Recent publications

Environmental effects of the proposal for the directive on industrial emissions (IED)

An evaluation from the perspective of Dutch experience with IPPC (2009). 55 pages.

Published by Stichting Natuur en Milieu, Utrecht, the Netherlands: www.naturenmileu.nl

A push for cleaner industrial production

A discussion of the issues surrounding the Commission’s proposal for a directive on industrial emissions (2009). 36 pages.

Published by the European Environmental Bureau, Brussels, Belgium: www.eeb.org

Protecting American health from global shipping pollution

Establishing an emission control area in US waters (2009). 17 pages.

Published by the Environmental Defense Fund, the American Lung Association, the Puget Sound Clean Air Agency and the National Association of Clean Air Agencies: www.edf.org/documents/9466_ECA_report_March2009.pdf

Off track – Inflated claims of the car industry (2008).

Report showing that the car industry has repeatedly overestimated compliance costs when lobbying against environmental laws. 12 pages.

Published by Greenpeace Inernational: www.greenpeace.org

Air pollution dependency on climate variability and source region

Past, current and future air pollution scenarios over Europe (2009).

By C. Andersson, Department of Applied Environmental Science (ITM), Stockholm University.

20 years with monitoring effects of long-range transboundary air pollution on surface waters in Europe and North America (2008).

56 pages. NIVA report SNO: 5684-2008. Ed. B.L. Skjelvale and H. de Wit.

Published by the Norwegian Institute for Water Research (NIVA) for the International programme on assessment and monitoring of acidification of rivers and lakes (ICP Waters): www.icp-waters.no

In this issue

Reduced pollution from petrol stations

New legislation will require service stations in the EU to be equipped with petrol vapour recovery, resulting in improved protection of the environment and public health.

EU states postpone air quality compliance

Nineteen member states have so far notified the Commission that they will need time extensions to comply with EU air quality standards.

Top of the dirty thirty list

Having spewn out 31 million tonnes of carbon dioxide (CO₂) in 2008, the Polish Belchatow plant is listed as EU’s most polluting power station in terms of its greenhouse gas emissions. The German Niederaussem power plant was the second dirtiest and emitted nearly 25 million tonnes.

A push for cleaner industry

The new Industrial Emissions directive received its first reading in the European Parliament in March, and the Council position is expected at the end of June.

Transport emissions still on the increase

Greenhouse gas emissions from the European transport sector rose 26 per cent between 1990 and 2006, while all other sectors show a declining trend.

Particles cost billions

Health damage in Sweden from fine particle pollution costs SEK 26 billion (€ 2.4 billion) every year, according to a recent study prepared for the Swedish Environmental Protection Agency.

Small but dangerous - new facts on particles

Fine particles cause 546,000 premature deaths each year in Europe, of which 39,000 are due to emissions from international shipping.

Worse than worst case...

Carbon dioxide emissions from fossilfuel burning and industrial processes is accelerating not only in industrialized countires, but at a global scale. The emissions growth rate has been over 3 per cent for the present decade, compared to 1.1 per cent during the 1990s.

Greenhouse gas emissions from rich countries still increasing

Almost half of the signatory states to the Kyoto protocol have reached their emission targets. Still overall grenhouse gas emissions is increasing. The USA alone was responsible for over two thirds of the increase in 2007.

Shipping would profit by cutting CO2 emissions

Greenhouse gas emissions from the global shipping industry could be cut by at least one fifth without any cost or even at a profit.

Environmental ship index underway

On request from several leading ports in northwestern Europe, including Le Havre, Antwerp, Rotterdam, Bremen and Hamburg, the Dutch research institute CE Delft has developed an environmental ship index to be implemented voluntarily from 2010 to promote greener shipping.

Ships pollute half as much as world’s cars

Since most shipping traffic takes place close to the coastline, ship emissions are a significant health concern.

The double benefits of climate policy

Action to cut greenhouse gas emissions could save millions of lives because of the cleaner air that would result.

Cleaner ship fuels to save American lives

The United States and Canada want ships to burn cleaner fuel when approaching the continent to reduce smog-related deaths.

Editorial: Europe needs Emission Control Areas

Over the last twenty years, fuel and emission standards for land-based transport have been dramatically strengthened over most of the world. But international shipping has for a long time resisted similar legislation, both as regards emissions of air pollutants and greenhouse gases.

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Recent publications

Environmental effects of the proposal for the directive on industrial emissions (IED)

A push for cleaner industrial production

Protecting American health from global shipping pollution

Off track – Inflated claims of the car industry (2008).

Air pollution dependency on climate variability and source region

20 years with monitoring effects of long-range transboundary air pollution on surface waters in Europe and North America (2008).

In this issue

Reduced pollution from petrol stations

EU states postpone air quality compliance

Top of the dirty thirty list

A push for cleaner industry

Transport emissions still on the increase

Particles cost billions

Small but dangerous - new facts on particles

Worse than worst case...

Greenhouse gas emissions from rich countries still increasing

Shipping would profit by cutting CO2 emissions

Environmental ship index underway

Ships pollute half as much as world’s cars

The double benefits of climate policy

Cleaner ship fuels to save American lives

Editorial: Europe needs Emission Control Areas

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