Sentences with phrase «air pollution limits»

The same is true when new air pollution limits take effect.

At its worst it can help create seven more days a year when ozone levels exceed air pollution limits.

And on April 28, members of the European Union (EU) approved new air pollution limits for large combustion plants that will require utilities to invest in new technology to retrofit coal plants, limit operations to 1,500 hours a year, or shutter facilities by 2021.

We were instrumental in achieving the establishment of air pollution limits for ships near the coasts of the U.S. and Canada, which prohibit the use of dirty bunker fuel — unless alternative compliance methods are employed, such as shorepower or other pollution reduction technologies.

The Green Party says that London has been breaking European air pollution limits for nitrogen dioxide since 2010.

Legal air pollution limits for the whole year have been broken just five days into 2017 in London, figures show.

Recently, the EU has threatened to put Britain before the European Court of Justice and handed the Government a final warning to comply with air pollution limits for nitrogen dioxide (NO2).

Environment ministers meeting in Luxembourg today (Monday) suggested they were moving closer to a deal on air pollution limits.

Effective air pollution limits could save more than 20,000 lives every year, yet some national governments are threatening to veto EU measures to tackle toxic pollution.

The recent announcement of more stringent air pollution limits and reforms to the EU emissions trading system highlight the risk in a pro-coal strategy.

A lot of areas around London already exceed their annual air pollution limits so it is unsurprising there is concern an airport development will only exacerbate things.

Campaigners have welcomed the EU's adoption of new air pollution limits that could significantly reduce toxic emissions from Europe's dirtiest power plants.

Many cities around the globe already exceed the air pollution limits established by the World Health Organization.