Pollution
Plastic pollution increasing at the top of the Earth
in depth
Friday 25 January 2019 |
Martin Breum | EUobserver
Increasing amounts of plastic pollution have been detected in Europe's most northern Arctic regions, but the overwhelming majority of litter stems from other parts of the world.
Auditors raise alarm over air pollution in Europe
in depth
Friday 15 February 2019 |
Peter Teffer | EUobserver
Seven out of eight audited EU countries "have not effectively implemented" a decade-old directive on air quality rules, according to a report published at the end of January.
European vehicle market (ICCT)
Tuesday 29 January 2019 |
Alternatives Economiques The ICCT publishes every year a statistical overview of the European car fleet. The data goes ten years back, allowing a full appreciation of the recent market evolution.
Traffic pollution costs €60 billion per year in healthcare
Tuesday 15 January 2019 |
Déborah Berthier | VoxEurop
Each year 500 000 Europeans die prematurely as a result of air pollution. Road transport alone causes 18 percent of air pollution.
EU commits itself to 37.5 percent cut in car emissions by 2030
Tuesday 08 January 2019 |
Déborah Berthier | VoxEurop
EU member states and the European Parliament have agreed to a 37.5 percent reduction in CO2 output for new cars by 2030. A 31 percent cut for utility vehicles is also planned.
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.
EU sets new – though insufficient – limits for cars’ greenhouse gas emissions
Tuesday 16 October 2018 |
Gian-Paolo Accardo | VoxEurop
EUobserver
The new caps for CO2 emissions approved by the member states are ambitious, though not enough to counter the current trend in global warming.
Plastic recycling: uneven progress in Europe
in depth
Monday 23 July 2018 |
Antoine de Ravignan | Alternatives Economiques
The “European plastic strategy” is moving forward in Brussels. While certain member states are already doing well, many trail behind.
EU’s Effort Sharing Decision Initiative on its way to reduce carbon emissions by 15 percent by 2020
Tuesday 23 October 2018 |
Kashyap Raibagi | VoxEurop
The European Union (EU) has set its climate change mitigation objective for 2020, committing itself to reduce its Greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by at least 20 percent compared with 1990 levels.
Europe’s water quality falls short
Tuesday 17 July 2018 |
Gian-Paolo Accardo | VoxEurop
Due to pollution, the majority of European rivers, lakes, and estuaries fall below the minimum environmental standards, a report by the European Environment Agency reveals.
