The ten best climate measures NGOs from northern Europe propose which climate policy measures to present for national climate plans. Read more
Editorial: The fossil fuel industry must be shut down Annual global emissions of carbon dioxide are still more than 40 billion tonnes. To stay within a 1.5 °C global temperature rise with a 50 per cent chance ... Read more
The Dutch nitrogen crisis A court ruling has forced the Netherlands to promptly deal with its high nitrogen emissions. The government has decided to cut speed limits and farmers have rallied in the streets to protest against reducing livestock numbers. Read more
European transboundary air pollution is slowly shrinking For most European countries the biggest share of depositions of sulphur and nitrogen emanate from outside their own territory, and a significant share of the depositions originate from international shipping. Read more
Global solar PV market set for dramatic growth over next 5 years The installation of solar PV systems on homes, commercial buildings and industrial facilities is set to take off over the next five years ... Read more
LNG no solution for truck emissions Heavy goods vehicles running on liquefied natural gas (LNG) can emit up to five times as much nitrogen oxides as the latest diesel models ... Read more
Post-Euro 6 car emissions standards A new ICCT report highlights the limitations of current EU car emissions standards and provides detailed recommendations for how to overcome them. Read more
The Cry of the Cryosphere Summer snow cover in the Arctic has decreased by 2.5 million km2 in fifty years. The changes for animals and human livelihoods in the affected regions are dramatic. Read more
Modelling a shift to sustainable diets Peer pressure was found to be the most important driver for people to adopt a plant-based diet, when researchers integrated psychological theories into a computer model. Read more
Money quarrels delay a CAP with diluted climate ambition EU member states have deeply divided opinions on the CAP budget, but agree on weakening the environmental and climate baseline. Read more
Climate change threat to European farming Yields from non-irrigated crops, such as wheat, corn and sugar beet, are projected to decrease in southern Europe by up to 50 per cent by 2050 ... Read more
Deforestation must decrease by 95 per cent in a 1.5 °C world Measures within the land sector could contribute about 30 per cent, or 15 billion tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent (GtCO2e) per year ... Read more
Cutting air pollution will save lives Europe’s air is slowly getting cleaner, but air pollution remains the largest environmental health risk and is still responsible for about 400,000 premature deaths every year. Read more
EU climate policies reviewed EU reduces CO2 emissions by 2 per cent, risks failing to meet sustainable energy targets, and gives green light to new fossil gas projects. Read more
40 years of partnership for clean air The Air Convention has developed and applied new tools resulting in cost-effective, effect-based strategies to tackle air pollution. Read more
World Energy Outlook faces increasing criticism The World Energy Outlook (WEO) from the International Energy Agency (IEA), the self-acclaimed “gold standard of long-term energy analysis”, is increasingly being questioned for pointing in the wrong direction. Read more
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