Pollution
Should Europe ban large ships?
Tuesday 22 October 2019 |
Antoine de Ravignan | Alternatives Economiques
Cruise ships, tankers, and giant container ships run on heavy fuel oil. On a global scale, sea transport emits nearly a billion tonnes of CO2 each year: five times more than rail, four and a half times less than cars. How to achieve “zero carbon” in shipping by 2050?
Why and how Bulgaria imports waste from other EU countries
Monday 14 October 2019 |
Nikolay Stoyanov Velina Gospodinova
| Capital
Bulgarian companies import more and more garbage from abroad, but institutional weaknesses seem to offer some scope for circumventing the EU's strict environmental requirements. An investigation into this business.
Diesel cars in the doghouse
in depth
Wednesday 17 January 2018 |
Artur Włodarski | BiQdata
Despite the Dieselgate scandal, diesel-fueled cars are still the most popular in Europe. A trend that is slowly changing, as governments and the public opinion are starting to grasp with their impact on public health.
Cold housing and polluted cities? Something is changing in the Balkans
Tuesday 05 March 2019 |
Lorenzo Ferrari | OBC Transeuropa
Many citizens of south-east Europe cannot afford to properly heat their own homes. The impact on health and air pollution is serious, but energy poverty has recently begun to decline.
The Balkans (and Europe) are choking on coal pollution
Friday 29 March 2019 |
Maria Giulia Anceschi | OBC Transeuropa
The 16 coal power plants in the western Balkans cause as much pollution as the 250 plants active within the European Union. The health impact is severe, and not just within the region.
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.
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.
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.
Quality of the air (EEA)
Sunday 14 January 2018 |
Alternatives Economiques Every year, the European Environment Agency publishes a report on air quality in Europe.
Air quality and mobility: Greenpeace ranks European cities
Wednesday 23 May 2018 |
VoxEurop Greenpeace has just published its first ranking of the most virtuous European cities in terms of mobility and the fight against air pollution.
