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• Emissions of most harmful air pollutants dropped in 2018, marking EU progress under UN Convention

  23 juillet, par Cornelis Brand — air pollutant emissions, lrtap convention, particulate matter, nmvoc, nec directive, ammonia, nitrogen oxides

  

  Emissions of the five most harmful air pollutants, including particulate matter (PM), nitrogen oxides (NOx) and ammonia (NH3) reduced across the European Union between 2017 and 2018 according to updated data published today by the European Environment Agency (EEA). The data is from the annual EU emission inventory report sent to the UNECE Air Convention (Convention on Long-range Transboundary Air Pollution - CLRTAP).

• Greater circularity in the buildings sector can lead to major cuts in greenhouse gas emissions

  9 juillet, par Cornelis Brand — material resource efficiency, greenhouse gas emissions, building sector emissions

  

  Improving efficiency and reuse of materials to construct houses and other buildings can open significant new opportunities to further reducing greenhouse gas emissions, according to a European Environment Agency (EEA) briefing released today.

• Connecting protected areas with green infrastructure would strengthen Europe’s ecosystems

  2 juillet, par Antti Pekka Kaartinen — green infrastructure, protected areas, ecosystem services, natura 2000

  

  The European Union’s (EU) network of protected sites, Natura 2000, could be further connected with green infrastructure to create a trans-European nature network. According to a European Environment Agency (EEA) briefing, published today, highways and other infrastructure currently disconnect about 15 % of the Natura 2000 sites from other nature areas, reducing their capacity for ecosystem services.

• EU met air pollution limits for four key pollutants, including ammonia, in 2018

  30 juin, par Cornelis Brand — necd, national emissions ceilings, nmvoc, ammonia, sulphur dioxide, nitrogen oxides

  

  In 2018, the European Union met all air pollution limit ceilings set for total emissions of the four key pollutants monitored under EU rules. Emissions of ammonia levelled off after five years of increases, according to updated data released by the European Environment Agency (EEA) today.

• Average CO2 emissions from new cars and new vans increased again in 2019

  26 juin, par Antti Pekka Kaartinen — co2 emissions, vans, passenger cars, cars and vans emissions

  

  According to provisional data, published today by the European Environment Agency (EEA), average carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from new passenger cars registered in the European Union (EU), Iceland, Norway and the United Kingdom (UK), increased in 2019, for the third consecutive year. The average CO2 emissions from new vans also increased slightly. Zero- and low-emission vehicles must be deployed much faster across Europe to achieve the stricter targets that apply from 2020.

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