The 2013 edition of the European Environment Agency’s (EEA) Signals report takes a closer look on air quality. The report “Every breath we take” consists of short and accessible articles covering...

The EU Commission has opened a public consultation on how to best shape an international climate change regime between 2020 and 2030. The consultation consists of nine open questions, including...

Emissions of air pollutants and greenhouse gases from the shipping sector have increased substantially in the last two decades, contributing to both climate change and air pollution problems,...

The health damage caused by coal-fired power stations’ air pollutant emissions in the EU costs up to €42.8 billion a year, according to a new study by the Health and Environment Alliance (HEAL)....

As part of a public consultation launched by the European Commission on the review of all EU air policies, 60 environmental, health and citizens NGOs including AirClim urge the European Commission...

The alert threshold for ozone (240μg/m³ mean for one hour) was exceeded in the European Union at 25 occasions in the summer of 2012, which is the lowest number ever since records began...

Emssions from chainsaws, generators, bulldozers, fork lifts and other so called non-road mobile machinery (NRMM) contributes to an increasing proportion of many important air pollutants, despite...

A recent Dutch study has found that protein from mealworms generates about half as much greenhouse gas emissions compared to protein from milk, pork or chicken, and about a tenth of protein from...

A majority of Europeans believe that air quality has deteriorated in the last ten years. In Italy, as many as 81 % hold this view, and in Cyprus, France, Greece, Hungary, Romania and Spain, 70-75...

Due to the increasing interest for shale gas in the EU, the European Commission has launched a citizen’s consultation on unconventional fossils fuels. They want to ensure that developments “are...

The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has finalized an update to its national air quality standards for harmful fine particle pollution (PM_2.5), including soot, setting the...

Out of 20 major automobile manufacturers 18 had already in 2011 reached their individual 2012 CO₂ targets, according to a report from the European Environment Agency (EEA). The two...

Air pollution and the associated threats to the environment and human health continue to be a concern for many EU citizens. On 11 December, the European Commission launched a public consultation...

Stricter carbon emissions standards for cars will likely result in more jobs, that is the conclusion of a new report by CE Delft, commissioned by Transport and Environment (T&...

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In conjunction with the opening of this year's European Mobility Week this Monday the European Commission launched a public...

Earlier analysis by the European Environment Agency that twelve member states exceed the limits of the NEC Directive is now confirmed by the countries’ own preliminary data for 2010. NOx is the...

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The European Commission is considering harmonised rules on road charging for cars and has now opened a public consultation on the issue...

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The United States has adopted new fuel economy standards for cars and light-duty trucks, which will raise average...

Eleven EU member states have failed to meet one or more of their commitments under the Convention on Long-Range Transboundary Air Pollution. Denmark and Spain exceeded three ceilings (for nitrogen...

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The Emissions Control Area (ECA) surrounding...

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For the first time monthly mean levels of carbon dioxide...

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Sea levels could rise significantly over the next few centuries, even if global warming is...

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The EU has boosted efforts to remove one of the main sources of air pollution and acid...

Parties to the Convention on Long-range Transboundary Air Pollution reached a deal on amending the 1999 Gothenburg Protocol on air pollution at a meeting in Geneva last Friday....

In northeastern Scandinavia, the temperature can increase by as much as 6°C in the coming century as compared to the reference period 1960-1990, according to experts from the...

Ground level ozone causes health problems, decreases crop yields and damages the environment. A new report from the European Environmental Agency (EEA) show that the long-term objective (LTO) for...

Environment Action Programmes (EAP) have guided the development of EU environment policy since the early seventies. With the 6th EAP from 2002 now in its final year, it is high time to replace it...

National efficiency standards for appliances, lighting and other equipment will save consumers and businesses more than US$1.1 trillion by 2035, according to the report "The Efficiency Boom:...

The Greenland ice sheet may disappear permanently at a much lower global temperature increase than previously thought, that shows research recently published in Nature and Climate Change....

Speed controls on shipping could save billions in lower ship fuel bills and at the same time cut emissions of carbon dioxide and other air pollutants, according to a new report commissioned by...

According to a group of ten leading environmental organisations in the EU, the negotiations for revising the Gothenburg Protocol of the Convention on Long-range Transboundary Air Pollution (LRTAP...

Twelve EU members states exceeded one or more of the emission limits set by the EU National Emission Ceilings (NEC) directive that covers four main air pollutants: sulphur dioxide (SO2), nitrogen...

The European Parliament's Environment Committee has voted in favour of EU ship fuel sulphur legislation to be stricter than the standards agreed at the International Maritime Organisation (IMO) in...

A coalition of 11 states lead by the New York State, have taken legal action after the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) failed to meet an October 2011 deadline for revising the...

Ozone pollution causes millions of tonnes of crop losses each year – not just in the regions where the air pollutants causing increased ozone levels are emitted, but across continents: Pollutants...

The economic crisis have made it cheaper to go beyond 20 per cent carbon emission reductions to 2020 than previously assumed, that is one of the out comes presented in a study from the European...

The World Bank and the US State Department wants to finance a massive new coal-fired power plant in Kosovo. But new studies show that Kosovo does not need a new coal plant - they can achieve their...

Both bird and butterfly communities in Europe have shifted rapidly northward in the past two decades, but compared to the change in average temperatures they are lagging behind. To be in step with...

The largest single emitters of green house gases in the United States, are two coal-fired power plants in Georgia, followed by another one in Alabama, all with emissions exceeding 20 million...

Yesterday the European Commission opened a public consultation on shipping and climate change, with the intention to collect opinions and background...

The TckTckTck campaign is running a call in support of the Kyoto Protocol and to encourage EU leaders to “choose the right magic formula to save the climate and boost the economy”. You can join...