Green Car Congress

AUGUST 22, 2009

The downward emission trend of three main pollutants which cause ground-level ozone continued in 2007: carbon monoxide (CO) fell by 57%, non-methane volatile organic compounds (NMVOCs) were down by 47% and nitrogen oxides (NO x ) have dropped 36%. EU-27 emissions of all four pollutants were lower in 2007 than in 2006.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 5, 2019

A ban on certain domestic heating fuels, such as coal, also leads to improved air quality in low-income zones. Wealthier regions, including large cities, tend to have on average higher levels of nitrogen dioxide (NO 2 ), mostly because of the high concentration of road traffic and economic activities.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 12, 2019

years); 150 in Poland (reduction in life expectancy of 2.8 Since most of the particulate matter and other air pollutants in Europe come from the burning of fossil fuels, we need to switch to other sources for generating energy urgently. They focused particularly on PM 2.5 years); 98 in the UK (reduction in life expectancy of 1.5

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