Category Archives: World News

1,000 Londoners killed in four months by the capital’s toxic air 

Posted on April 29, 2016 by Respro® UK Ltd

The death toll from tiny particulate pollution in London has soared above 1,000 in less than four months this year, shock figures revealed today. The disclosure sparked fresh calls from campaigners and academics for tougher action from Boris Johnson’s successor … Continue reading →

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UK government faces second court battle over air pollution plans 

Posted on April 29, 2016 by Respro® UK Ltd

High court to hear case against government’s ‘woefully inadequate’ plans to tackle air pollution, just a year after losing in the supreme court The UK government is to be sued in the high court over its air pollution plans, just … Continue reading →

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Delhi’s Air Quality Plunges 

Posted on April 28, 2016 by Respro® UK Ltd

Delhi’s air quality plunged today with monitoring stations recording this month’s highest level surface-level ozone and a spike in respirable pollutants. The air quality across the national capital was ‘very poor’. According to SAFAR (System of Air Quality and Weather … Continue reading →

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Paris introduces once a month ban on cars in bid to tackle air pollution 

Posted on April 27, 2016 by Respro® UK Ltd

The Champs-Elysees – often described as ‘world’s most beautiful avenue’ – will soon be closed to traffic once a month as the city tackles its air pollution problem. The famous boulevard, along with four other areas, is one of nine … Continue reading →

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MPs: UK air pollution is a ‘public health emergency’ 

Posted on April 27, 2016 by Respro® UK Ltd

Cross-party committee of MPs says the government needs to do much more to tackle the crisis, including a scrappage scheme for dirty old diesel cars Air pollution in the UK is a “public health emergency”, according to a cross-party committee … Continue reading →

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Delhi on top of air pollution list according to WHO report 

Posted on April 26, 2016 by Respro® UK Ltd

A new World Health Organisation (WHO) report says an estimated 12.6 million or (1.26 crore) people are dying each year globally from ‘unhealthy environment’ alone. Air pollution woes in Delhi and other Indian cities stubbornly refuse to go away. A … Continue reading →

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Going by air pollution data, early morning exercise isn’t a good idea in these four metros

Posted on April 25, 2016 by Respro® UK Ltd

If you think mornings are the best time for outdoor exercise, you’re wrong. Mornings experience the worst air pollution in four Indian cities, according to an analysis of particulate matter 2.5 data from IndiaSpend’s #Breathe air quality sensors, analysed from … Continue reading →

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Diesel cars’ emissions far higher on road than in lab, tests show 

Posted on April 22, 2016 by Respro® UK Ltd

UK inquiry after Volkswagen scandal finds much higher nitrogen oxide levels than when vehicles are tested in laboratory Diesel cars are producing many times more health-damaging pollutants than claimed by laboratory tests, with some emitting up to 12 times the … Continue reading →

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