Coal as a Christmas giftby Andrzej Jagusiewicz, president of EFCA COP-24 in Katowice (Poland) in 2019 teased its participants with marvellous jewellery, almost all types from ring to necklace, decorated with a sculptured piece of anthracite, the least harmful coal to air pollution if burnt. A very nice souvenir for many participants who bought it, much nicer than the…
Technologies and Policies towards Zero-impact Combustion Engines March 25th 2021 The 11. VERT Forum was organized as a virtual conference. This Forum made public how the industry can support the society with best available technology to clean the breathing air not only from soot nanoparticles but also from viruses. All presentations are available for download on https://www.vert-dpf.eu.
Read our latest Newsletter in which the following topics are addressed– Eco-terrorism– 9th Annual Meeting of TFTEI June 2023 report– XVI Congress of protecting classified information related to business and persons– In Memoriam Johannes (Joop) Van Ham and much more. Click here
Scientific evidence shows that environmental risks are responsible for a major share of cardiovascular disease, which is the most common cause of death in Europe. A European Environment Agency analysis, published today, provides an overview of the link between environment and cardiovascular disease, highlighting that addressing pollution, extreme temperatures, and other environmental risks are cost-effective actions to reduce the…
We were greatly saddened to hear of the death of our colleague and friend Joop Van Hamm, who contributed so much to the development of an evidence-based European policy for air protection and who played such a significant part in the founding and development of EFCA as a vehicle for championing it. Joop will be remembered for the breadth…
The proceedings of the last UFP Symposium have finally been published.https://publikationen.bibliothek.kit.edu/1000157326
The deadline for abstract submission is 23 June 2023.Additional information can be found at the Conference webpage https://zastitazraka.imi.hr/en/ . A EFCA session is planned on Thursday (21/09/2023) morning.
Ultrafine Particles – Air Quality and Climate: European Federation of Clean Air and Environmental Protection Associations (EFCA) International Symposium, Brussels, Belgium, July 5 and 6, 2022 – Proceedings Saathoff, Harald 1 Institut für Meteorologie und Klimaforschung – Atmosphärische Aerosolforschung (IMK-AAF), Karlsruher Institut für Technologie (KIT) Abstract: Ultrafine particles (UFP), the nano fraction…
Identify game changers and verify impact June 21-23, 2023, Amsterdam, The Netherlands Non-CO2 greenhouse gases include many substances, such as methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O), fluorocarbons (CFCs, HFCs, SF6, etc), black carbon, aerosols, and tropospheric ozone (O3). These contribute significantly to climate forcing. Reducing non-CO2 greenhouse gas emissions is often more cost-effective than reducing CO2 emissions. Read more. Registration for NCGG9, June…
The UNECE Convention on Long-range Transboundary Air Pollution (the Air Convention), although not yet global, covers as many as 56 Northern hemisphere countries. They are grouped in four subregions: Western and Central Europe (WCE), South-eastern Europe (SEE), North America and so called EECCA countries formed after the fall of the Soviet Union. Read more in our Newsletter, click here.
Researchers calculated that 74 metric tons of microplastics are dropping out of the atmosphere onto the city annually, the equivalent of more than 3 million plastic bottles falling from the sky. Read more
This year’s report lays out the scale of the challenge of reducing air pollution, the substantial progress that has been made and highlights achievable solutions. Chief Medical Officer’s annual report 2022: air pollution