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EEA report finds more action needed to protect Europe’s most vulnerable citizens from air pollution, noise and extreme temperatures

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The European Union (EU) as a whole has made significant progress over past decades in reducing air pollution and Member States have implemented various EU policies to improve climate change adaptation. However, it needs to be combined with subsidies for switching to cleaner heating options for low-income households. KEY FINDINGS.

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Why EVs Aren't a Climate Change Panacea

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“Electric cars will not save the climate. In Poland and China, for example, an EV would need to be driven 78,700 miles to break-even. Just accounting for miles driven , however, BEVs cars and trucks appear cleaner than ICE equivalents nearly everywhere in the U.S. The answer is perhaps some, but maybe not too much.

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SGH2 building largest green hydrogen production facility in California; gasification of waste into H2

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It not only solves our air quality and climate challenges by producing pollution-free hydrogen. It also solves our plastics and waste problems by turning them into green hydrogen, and does it cleaner and at costs far lower than any other green hydrogen producer. That’s why our partnership with SGH2 is so important. Rex Parris.

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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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While technological advances are producing cleaner vehicles, more and more passengers and goods are travelling further distances in Europe, thereby offsetting efficiency gains. Tags: Climate Change Emissions Europe Policy. None of the EEA scenarios considered delivered the targeted reduction in transport GHG emissions.