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Category Archives: Germany
BMW’s Hometown Munich Mulls Diesel Ban to Fight Air Pollution
BMW AG’s hometown of Munich is considering outlawing older diesel cars, the latest European city to crack down amid mounting evidence that the technology’s not that clean after all. BMW AG’s hometown of Munich is considering outlawing older diesel cars, … Continue reading
Posted in Air Quality, Europe, Germany
Tagged Air Pollution, diesel exhaust fumes, Germany, Munich
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Scientists at Bremen University tracking air pollution in our cities
“You have probably used an app on your mobile phone to get the weather forecast. Now, thanks to a satellite network and ground-based stations, it is possible to get through an app on your phone information about pollution in your … Continue reading
Posted in Air Quality, Europe, Germany
Tagged Air Pollution, Bremen, Germany, Research
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London’s quality of life ranking slips over pollution and traffic
London has slipped down a list of the best cities in the world for quality of life due to high levels of traffic and pollution. The capital placed 40th in the 19th annual Mercer Quality of Life Survey. London was … Continue reading
Posted in Air Quality, Australia & Oceania, Europe, Germany, London, Middle East, UK, USA & Canada
Tagged Air Pollution, Auckland, Australia, Austria, Baghdad, Canada, Düsseldorf, Edinburgh, Frankfurt, Germany, Iraq, London, London Mayor, Munich, New Zealand, Sadiq Khan, Switzerland, Sydney, UK, Ultra Low Emission Zone (ULEZ), Vancouver, Vienna, Zurich
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Stuttgart residents sue mayor for ‘bodily harm’ caused by air pollution
To highlight the dangerous air quality in the German city, which breached EU limits 25 times in January, two neighbours lodged a criminal complaint against city officials. Popular resistance to Stuttgart’s pollution problem is growing On a frosty Friday evening … Continue reading
Posted in Air Quality, Europe, Germany
Tagged Air Pollution, EU - European Union, Feinstaubalarm, Germany, Nitrogen Dioxide NO2, PM10, Stuttgart
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German city bans older diesel cars to combat air pollution
Authorities in southwest Germany are banning older diesel cars from driving in the city of Stuttgart starting next year. The measure is intended to reduce levels of fine particulate matter found in diesel emissions that are harmful to human health. … Continue reading
Posted in Air Quality, Europe, Germany
Tagged Air Pollution, diesel exhaust fumes, Germany, Stuttgart
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From Oslo to Paris, these major cities have plans to go car-free
In late 2016, Madrid’s Mayor Manuela Carmena reiterated her plan to kick personal cars out of the city center. On Spanish radio network Cadena Ser, she confirmed that Madrid’s main avenue, the Gran Vía, will only allow access to bikes, … Continue reading
Posted in Air Quality, Asia, China, Europe, France, Germany, Latin America, London, Mexico, Spain, UK, USA & Canada
Tagged Air Pollution, Athens, Belgium, Brussels, Canada, Carbon Dioxide CO2, Chengdu, China, Copenhagen, Denmark, diesel exhaust fumes, France, Germany, Greece, Hamburg, London, Madrid, Mexico, Mexico City, New York City, Norway, Oslo, Paris, Spain, UK, USA, Vancouver
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How European cities are trying to cut deadly air pollution
As Paris steps up its crackdown on the city’s worst-polluting vehicles (in French), Euronews looks at what other European cities are doing to tackle the deadly problem. From today (Monday, January 16), the French capital will begin enforcing a scheme … Continue reading
Posted in Air Quality, Europe, France, Germany, Italy, Spain, UK
Tagged Air Pollution, diesel exhaust fumes, EU, European Environment Agency (EEA), France, Germany, Italy, London, Milan, Munich, Nitrogen Dioxide NO2, Norway, Oslo, Paris, PM2.5, UK
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Germany ‘pollution spike’ follows New Year’s Eve fireworks
New Year’s Eve fireworks contributed to dangerously high levels of pollution in several German cities, official figures suggest. In Munich, particulate levels briefly reached 26 times the EU-recommended daily limit of 50 micrograms of particulates per cubic metre of air. … Continue reading
Posted in Air Quality, Europe, Germany
Tagged Air Pollution, fireworks, Germany, Munich, Nitrogen Dioxide NO2, PM10, PM2.5, Sulfur Dioxide SO2, World Heath Organization (WHO)
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