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EEA report suggests road charges for heavy-duty goods vehicles should reflect varied health effects of pollution in different countries

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European economies rely on transporting goods long distances. By incorporating these costs into the price of goods, we can encourage healthier transport methods and cleaner technologies. Exhaust emissions from diesel engines were recently labelled as carcinogenic by the International Agency for Research on Cancer.

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

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Despite a reduction in road transport exhaust emissions across Europe, there have been no significant improvements in concentrations of fine particulates (PM 10 ) and nitrogen oxides (NO x ), which have a major impact on air quality and human health. Well-designed policies to manage demand for transport can reduce transport volumes.