a year. In September 2016, the Paris City Council decided to close 3.5 km of the Georges-Pompidou riverside expressway to car traffic in the center of the capital. What are the effects on air pollution? On Tuesday, 10 October, Airparif, the independent body responsible for monitoring air quality in Ile-de-France, published the final report of its follow-up campaign. Franceinfo takes stock of the findings...
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The country’s highest administrative court ruled that diesel vehicles may be banned from city streets as part of efforts to improve air quality.
Judy Curtis / SIPR's insight:
The case before the Federal Administrative Court has dominated public discussion in Germany because of its potential to deal a severe blow to the country’s auto industry three years after it was found to have lied about the pollution levels emitted by its cherished diesel technology.
Deutsche Umwelthilfe, an environmental and consumer rights organization, set the lawsuits in motion after German automakers bet their futures on diesel technology they billed as environmentally friendly, even while rigging software in their cars to pass stringent emissions tests. Frustrated with the lack of progress in improving air quality in about 70 of the country’s most polluted cities, Deutsche Umwelthilfe brought lawsuits against the local governments, demanding that they uphold the air quality standards set by the European Union and ban certain vehicles, mostly ones that use diesel. “The days of flooding the inner cities with poisonous diesel emissions are over,” said Jürgen Resch, managing director of Deutsche Umwelthilfe. “These vehicles have no place in our cities anymore.”
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