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Only 11 European cities have clean air

In July, the European Environment Agency (EEA) published its updated European City Air Quality Viewer report, which covers over 340 cities.
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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.
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Real-world diesel car emissions

A new study has compared official laboratory-test and on-road nitrogen oxides (NOx) and carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions for 541 Euro 5 and Euro 6 diesel passenger cars, representing 145 of the most popular European models.
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Parliament wants to strengthen checks on cars

In a vote on 4 April, the European Parliament approved tighter controls on vehicle emissions, but rejected a proposal for an EU Vehicle Surveillance Agency which would have ended the current discredited system in which national regulators ..
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Comparing vehicle emission standards

A report named “Comparative study on the differences between the EU and US legislation on emissions in the automotive sector” was published by the European Parliament in November.
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Euro standards comitology regulations published

On 16 June a regulation (566/2011) was published that introduces further amendments to the Euro 5 and Euro 6 standards for light-duty road vehicles. It includes measurement procedures for ...
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