Newsletter December 2023
We have now published a new Newsletter (nr 41). Please download it here
EFCA – European Federation of Clean Air and Environmental Protection Associations
For a cleaner air in Europe27th ETH-Nanoparticles Conference (NPC-24) and Aerosols-24 Conference
June 10 – 14, 2024, Zurich, Switzerland. It is with great pleasure that we would like to invite you to the 27th edition of the ETH Nanoparticle Conference (NPC-24). We will meet again in Zürich in person next June. The NPC-24 is organized as a joined event together with the Workplace and Indoor Aerosols Conference (Aerosols-24). Therefore, we are…
Workshop on Aviation non-CO2 emissions 13-14 December 2023
European Commission, BrusselsBREY Auditorium – Avenue d’Auderghem 45 BackgroundFor over 25 years, successive European aviation Strategic Research and InnovationAgendas set ambitious environmental and climate goals (i.e. ACARE Flightpath 20501) andthe achievements are very good. However, only last year, in the latest edition of Europe’sVision for Sustainable Aviation by ACARE, the importance of all non-CO2 effects wasadequately recognised. The “Fly…
Newsletter 40 July 2023
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
Cutting pollution would significantly reduce heart attacks and strokes in Europe
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…
In Memoriam Johannes (Joop) Van Ham: an appreciation from His Colleagues and Friends in EFCA delivered by Andrzej Jagusiewicz (President) on 16.06.2023
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…
UFP symposium 2023
The proceedings of the last UFP Symposium have finally been published.https://publikationen.bibliothek.kit.edu/1000157326
Air Protection 2023 Conference, Dubrovnik, Croatia, 20-23 September 2023
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.
Proceedings UFP symposium 2022
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…
Ninth International Symposium on Non-CO2 Greenhouse Gases
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…