Hopes that replacement fuels for airplanes will slash carbon pollution are misguided and support for these alternatives could even worsen the climate crisis, a new…
View More ‘Magical thinking’: hopes for sustainable jet fuel not realistic, report findsTag: Air pollution
Methane emissions from gas flaring being hidden from satellite monitors
Oil and gas equipment intended to cut methane emissions is preventing scientists from accurately detecting greenhouse gases and pollutants, a satellite image investigation has revealed.…
View More Methane emissions from gas flaring being hidden from satellite monitorsAir pollution levels have improved in Europe over 20 years, say researchers
Air pollution levels have improved in Europe over the past 20 years, research has found. However, despite these improvements, most of the European population lives…
View More Air pollution levels have improved in Europe over 20 years, say researchersUlez helped London cut road pollution faster than rest of UK, report says
Sadiq Khan has hailed what he said was remarkable progress in improving London’s air quality under his tenure as mayor, after a study showed roadside…
View More Ulez helped London cut road pollution faster than rest of UK, report saysLondon is most exposed city in world to air pollution from aviation, study finds
The planes taking off and landing at London’s six airports expose the city’s inhabitants to the equivalent of 3.23m cars’ worth of harmful nitrogen oxides…
View More London is most exposed city in world to air pollution from aviation, study finds‘Safe’ air-quality levels in US, UK and EU still harmful for health, study says
The sooty air pollution spewed out by cars, trucks and factories is causing widespread harm to people’s hearts and lungs even with the smallest amounts…
View More ‘Safe’ air-quality levels in US, UK and EU still harmful for health, study saysEU cuts toxic air limits but still falls short of WHO guidelines
The European Union has agreed to set stricter limits on the toxic particles and dangerous gas that dirty its air, but will not aim for…
View More EU cuts toxic air limits but still falls short of WHO guidelinesWood-burning stoves cancel out fall in particulate pollution from UK roads, data shows
A rise in harmful emissions from wood-burning stoves has largely offset decreases in particulate pollution from road and energy sources in the UK, government data…
View More Wood-burning stoves cancel out fall in particulate pollution from UK roads, data showsSadiq Khan says he will monitor effectiveness of Paris plan to raise charges on SUVs
The London mayor, Sadiq Khan, has said he will monitor the effectiveness of Paris’s plan to increase parking charges for sports utility vehicles if it…
View More Sadiq Khan says he will monitor effectiveness of Paris plan to raise charges on SUVsUK ‘used to be a leader on climate’, lament European lawmakers
European lawmakers have lamented the UK’s decision to weaken environmental rules since leaving the EU, after the Guardian revealed it is falling behind in almost…
View More UK ‘used to be a leader on climate’, lament European lawmakers