Environment
Road traffic pollution costs billions in lost wellbeing in European cities
Tuesday 27 October 2020 |
Stefano Valentino | MobileReporter
VoxEurop
Five years after the Dieselgate scandal, new research puts some figures on the social costs of vehicle emissions in over 400 European cities. It turns out that the annual damage to each city is worth €385 million on average.
Diesel engines emissions exceed by far European limits
in depth
Monday 18 June 2018 |
Stefano Valentino | MobileReporter
VoxEurop
A new independent report reveals how harmful emissions from diesel engines have yet to fall, despite increasingly strict European regulations, and promises from manufacturers to follow the rules.
Bulgaria and its EU neighbours do not cope well with the repercussions of the Dieselgate
Tuesday 03 September 2019 |
Mila Cherneva | Capital
Only half of Volkswagen Group's problematic cars in Bulgaria have received a software update, and now the country risks being flooded with low-quality polluting vehicles from Western Europe.
The top 100 European places where Dieselgate kills the most
in depth
Wednesday 04 April 2018 |
Stefano Valentino | MobileReporter
VoxEurop
Excess diesel emissions produce a tiny portion of harmful dusts. Yet, they cause dozens of deaths in Europe’s highly populated road traffic hotspots.
Air pollution kills more than 500,000 Europeans each year
Monday 05 November 2018 |
Déborah Berthier | VoxEurop
Despite the efforts of European countries, atmospheric pollution (fine particulate matter, nitrogen dioxide and ozone in particular) continues to kill hundreds of thousands of people every year.
Unhealthy environment makes unhealthy Europeans
Wednesday 30 September 2020 |
Emanuela Barbiroglio | VoxEurop
According to the latest European Environment Agency report, a significant proportion of the burden of disease in Europe continues to be attributed to environmental pollution resulting from human activity.
Much progress to be made on gender equality and climate action
Tuesday 30 June 2020 |
Emanuela Barbiroglio | VoxEurop
Eurostat has just published the 2020 report on EU progress towards the Sustainable Development Goals. Those where it has underperformed particularly affect women.
The price of coastal flood mitigation in Europe
in depth
Wednesday 06 May 2020 |
Stefano Valentino | VoxEurop
MobileReporter
European countries are set to invest up to €2.82 billion per year until 2100 to avoid losing as much as €1.27 trillion due to climate-driven coastal flood damage, a new analysis by the EU Joint Research Center shows.
Carbon emissions: straight back to bad habits?
Tuesday 16 June 2020 |
Antoine de Ravignan | Alternatives Economiques
The Covid-19 crisis brought about unprecedented reductions in CO2 emissions and energy consumption, benefiting renewables. This effect may be temporary however – but it could also mark the beginning of an ecological transition compatible with safeguarding the planet.
Air France’s promise to nix domestic flights: Not good enough for the environment
Monday 20 July 2020 |
Anne Damiani | Euractiv
Air France’s pledge to end some of its domestic flights in return for billions of euros in government aid is a weak contribution to climate action, as weak railway infrastructure stands in the way of a plane-to-train shift.
