Air pollution still harms ecosystems While acidification has been greatly reduced since its peak in 1980, emissions of nitrogen-containing air pollutants continue to damage more than half of sensitive ecosystems. Read more
Editorial: Protect people and nature from air pollution Since their peak around thirty years ago, emissions of air pollutants in Europe have come down significantly. Tougher emission standards for industry and road vehicles have resulted in less polluting power plants and cars. Read more
Continued succes for renewables Denmark got 41 per cent of its power from the wind in the first six months of 2014. Renewables are advancing all over Europe. Read more
Saving Turkey from coal Turkey should stop the construction of new coal- and lignite-fired power stations and start phasing out the existing ones, says Greenpeace Mediterranean. Read more
A fair share of climate responsibility Annex 1 countries need to have negative emissions of 441 GtCO2 by 2050, according to a new equity proposal from several Latin American countries. Read more
Lignite power provides bargain-priced pollution Combustion of lignite is one of the environmentally worst ways to generate energy. Even so, there is a continued increase in many parts of Europe. Read more
Proposal for coal phase-out in Germany BUND, a German environmental organisation, suggests a legally binding law to close all coal power stations by 2030. Read more
Emissions are falling – but not enough While emissions of acidifying sulphur pollutants in the EU have come down by 84 per cent since 1990, those of nitrogen compounds have fallen only by 41 per cent. Read more
UK brought to court on bad air quality New figures from the UK government show air quality in some of the country’s biggest cities will not meet European Union pollution limits until after 2030, twenty years after the original deadline. Read more
Sustainable food choices Excluding meat from our diet is not enough on its own to benefit the climate. Eating a lot of cheese or simply eating a lot of everything also leads to high greenhouse gas emissions. Read more
New figures on global ship emissions In 2012 worldwide shipping consumed some 300 million tonnes of fuel oil, resulting in emissions of 949 million tonnes of carbon dioxide. Unless concerted action is taken, these emissions are expected to grow by up to five times by 2050. Read more
US to cut CO2 from existing power plants By 2030, the CPP proposal should reduce CO2 emissions from the power sector by 30 per cent nationwide, compared to 2005 levels, and provide up to US$93 billion in climate and public health benefits Read more
Carbon dioxide concentration surges The concentration of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere increased last year at the fastest rate for nearly 30 years, according to the latest data from the WMO. Read more
EU’s Dirty thirty The thirty most CO2-polluting power plants in Europe also cause 20 per cent of the health costs of the sector. Read more
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