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Latest air quality news

Madrid city council rejects calls to close incineration plant

Most Spanish cities fail to implement LEZ mandate

Ecodesign review should phase out gas cookers, NGOs argue

EU air quality rules do not give individuals right to compensation, ECJ says

Mediterranean emissions control area adopted by IMO

EU deal on aviation emissions gives ‘last chance’ to CORSIA

Latest air quality analysis

Interview: HEAL founder on protecting the European Green Deal

In-depth: Commission criticised from all sides over Euro 7 standards

Blog: Wood burning on the rise as EU faces energy price shock

Interview: WHO public health director on why the EU needs ambitious air pollution rules

Latest air quality web picks

Heating and cooling from renewables gradually increasing - Eurostat

Italian government to introduce EPR for textile sector (Italian) - Italian government

Pesticides in Natura 2000 sites: French NGOs take government to court - AFP via Terre-net

European ports: the green energy hubs of the future - Eurelectric

GMO-using fake meat company Impossible Foods' EU patent revoked - GMWatch

Over 4% of Summer Mortality in European Cities is Attributable to Urban Heat Islands - ISGlobal - Barcelona Institute for Global Health

Secure electricity supply until the end of the decade (German) - German government

EU suspension of environmental checks a boon for German energy transition – econ min - Clean Energy Wire

In 2030, one third of Sweden's population will be exposed to polluted air (Swedish) - Swedish Environment Agency

Battery-only electric passenger cars: +76% in 2021 - Eurostat




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Latest air quality Document Watch

COP15 – How does the post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework compare with the EU’s Biodiversity Strategy ambition and targets? - IEEP

Barriers to mitigating emissions from agriculture - UBA

Analysis of voluntary carbon market stakeholders and intermediaries - Carbon Market Watch

France's action plan on geothermal energy (French) - French government

Trade union position on the New EU Forest Strategy for 2030 - IndustriAll

A pathway to decarbonise the EU fisheries sector by 2050 - Oceana

SolarPower Europe Position Paper on keeping the 30 GW solar manufacturing ambition in Europe by 2025 in reach - Solar Power Europe

Joint letter: Building fit-for-purpose hydrogen infrastructure requires an independent body - Bellona Foundation et al.

Response to CEER Consultation on Guidelines of Good Practice for Trustworthy Green Offers and Consumer Protection Against Misleading Marketing (“Greenwashing”) - Eurelectric

The failure of integrated pest management (IPM) in the European Union - FoodWatch


Interviews

Interview: Ciarán Cuffe on ‘misinformation’ around the Energy Performance of Buildings Directive

Interview: Energy storage lobby chief on securing the green transition

Interview: Head of fertiliser giant on meeting EU green goals

Interview: Chemours advanced materials head on green hydrogen ambitions

Interview: What Copernicus Earth monitoring reveals about Europe’s climate future

‘We're writing history’: MEP Mohammed Chahim on CBAM and ETS reform


Intelligence

Case study: How an EU-funded project sought to cut the use of hazardous chemicals in the Baltics

Analysis: Why REACH authorisations need a rethink

In-depth: How war with Russia has complicated environmental protection in Ukraine

In-depth: Is Parliament losing patience with the Fit for 55 lobbying drive?