2016-4
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End derogations for polluting coal plants
Effective regulation of air pollutant emissions from coal-fired power plants could prevent 20,000 premature deaths every year.
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Stricter NOx standards for ships
In late October, the International Maritime Organization (IMO) accepted proposals to designate the Baltic Sea and the North Sea as NOx Emission Control Areas (NECA).
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Air pollution risk in dense farming areas
A new study from the Netherlands shows that the air in heavily agricultural areas can be as risky to breathe as in traffic-choked cities.
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A Europe powered only with renewable energy
This vision was launched in 1992 from within the world-leading power equipment company ABB.
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Small is beautiful
“Small is beautiful” was the catchphrase of the alternative energy movement of the 1970s.
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Initiative to boost soil carbon
In Paris an initiative called “4 per 1000” was signed by 25 countries, with the aim to protect and increase carbon stocks in soil and to develop accounting and safeguard criteria.
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Agriculture a major cause of air pollution
Food cultivation is the dominant source of fine particulate matter (PM2.5) in ambient air in Europe, the central US and parts of China, according to a new study from the Earth Institute at Columbia University.
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Multiple actions needed to reduce food emissions
Reducing consumption of meat, dairy and eggs by three quarters in the EU will lead to reductions of 44 per cent in greenhouse gas emissions from the food sector, but other efforts are also needed to reach a 2-degree target.
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