Regarding the emissions which are the source of certain pollutants, MEPs secured the addition of a new recital stating that "The necessary Community measures to reduce emissions at source, in particular measures to improve the effectiveness of Community legislation on industrial emissions, to limit the exhaust emissions of engines installed in heavy duty vehicles, to further reduce the Member States' permitted national emissions of key pollutants and the emissions associated with refuelling of petrol cars at service stations, and to address the sulphur content of fuels including marine fuels should be duly examined as a priority to by all institutions involved".
Parlaments jau agrāk ir prasījis Eiropas Komisijai izstrādāt likumdošanas priekšlikumus par gaisa piesārņojumu, ko rada smagās automašīnas (Euro IV), mājokļu apkure, kuģu transports un lauksaimniecība.