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Air pollutant emission 2010 limits exceeded in twelve EU Member States; road transport NOx a main factor

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The ceilings set in the NEC directive were designed to reduce such adverse impacts by an agreed amount. Liechtenstein reports it has missed its NO x and NH 3 emissions ceilings, Norway its NO x emission ceiling, while Switzerland has achieved its four ceilings.

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EEA Report: Trends in European Transport Are Heading in the Wrong Direction

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However, many vehicles rolling off production lines are anything but green, the freight sector still favours the least efficient transport modes and railways across the EU still do not have a unified system. Well-designed policies to manage demand for transport can reduce transport volumes. Transport at a crossroads.