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EU legal background Air pollution
EU legal background: Air pollution Air pollution in Europe is regulated by several policies, which are targeting the various types - and sources - of pollutants. Also, in 2005 the Commission proposed a thematic strategy for reducing the number of deaths linked to air pollution by 40% (of 2000 levels) by 2020. The European policies are enlisted in the followings with active links.
AIR QUALITY • Pure air for Europe • Management and quality of ambient air • Exchange of information and data on ambient air quality • Thematic Strategy on Air Pollution • Clean Air for Europe (CAFE) Programme
ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION • Sulphur dioxide, nitrogen dioxide and oxides of nitrogen, particulate matter and lead in ambient air • National emission ceilings for certain atmospheric pollutants • Nitrogen dioxide • Phaseout of CFCs in metered dose inhalers • Convention on Long-Range Transboundary Air Pollution • Protocol on Heavy Metals • Elimination and minimisation of production, use and release of persistent organic pollutants (POPs) • Volatile organic compounds (VOCs) resulting from the storage of petrol
LAND MOTOR VEHICLES • All motor vehicles • Euro 5 and Euro 6 standards: reduction of pollutant emissions from light vehicles • Motor vehicles with trailers: polluting emissions • Motor vehicles with trailers: emission of gaseous pollutants from diesel engines • Sulphur content of certain liquid fuels • Quality of petrol and diesel fuels: sulphur and lead • EU strategy for biofuels • Motor vehicles: use of biofuels • Road vehicles • Clean and energy-efficient road transport vehicles • CO2 emission limits on new vehicles • C02 emissions from new passenger cars: monitoring • Passenger car related taxes • Information on the fuel consumption and CO2 emissions of new cars • Emissions from air conditioning systems in motor vehicles • Promotion of clean road transport vehicles within public authorities • Environmental problems caused by heavy goods vehicles • Off road vehicles • Non-road mobile machinery: gaseous pollutants • Wheeled agricultural or forestry tractors: pollutant gases
OTHER VEHICLES • Aviation and climate change • Clean Sky JTI • Strategy to reduce atmospheric emissions from seagoing ships
INDUSTRY • Integrated pollution prevention and control: IPPC Directive • Pollutants from large combustion plants • Volatile organic compounds (VOCs) resulting from certain industrial activities