Examples of green investments in the sector of air 
                  
                                                                     
                 1/  In  respect  of  air,  these  examples  demonstrate  implementation  of  the  following 
                 investment priorities 
                  
                   Promoting energy efficiency and clean solutions (domestic heating, clean district heating), 
                    non-combustible renewable energy sources, smart energy systems, grids, storage,  
                   Set up emission monitoring systems at industrial facilities generating publicly available 
                    real time emission data 
                   Support  smart  solutions  and  planning  to  reduce  air  pollution  (e.g.  establishing  Low 
                    Emission Zones, sustainable multimodal urban mobility, effective mobility plans, green 
                    zones in urban areas), 
                   Support cleaner (towards zero emission) public transport and private vehicles, both for 
                    the mobility of people and goods, 
                   Direct measures to prevent and reduce industrial pollution (air and water) respecting the 
                    polluter pays principle, respecting state-aid guidelines, i.e. by implementing measures 
                    allowing to go beyond the minimum performance levels of BAT. This includes also testing 
                    and deploying emerging and breakthrough technologies, 
                   Capacity building actions for improving pollution prevention & control and enforcement, 
                    including for industrial accidents, 
                   Reducing  emissions  from  agriculture  (ammonia  and  methane)  through  sustainable 
                    farming practices, relevant on-farm and off-farm investments and capacity building 
                  
                  
                  
                 The benefits of these projects reside not necessarily in replicating a certain project as such, 
                 but  applying  or  using  its  results  at  a  larger  scale.  The  projects  below  have  been 
                 implemented mainly within the LIFE Programme. They are given as examples only, to 
                 illustrate benefits beyond environment as such. Further examples can be found in the LIFE 
                 database      https://ec.europa.eu/environment/life/project/Projects/index.cfm.                 Many 
                 others have been implemented within the EU Cohesion Policy (ERDF and Cohesion Fund) 
                 https://ec.europa.eu/regional_policy/en/projects.  
                  
                  
                  
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                         A) LIFE Integrated Projects and umbrella projects 
                    LIFE CLEAN AIR – This project, which run from 2012 to 2015 aimed at strengthening capacity 
                    at  national  level  to  contribute  to  addressing  air  pollution,  but  included  also  tangible 
                    mitigation actions such ecodriving, green ports and maritime shipping, retrofitting buses, 
                    promoting                           the                       use                        of                       bicycles 
                    https://ec.europa.eu/environment/life/project/Projects/index.cfm?fuseaction=search.dspPa
                    ge&n_proj_id=4265  
                    Benefits include inter alia: 
                             Retrofitting of 100 buses; 
                             Establishment of shore-side power supply for ships in 10 port cities; 
                             Retrofitting 20 ships with a diesel particle filter; 
                             Informing at least 50 driving schools, 100 companies and 1 000 individuals about eco-
                              driving. 
                    Not to be neglected, many high quality sub-projects, notably: 
                    LIFE IP MALOPOLSKA –Mitigation actions include boiler replacement, public transport based 
                    on  high  resolution  monitoring  and  modelling,  support  for  citizens  from  eco-managers  
                    https://ec.europa.eu/environment/life/project/Projects/index.cfm?fuseaction=search.dspPa
                    ge&n_proj_id=5183 
                    LIFE PREPAIR - Po regions engaged to policies of air: mitigation actions include transport, 
                    energy  efficiency,  agriculture,  monitoring,  addressing  biomass  for  domestic  heating 
                    https://ec.europa.eu/environment/life/project/Projects/index.cfm?fuseaction=search.dspPa
                    ge&n_proj_id=6102 
                    LIFE  AIRUSE  -  Testing  and  Development  of  air  quality  mitigation  measures  in  Southern 
                    Europe 
                    https://ec.europa.eu/environment/life/project/Projects/index.cfm?fuseaction=search.dspPa
                    ge&n_proj_id=4253  
                     
                     
                     
                     
                     
                     
                     
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                         B) Transport 
                    I-SharE LIFE - Innovative sharing solutions for full electric travels in small/medium size urban 
                    areas 
                    https://ec.europa.eu/environment/life/project/Projects/index.cfm?fuseaction=search.dspPa
                    ge&n_proj_id=6735  
                     
                    The I-SharE LIFE project developed from 2018 to 2021 will demonstrate innovative electric 
                    car-sharing models to reduce air pollution and greenhouse gas emissions from passenger 
                    vehicles in small to mid-sized urban areas in Bergamo, Como, Bollate, Busto Arsizio in Italy 
                    and Osijek in Croatia, cities with 35 000 to 120 000 inhabitants. To facilitate market uptake, 
                    the  project  will  increase  awareness  of  the  opportunities  offered  by  electric  car-sharing 
                    services among local populations by launching public information campaigns involving digital 
                    media and face-to-face events with companies, non-profits and government organisations at 
                    regional, national and international level.  
                     
