Environment Finland International Pollution 
Green Car Congress
AUGUST 29, 2012
This year’s Balex Delta oil spill response exercise, which is held annually under the Convention on the Protection of the Marine Environment of the Baltic Sea Area, is taking place today in the sea area outside Helsinki, Finland. The Finnish Environment Institute SYKE is coordinating the exercise. The most important oil harbors.
Green Car Congress
DECEMBER 6, 2017
Europe’s transport sector is making only mixed progress in meeting its environment, health and climate policy targets, according to the latest European Environment Agency (EEA) assessment which tracks the short and long-term environmental performance of this key economic sector across the European Union. Air pollution.
Green Car Congress
MARCH 4, 2013
Air pollution externalities of 12–14 ton HGV on highway (Euronorm III) in euro cents. A new report from the European Environment Agency (EEA) suggests that new road charges for heavy goods vehicles (HGVs or lorries) should reflect the varied health effects of traffic pollution in different European countries. Source: EEA.
Green Car Congress
JULY 2, 2012
Air pollution emitted from sources such as traffic, industry and households is still above internationally agreed limits in 12 European countries, according to newly published data. These pollutants are harmful to both people and the environment, causing respiratory illnesses, acidifying soil and surface water, and damaging vegetation.
Green Car Congress
APRIL 28, 2010
Based on analysis of long-term trends, a new European Environment Agency (EEA) report calls for a clear vision defining Europe’s transport system by 2050 and consistent policies to achieve it. Transport, including international aviation and maritime transport, accounts for around a quarter of total EU greenhouse gas emissions.
Green Car Congress
APRIL 5, 2009
Emissions of GHG have increased by 26% (EU-15) or 180 million tonnes between 1990 and 2006, excluding international aviation and marine transport—an amount larger than the entire annual national emissions for 2006 from Belgium (132 million tonnes) or Romania (157 million tonnes). Air pollution. Almost 67 million people (i.e.
Cars That Think
DECEMBER 19, 2021
Even less is understood about the potential risks to people and the environment—could the particles deplete the ozone layer, for example, or significantly alter the weather? Little is known about how, or whether, solar geoengineering might work and how the particles would react and move in the stratosphere.
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