2019-2
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Flemish Green Deal on domestic wood heating
An accelerated replacement or phasing out of old wood-fired heating devices can bring significant additional reductions in PM2.5 emissions.
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Italy goes to EU Court over air pollution
On 7 March, the European Commission decided to refer Italy to the EU Court of Justice for failure to respect limit values for nitrogen dioxide (NO2) ...
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Most EU governments failed to file air pollution plans on time
National governments were supposed to detail how they plan to reduce emissions of harmful air pollution in “National Air Pollution Control Programmes” (NAPCP), which should have been sent to the European Commission by 1 April.
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London launches ultra-low emissions zone
Green groups have hailed the start of an ultra-low emissions zone (ULEZ) in London that sets the toughest vehicle emission standards for any urban air quality scheme in the world.
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Exceeding air and noise targets costs EU €25bn
A new report by the European Commission shows the impact of failure on seven policy areas – air and noise, nature and biodiversity, water, waste ...
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Denmark scraps old wood stoves
Starting in February, Danes who scrap old (pre-1995) and polluting wood stoves can get a scrap premium of just over DKK 2000.
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Old boilers – high emissions
Together with researchers and experts in the other Nordic countries, the Swedish Environmental Research Institute IVL has measured and analysed emissions of particles ...
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Global health impacts of vehicle exhaust
Study links ambient levels of toxic particles and ozone specifically caused by vehicle exhaust emissions to 385,000 premature deaths worldwide in 2015, of which 60,000 were due to emissions from shipping.
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Polish top court upholds solid fuel ban for Krakow
The ruling on 12 March by Poland’s Supreme Administrative Court follows an anti-smog resolution approved by the country’s Regional Administrative Court.
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How air pollution is doing more than killing us
The air we breathe could be changing our behaviour in ways we are only just beginning to understand.
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