Toyota Motor Europe (TME) is again in the lead in Europe with the lowest fleet-wide C02 emissions in 2011 following figures published by the European Commission and European Environment Agency. Fleet-wide C02 emissions for TME stand at 109.3 g/km, a decrease of 3 g/km since 2010 and 19 g/km ahead of the TME specific European … Read more
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has published major new research completed by Professor John Sodeau and his research team at the Centre for Research Atmospheric Chemistry (CRAC) in University College Cork (UCC). The team used state of the art air quality instrumentation to detect and quantify pollen, fungal spores and bacteria that are all components … Read more
Dublin City Council has launched its third annual Sustainability Report showing the steps the council are taking in the city to improve its performance on issues of energy, transport, waste, water, air, biodiversity, society and economy. It outlines the approaches the city council takes to sustainability and lists key initiatives and flagship projects that are … Read more
The European Commission wants to break up the vicious circle that hampers the use of clean fuels in European cars: Refuelling stations are not being built because there are not enough vehicles. Vehicles are not sold at competitive prices because there is not enough demand. Consumers do not buy the vehicles because they are expensive … Read more
According to the latest research, a majority (56 %) of Europeans believe that air quality has deteriorated in the last 10 years. In Italy, as many as 81 % hold this view, and in Cyprus, France, Greece, Hungary, Romania and Spain, 70-75 % of survey participants believe that this is the case. The research – a Eurobarometer called … Read more
Thanks to new European legislation (called the Euro VI norm), effective from 31 December 2012, nitrogen oxides and dust emitted from new types of trucks and buses will be lowered. It means a reduction of 80% in emissions of nitrogen oxides and 66% in particulate matters. In addition to the health and environment, the new … Read more
New environmental rules on marine fuels, which are now in force, have been devised to substantially reduce air pollution and its impacts on human health. Air pollutants from maritime shipping are transported over long distances and as a result contribute increasingly to the air quality problems in many European cities. Without any action, sulphur emissions … Read more
The European Union has welcomed the outcome of the Doha climate conference which lays the basis for more ambitious international action against climate change in the short term, paves the way for a new global climate agreement to be finalised in 2015 and enables a second period of the Kyoto Protocol to start on 1 … Read more
Transport in Europe is responsible for damaging levels of air pollutants and a quarter of EU greenhouse gas emissions. Many of the resulting environmental problems can be addressed by stepping up efforts to meet new EU targets, according to the latest report from the European Environment Agency (EEA). The EEA’s annual report under the Transport … Read more
Dublin City Council is in the final days of public consultation on whether to extend the current operating hours of the HGV 5+ axle Cordon in Dublin City, and wants to gauge people’s views on the proposal by 5.30pm this Friday (07 December 2012). The current operating hours run from 07.00 hrs to 19.00 hrs, … Read more