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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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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.

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T&E: Rising use of private jets sends CO2 emissions soaring

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finds that private jets are 10 times more carbon-intensive than airliners on average, and 50 times more polluting than trains in terms of CO 2 emitted per passenger-km. And yet, super-rich super polluters are flying around like there’s no climate crisis. The report, Private jets: can the super-rich supercharge zero emission aviation?

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International study of role of soots impact on Arctic climate

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Scientists from the US, Norway, Russia, Germany, Italy and China are participating in a study examining the potential role of black carbon, or soot, on the rapidly changing Arctic climate. In addition to its impacts on snow and ice, black carbon is an air pollutant. The Arctic climate is changing faster than some scientists expected.

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European Commission opens infringement procedure against Italy over insufficient action on Fiat Chrysler emission control strategies

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The European Commission has launched an infringement procedure against Italy for failure to fulfil its obligations under EU vehicle type-approval legislation with regards to Fiat Chrysler (FCA) automobiles. —Commissioner Elżbieta Bieńkowska, responsible for Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs.

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Crowdsourcing air pollution measurements: iSPEX-EU 2015

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The current iSPEX-EU project, which runs until 15 October, is a scaled-up version of the original iSPEX-project that enlisted the general public to contribute to the understanding of air pollution. Participating cities include: Athens, Barcelona, Belgrade, Berlin, Copenhagen, London, Manchester, Milan, and Rome. iSPEX add-on.

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Study links ambient PM2.5 and ozone specifically caused by vehicle exhaust emissions to ~361,000 premature deaths worldwide in 2010 and ~385,000 in 2015

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Exhaust from on-road diesel vehicles was responsible for nearly half of the impacts (~181,000 premature deaths) worldwide, and fully two-thirds in India, France, Germany, and Italy. The distribution of health impacts and air pollution from transportation is influenced by policy, demographic, economic, and technological changes.

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UPS cargo eBike pilot in Seattle

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—Scott Phillippi, UPS senior director of maintenance and engineering, international operations. UPS will share data and analyses from the pilot for assessment against two of the lab’s key objectives: improving first delivery attempts and reducing “dwell time,” both of which should reduce traffic congestion and pollution.

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