Category Archives: Spain

Spain gets blame for high air pollution levels forecast in UK today

Posted on April 19, 2018 by

HIGH air pollution levels that have been forecast in parts of the UK today have been blamed on ‘toxic air’ from the south of Europe. Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs said, “Thursday and Friday have the chance of … Continue reading →

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Nine states censured by EU over illegally high air pollution levels

Posted on February 13, 2018 by

400,000 Europeans die prematurely every year from air pollution. The Czech Republic is one of nine EU states summoned to Brussels recently to explain what they’re doing about illegally high pollution levels. Officials from the nine, including Germany, Spain, France, Italy, … Continue reading →

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SMOKESCREEN: 13 Spanish cities accused of cover-up over ‘dangerous’ air pollution

Posted on November 21, 2017 by

AN ENVIRONMENTAL group in Spain has claimed that 16 cities “regularly surpass” harmful levels of air pollution but only three have told their residents. Ecologistas en Accion claim that A Coruña, Aviles, Bailen, Barcelona, Granada, Huelva, Lleida, Madrid, Murcia, Puertollano, … Continue reading →

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Madrid reactivates anti-air pollution protocol 

Posted on October 25, 2017 by

The Madrid City Hall on Tuesday reactivated its anti-air pollution protocol and advised it would step up to level two of the protocol and its subsequent restrictions on traffic after levels of over 180 micrograms of nitrogen dioxide per cubic … Continue reading →

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Air pollution in Barcelona rises by 48% on public transport strike days, study reveals

Posted on September 15, 2017 by

Air quality in the Spanish city of Barcelona deteriorates by as much as 48% during public transport strikes, researchers have found. The study found that alterations in public transport could trigger a rise in the number of private vehicle trips, which in … Continue reading →

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Madrid to ban old cars by 2025 in crackdown on air pollution

Posted on March 14, 2017 by

Madrid’s city government announced plans on Monday to ban the oldest and most polluting vehicles from the city centre by 2025 in a bid to crackdown on air pollution. The local government will prohibit the use within the city’s limits … Continue reading →

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Barcelona to ban old cars from roads to tackle air pollution 

Posted on March 8, 2017 by

Motorists will be prohibited from driving vehicles older than 20 years on weekdays from 2019 in effort to cut emissions Barcelona will ban cars that are older than 20 years from the roads during the week to cut traffic emissions … Continue reading →

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From Oslo to Paris, these major cities have plans to go car-free

Posted on February 21, 2017 by

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 →

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