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Policy initiatives
Background and news on political developments in the international air pollution arena.
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Acidification & Eutrophication
Depositions of sulphur and nitrogen compounds are a major threat to ecosystems.
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Air quality
The biggest threat to health comes from fine particles (PM) and ground-level ozone.
The Air Quality section
Climate change
There are several links between climate change and other air pollution issues.
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Newsletter from the Secretariat, issued four times a year and distributed free of charge.
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The latest issue  
No.4, Dec 2009

Market-based instrument for NOx abatement in the Baltic Sea. Ship emissions of could be cut significantly by an emissions charge.
Nov 2009.

Boreal Forests and Climate Change.
A massive forest dieback is a likely response to global warming, according to this report. Nov 2009.

last Gasp of the Coal industry

Last Gasp of the Coal Industry Takes a look behind the bright vision of carbon capture and storage, CCS, given by proponents of this technology. Oct 2008.


 
2 February 2010
Major emitters set carbon goals after Copenhagen
Fifty-five countries accounting for almost 80% of world ..
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1 February 2010
Health groups call for 40% target on emissions
Health Care Without Harm Europe and Health and ..
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1 February 2010
Commission objects request for more time
The European Commission today adopted a decision ..
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25 January 2010
EPA strengthens air quality standard for NO2
The US Environmental Protection Agency today ..
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22 January 2010
Commissioners urged to act now on ship pollution
Three environmental groups have come together to ..
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21 January 2010
NASA: Last decade was warmest on record
A new analysis of global surface temperatures by ..
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