Livestock on leftovers Greenhouse gas and nitrogen emissions from agriculture in the Nordic countries could be reduced by up to 80 per cent with a diet of purely organic produce from an almost self-sufficient food system. Read more
Editorial: Another agricultural system is possible The current production and consumption of food in the western world is unsustainable. For example, in the EU food consumption is responsible for almost one third of the total environmental impact. Read more
New NEC Directive in force When fully implemented in 2030, the directive will nearly halve the negative health impacts of air pollution, such as respiratory diseases and premature death. Read more
Big emissions from small chimneys Domestic wood burning is a major source of air pollutant emissions – a new eco-labelled wood stove is allowed to emit 25 times more health-damaging particles than a ten-year old diesel truck. Read more
CCS is still a failure After decades of talking and billions of euros in investments there are no large commercial CO2 storage facilities in Norway, Canada, the US or anywhere else in the world. Read more
Global warming and its implications for coral reefs At current projected levels of temperature increase it has been suggested that tropical coral reefs could be lost altogether as soon as 2050. Read more
EU needs to shut all coal plants by 2030 The EU will need to phase out CO2 emissions from all of its coal plants in the next 15 years if it is to meet the Paris Agreement’s long-term temperature goals, according to a new Climate Analytics report released in Brussels in February 2017. Read more
How to get people to eat less meat Personality, friends, religion and political instruments all have an impact on what we eat. A successful strategy to reduce meat consumption therefore needs to have a mixed approach that targets different factors simultaneously. Read more
Stronger air quality measures needed Air pollution remains the single largest environmental health hazard in Europe, resulting in a lower quality of life due to illnesses and nearly half a million premature deaths per year. Read more
Cost-effective to cut ship NOx emissions By supplementing NOx Emission Control Areas with economic instruments, ship NOx emissions can be cut faster and further. Read more
Coal project in Croatia stopped Croatian electricity company HEP Proizvodnja was proposing that a new 500 MW unit replace the ageing Plomin 1 plant, at the site of the existing Plomin Power Station. As a result, the Plomin Power Station capacity would have increased from 335 MW to 710 MW Read more