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Background and news on political developments in the international air pollution arena.
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Depositions of sulphur and nitrogen compounds are a major threat to ecosystems.
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The biggest threat to health comes from fine particles (PM) and ground-level ozone.
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No. 4, December 2011

To manage or to protect? Our possibilities to protect and manage boreal forests for climate mitigation.
October 2011.

Boreal Forest and Climate Change - regional perspectives. Boreal forest is likely to be especially affected by climate change,
May 2010.

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.


 
26 January 2012
Birds and bees are lagging behind climate change
Both bird and butterfly communities in Europe have shifted rapidly ..
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26 January 2012
US top GHG emitters
The largest single emitters of green house gases in ..
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20 January 2012
Make your voice heard on shipping and climate change!
Yesterday the European Commission opened a public consultation on shipping ..
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28 December 2011
Make your voice heard on renewable energy!
The EU commission wants your view on the post-2020 development of their ..
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20 December 2011
One quarter of the energy related GHG emissions from homes
Households account for a quarter of the energy-related greenhouse gas emissions ..
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20 December 2011
Major ecosystem shift to be expected
Tundra will be afforested. Forest will become grassland. That is the kind of changes..
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20 December 2011
Stricter ship sulphur standards in Turkey
Vessels calling at Turkish ports will be required to use 0.10 % sulphur content ..
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