Category Archives: World News

City Hall introduces new air quality standards for London construction site equipment 

London construction sites will be required to update or replace some of their most polluting equipment, after the introduction of new standards aimed at improving the capital’s air quality. City Hall yesterday implemented a Low Emission Zone for construction machinery … Continue reading

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World Pollutionwatch: Fire can kill – far from the flames 

Vancouver is normally one of the world’s cleanest cities but this July its air resembled that in Beijing due to smoke and ash from forest fires over 200 kilometres away. Further fires along the western side of the US and … Continue reading

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Wanted! An army of citizen scientists to tackle air pollution 

Turn off Tinder and exit Instagram – scientists want you to turn your iPhones to research. Launching on Tuesday, the iSpex-EU project aims to recruit people from major cities across Europe, including Manchester and London, to take part in an … Continue reading

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Praise for Fife Council’s efforts to improve air quality – Fife Today

Efforts to improve air quality in Fife have been highlighted as an example of ‘best practice’. Fife Council was one of the first local authorities in Scotland to develop an Air Quality Strategy, and its progress report setting out an … Continue reading

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Smoke from Sumatran fires leads to air pollution warnings

The Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) in Pekanbaru, Riau, said that smoke from land and forest fires in several areas in Sumatra continued to cause the air quality to decline. “The air quality in several areas in Riau has … Continue reading

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Plans to extend Edinburgh’s air pollution zone

Plans to extend Edinburgh’s city centre air pollution zone by 3.5 km to the south and west of the city have been announced by the council. It designates an area where air pollution has broken the Scottish air quality safety … Continue reading

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Adapting to air pollution with clean air stands in China

As with climate change, both mitigation and adaptation are needed to tackle air pollution in China To adapt or to mitigate? That is the question that faces governments and industries across the globe as the impacts of climate change and … Continue reading

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We can’t ignore the air pollution crisis in Africa’s fast-growing megacities

Residents of London, Los Angeles and Beijing often complain about air pollution. And they’re right to – their concerns are backed by lots of data. However, not all cities are measured as rigorously. Notably, the air quality in many African … Continue reading

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