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Study: air pollution causes 800,000 extra deaths a year in Europe and 8.8 million worldwide

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Excess death rates were particularly high in eastern European countries, such as Bulgaria, Croatia, Romania and Ukraine, with more than 200 each year per 100,000 of the population. Indeed, new evidence may lead to a further lowering of the WHO guideline in the near future. years); 150 in Poland (reduction in life expectancy of 2.8

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EEA TERM Report Finds Efficiency Gains of Clean Vehicle Technology Being Offset By Ongoing Increases in Travel

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In the future we will need to focus not only on the mode of transport, but also the reasons why people choose to travel, because ultimately mobility is inextricably linked to our quality of life. Towards a resource-efficient transport system—TERM 2009.

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EEA says industrial air pollution cost Europe up to €169 billion in 2009; some 37% attributed to CO2

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Estimating the magnitude of costs associated with future climate change impacts is very uncertain. This uncertainty is unavoidable, as the extent of damage will be dependent on the future development of society, particularly with respect to population and economic growth, but also how much value is attached to future events.

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EC Survey finds majority of Europeans willing to compromise on performance, size, range and price to reduce vehicle emissions; 53% say they use car as main mode of transport

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The same was true for price, in the first three countries, but the French were much less likely to be willing to buy a “clean” car if it was more expensive. This Flash Eurobarometer—“Future of transport” (No 312)—was conducted at the request of Directorate General Mobility and Transport in the 27 EU Member States.

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