The contribution of transport to air quality - TERM 2012: Transport indicators tracking progress towards environmental targets in Europe

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TERM 2012 presents the most relevant and up to date information on the main issues regarding transport and environment in Europe, particularly in areas with specific policy targets such as greenhouse gas emissions and energy consumption, transport demand levels, noise and other issues. It also offers an overview of the transport sector's impact on air pollutant emissions and air quality. It discusses the contributions made by all modes of transport to direct air pollutant emissions and also to 'secondary' air pollutants formed in the atmosphere. Alongside the recently published Air quality in Europe - 2012 report, TERM 2012 aims to inform the European Commission’s review of the Thematic Strategy on Air Pollution.
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TERM 2012 presents the most relevant and up to date information on the main issues regarding transport and environment in Europe, particularly in areas with specific policy targets such as greenhouse gas emissions and energy consumption, transport demand levels, noise and other issues. It also offers an overview of the transport sector's impact on air pollutant emissions and air quality. It discusses the contributions made by all modes of transport to direct air pollutant emissions and also to 'secondary' air pollutants formed in the atmosphere. Alongside the recently published Air quality in Europe - 2012 report, TERM 2012 aims to inform the European Commission’s review of the Thematic Strategy on Air Pollution.

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Average emissions for new cars (gCO2/km) (EU-27) Graph showing progression of average emissions for new cars versus 2015 and 2020 targets
Transport energy consumption (EEA-32 excluding Iceland and Liechtenstein) Bar chart showing final energy consumption broken down by different fuel types. Orange line shows total energy consumption for oil derived fuels, dotted red line shows transport target on oil consumption that applies to EU27 (Transport White Paper, 2011).
EU‑27 transport emissions of GHG Graph with two lines showing total GHG emissions for transport (including intl. Aviation) and international maritime transport. 2030 and 2050 target reductions also shown as dotted lines.
Trend in emissions of air pollutants from transport in EEA-32 Transport emissions of PM2.5, CO, SOx, NMVOC, NOx in EEA member countries.
Annual mean NO2 concentration observed at traffic stations, 2010 (left) and annual mean PM10 concentration observed at traffic stations, 2010 (right) Annual mean NO2 and PM10 concentration observed at traffic stations, 2010.
Number of people (in millions) exposed to transport noise Exposure to environmental noise in Europe (EU-27 plus Norway and Switzerland)
Passenger transport volume (billion passenger kilometre (pkm)) (EU‑27) Bar chart showing growth in passenger transport volumes
Freight transport volume (billion tonne kilometre (tkm)) (EU‑27) Bar chart showing growth in freight transport volumes
Real change in transport prices by mode in the EU‑27 Evolution of Transport Prices for Consumers (index 2005 = 100))
Nominal and real fuel prices (EU-27) (EUR/litre) Nominal and real fuel prices in the EU. The output provides the weighted average fuel prices - nominal and real
% share of renewable energy in fuel consumption of transport by EU‑27 Member State -
Proportion of vehicle stock by alternative fuel type (selected EEA‑32 member countries) Graphs showing percentages of car and bus stocks using alternative fuels by five different alternative fuels
Freight transport volumes and GDP (EEA-32 excluding Liechtenstein) Graph showing change in freight transport volume and GDP versus time, together with the ‘decoupling’ relationship between them
Freight modal split between road and rail (EU‑27) Graph showing the percentage split between road and rail freight for EU-12, EU-15 and EU-27
Trends in passenger transport demand and GDP (EEA-32 excluding Liechtenstein) Graph showing change in passenger transport volume and GDP versus time, together with the ‘decoupling’ relationship between them
Passenger transport modal split (without sea and aviation, 2009) Chart showing passenger transport modal split in EU-27 countries between car, rail and bus
The contribution of the transport sector to total emissions of the main air pollutants in 2009 (EEA-32) The graphs report the percentage contribution of transport and not transport sector to total emission of air pollutants in EEA32. Transport sector includes road transport, shipping, aviation and railways.
Trends in diesel NOX emission factors and type approval emission standards The figure shows the change in real-world NOx emission factors in urban conditions for diesel cars with different Euro standards along with the change in the type-approval standards
Daily variation (in μg/m3) of PM10 concentrations in 2009 The daily variation and exceedances of PM10 concentrations during 2009 at a monitoring station that is directly affected by the port in each of these five European port cities. The red line shows the daily limit value. This illustrates significant exceedances.
Trends in NO2 and PM10 concentrations at urban background and traffic locations Trends of NO2 and PM10 atmospheric concentration at urban background and traffic locations. Comparison in several European urban area

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09 Nov 2011 - Laying the foundations for greener transport — TERM 2011: transport indicators tracking progress towards environmental targets in Europe
22 Apr 2010 - Towards a resource-efficient transport system — TERM 2009
26 Mar 2009 - Transport at a crossroads. TERM 2008: indicators tracking transport and environment in the European Union
03 Mar 2008 - Climate for a transport change. TERM 2007
26 Feb 2007 - Transport and environment: on the way to a new common transport policy
28 Mar 2006 - Transport and environment: facing a dilemma - TERM 2005
18 Oct 2004 - Ten key transport and environment issues for policy-makers
28 Nov 2002 - TERM 2002 - Paving the way for EU enlargement - Summary
27 Nov 2002 - TERM 2002 - Paving the way for EU enlargement - Indicators of transport and environment integration
11 Sep 2001 - TERM2001 - Indicators tracking transport and environment integration in the European Union - Summary
11 Sep 2001 - TERM 2001 - Indicators tracking transport and environment integration in the European Union
24 Sep 2000 - Are we moving in the right direction? Indicators on transport and environment integration in the EU - TERM2000 - Executive summary
19 Jul 2000 - Are we moving in the right direction? PDF versions, press release, evaluation form, contacts
19 Jul 2000 - Are we moving in the right direction? Indicators on transport and environmental integration in the EU: TERM 2000
18 May 1999 - Towards a transport and environment reporting mechanism (TERM) for the EU - Part I and II

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