                    Benefits  
                             Reduce harmful emissions of NOX by about 800 kg a year, CO by 900 kg a year and 
                              PM10 by 84 kg a year; 
                             Reduce greenhouse gas emissions equivalent to 270 tonnes of CO2 a year; 
                             Demonstrate the economic feasibility of e-vehicles and car-sharing services in five 
                              small and mid-sized cities; 
                             Demonstrate how project results can be replicated across a further 34 sites in Italy 
                              and Croatia; 
                             Raise  public  awareness  of  car-sharing  services  through  a  website,  newsletters, 
                              leaflets and social media channels;  
                             Organise  live  events  and  technical  workshops  to  broaden  the  pool  of  potential 
                              passengers. 
                    Other projects: 
                    LIFE Gystra - road transport: measuring real driving emissions. 
                    https://ec.europa.eu/environment/life/project/Projects/index.cfm?fuseaction=search.dspPa
                    ge&n_proj_id=6278 
                     
                    LIFE CLINSH – Inland Waterway Transport. 
                    https://ec.europa.eu/environment/life/project/Projects/index.cfm?fuseaction=search.dspPa
                    ge&n_proj_id=5782  
                     
                    LIFE_SC – e-mobility for tourism including e-vessels. 
                    https://ec.europa.eu/environment/life/project/Projects/index.cfm?fuseaction=search.dspPa
                    ge&n_proj_id=6261  
                     
                    LIFE ASPIRE – last mile delivery, urban freight logistics. 
                    https://ec.europa.eu/environment/life/project/Projects/index.cfm?fuseaction=search.dspPa
                    ge&n_proj_id=6189  
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       LIFE 'N GRAB HY! – garbage collection with hydrogen. 
       https://ec.europa.eu/environment/life/project/Projects/index.cfm?fuseaction=search.dspPa
       ge&n_proj_id=5278 
        
       LIFE BrennerLEC -  Brenner Lower Emissions Corridor (in mountain regions). 
       https://ec.europa.eu/environment/life/project/Projects/index.cfm?fuseaction=search.dspPa
       ge&n_proj_id=5764  
        
       LIFE CAT4HEAVY - Catalysts for Heavy Duty Applications (retrofitting trucks). 
       https://ec.europa.eu/environment/life/project/Projects/index.cfm?fuseaction=search.dspPa
       ge&n_proj_id=6787  
        
       LIFE GYR -A European innovative logistic platform for urban last mile delivery of goods.  
       https://ec.europa.eu/environment/life/project/Projects/index.cfm?fuseaction=search.dspPa
       ge&n_proj_id=6786  
        
       LIFE CLEANAIRMM - Clean power low emission supply devices in construction and urban 
       green care.  
       https://ec.europa.eu/environment/life/project/Projects/index.cfm?fuseaction=search.dspPa
       ge&n_proj_id=7158  
        
       ESIF: Improving the sustainability of urban mobility in Central Europe.  
       https://ec.europa.eu/regional_policy/en/projects/Germany/improving-the-sustainability-of-
       urban-mobility-in-central-europe  
        
       ESIF: Investment in public transport supports low-emissions strategy in Chodzież, Poland. 
       https://ec.europa.eu/regional_policy/en/projects/Poland/investment-in-public-transport-
       supports-low-emissions-strategy-in-chodziez-poland  
        
       ESIF: Low-emission buses and new transport infrastructure in eastern Poland 
       https://ec.europa.eu/regional_policy/en/projects/Poland/low-emission-buses-and-new-
       transport-infrastructure-in-eastern-poland  
        
       ESIF: Krakow commuters enjoy comfort of new low-emission bus fleet 
       https://ec.europa.eu/regional_policy/en/projects/Poland/krakow-commuters-enjoy-
       comfort-of-new-low-emission-bus-fleet  
        
       ESIF: New public transport terminal in Svätý Jur, Slovakia, improves mobility in Bratislava 
       region 
       https://ec.europa.eu/regional_policy/en/projects/Slovakia/new-public-transport-terminal-
       in-svaty-jur-slovakia-improves-mobility-in-bratislava-region  
        
        
        
        
        
        
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