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Green Week 2013 – Cleaner air for all

The largest annual conference on European environment policy, ‘Green Week’ (4-7 June), is approaching; it will offer opportunities for debate and exchanges of experience on the topic of air quality/pollution with representatives from the European Commission, NGOS, universities and scientific bodies. “Air quality - taking care of the air we breathe” is available to help journalists cover this topic. It highlights two of the sectors that play a key part in contamination – transport and agriculture – and illustrate the risks, as well as some solutions to reduce polluting emissions.


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Energy | Runtime: 9'41"
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02-03-2009  | 3530 Hits |  Script (.doc) |  Video (.mp4) |  More information
20% renewable energy in 2020
Energy | Runtime: 3'55"
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02-03-2009  | 3259 Hits |  Script (.doc) |  Video (.mp4) |  More information
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