Market-based instruments for NOx abatement in the Baltic Sea
Joint NGO report on tackling NOx emissions from shipping using economic instruments. Published by AirClim, EEB and Transport & Environment.
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EU members failing their citizens over air quality
Barely half the EU’s member states will meet the pollution reduction targets set for 2010 in the EU’s national emissions ceilings directive.
Does road pollution affect intelligence?
Pregnant women who breathe in pollution could be giving birth to children with lower intelligence, says a study from the Columbia Center for Children’s Environmental Health in America.
Environmental and health impact of shipping seriously underestimated
New research suggests that governments have been seriously underestimating the levels of pollution from shipping.
LEZ boosts Berlin air quality
Initial results from Berlin's Low Emissions Zone (LEZ) show some encouraging results.
Vapour law agreed
Compromise appears to have been reached over the EU's current draft legislation on capturing vapour at petrol stations.
EU must act on this unresolved critical aspect of aviation
Editorial by Bill Hemmings, T&E Policy Officer
It's a sad reflection of how little we have now come to expect from EU attempts to tackle the environmental impact of aviation that we are this month celebrating the miniscule victory of having got the Commission to publish a report.
Parliament support for cleaner petrol stations
Legislation to force the largest filling stations to fit vapour recovery technology moved a step closer, when the European Parliament's environment committee approved a Commission proposal.
Lorry damage disproportionate to vehicle numbers
Lorries cause vastly more environmental damage and congestion than their share of Europe’s road vehicles leads people to believe, according to a report for T&E that has been published as the EU debates a controversial revision of the Eurovignette directive.
However you look at it, subsidies for new cars do more harm than good
Editorial by Jos Dings
When people rush into things, there are normally unforeseen consequences. When politicians and officials are faced with a crisis, they feel the need to rush to take some action. It is a recipe for long-term chaos, and it’s happening right now with Europe's car industry.