Publications

Air quality around airports

Pozzoli, Luca; Gerwig, Holger; Gressent, Alicia; Soares, Joana; Colette, Augustin; Monge, Silvia

Monitoring air quality around airports and nearby cities is crucial to understanding the role of emissions from air traffic and other airport activities. This report analyses air quality in 23 European airports, revealing limited observations in and around airport areas. Only three of the 23 airports had at least one air quality sampling point for NO2, PM2.5 and O3 inside the airport area. Concentrations in nearby cities can be up to double (NO2), 57% higher (PM2.5) and 85% higher (O3) when the wind comes from the airport. EEA air quality maps showed higher annual mean NO2 concentrations in airport areas compared to surrounding regions, with one airport above the 2030 limit value of 20 µg/m³. Annual mean PM2.5 concentrations were also higher in airport areas, with six airports exceeding the revised limit value. The limited number of sampling points makes it challenging to assess trends in NO2, PM2.5 and O3 concentrations. A final chapter of the report presents an overview of available measurements and studies of ultra fine particles (UFP) in the vicinity of airports.

European Topic Centre on Human Health and the Environment (ETC HE)

Fra forskning til policy og praksis: forskning og forvaltning av nye klimaløsninger – fra lovende til kontroversielle løsninger.

Muri, Helene

NTVA inviterer til et møte der tre nyinnvalgte toppforskere fra Industriell økologi ved NTNU deler innsikt fra sin forskning. Under temaet «Hvordan bidrar fagfeltet Industriell økologi til klima- og miljøforskningen» presenterer Francesca Verones plastens påvirkning på havmiljøet, Helene Muri diskuterer nye og kontroversielle klimaløsninger, og Francesco Cherubini belyser utfordringer og muligheter knyttet til landbruk, karbonlagring og naturvern.

¿Los océanos son una solución o un riesgo en la lucha contra el cambio climático?

Muri, Helene (interview subject)

Un nuevo estudio de la Universidad Noruega de Ciencia y Tecnología y otras instituciones de Europa analizó su rol en la reducción de dióxido de carbono y sus desafíos tecnológicos. Los resultados del trabajo presentado en la cumbre global COP30

CO₂-Entfernung im Ozean – Hoffnung und Risiko zugleich

Muri, Helene (interview subject)

Der Ozean gilt als Schlüssel zur CO₂-Entfernung – doch Forscher warnen vor unklaren Folgen und fehlender Kontrolle.

Assessing the environmental burden of disease related to air pollution in Europe in 2023

Soares, Joana; Plass, Dietrich; Kienzler, Sarah; Ortiz, Alberto González; Gsella, Artur; Horálek, Jan

This report evaluates the environmental burden of disease (EBD) linked to long-term exposure to fine particulate matter (PM2.5), nitrogen dioxide (NO2), and ozone (O3) across 41 European countries in 2023. Using the key health indicators—attributable deaths, years of life lost, years lived with disability, and disability-adjusted life years—the analysis quantifies the health impacts of air pollution above concentrations defined as the World Health Organisation’s air quality guideline levels. Approximately 206,000 deaths are attributable to PM2.5, while about 56,000 and 71,000 deaths area attributable to NO2 and O3, respectively. The disease burden from PM2.5 was highest due to its association with multiple health outcomes, with high baseline prevalence and mortality. Results highlight strong regional disparities, with South-Eastern Europe most affected by health effects from PM2.5 and NO2, and Southern Europe by those from O3. Findings underscore the need for targeted policies to reduce pollutant-specific health impacts in Europe.

European Topic Centre on Human Health and the Environment (ETC HE)

Investigating Marine Aerosol Variability and Climate Feedbacks: A Multi-Site Analysis Using Particle Composition and Size Distribution Data

Singh, Gurmanjot; Virtanen, Annele; Kokkola, Harri; Xu, Wei; Ovadnevaite, Jurgita; Ceburnis, Darius; Lunder, Chris Rene; Aas, Wenche; Fiebig, Markus; Yli-Juuti, Taina

Sources of carbonaceous aerosol in a South-East European metropolis

Platt, Stephen Matthew; Davidović, Milos; Bartonova, Alena; Ćirović, Željko; Eckhardt, Sabine; Evangeliou, Nikolaos; Gundersen, Hans; Jovanović, Maja; Jovašević-Stojanović, Milena; Močnik, Griša; Schneider, Philipp; Yttri, Karl Espen

Nature in Action. Post-Implementation Nature-Based Solutions and Their Air- Quality Pathways

Liu, Hai-Ying

Plast i omløp: Kartlegging av polymertyper og kjemikalier til bekymring i norsk avfallshåndtering

Abbasi, Golnoush

Ozean als Klimaretter? Neue CO₂-Technologien wecken große Hoffnungen – und große Sorgen

Muri, Helene (interview subject)

Der Ozean soll gezielt CO₂ binden und das Klima stabilisieren – doch Forscher warnen vor unklaren Folgen und fehlender Kontrolle.

Ocean carbon capture isn’t ready to clean up our mess, report finds

Muri, Helene (interview subject)

Scientists say ocean carbon capture isn’t ready for prime time and warn deep emissions cuts still have to come first

Nye funn om norsk olje: - Ender opp i maten vi spiser

Muri, Helene (interview subject)

En ny utredning viser at norsk olje og gass bidrar til millioner av tonn med plast hvert år. Klimaforsker er bekymret for effektene.

Oceans in danger! EU warns ocean carbon removal once seen as a ‘miracle climate cure’ may turn into a global threat | World News - The Times of India

Muri, Helene

Rest of World News: Ocean carbon removal, touted as a climate solution, faces significant hurdles. A new EU report cautions that these unproven technologies lack evidence