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Zimbabwe’s battered old cars worsening air pollution

It is a common sight in Zimbabwe’s rural areas – dilapidated old cars making their way from one district to the next overloaded with chickens, maize, luggage and passengers. But environmentalists here say the aged cars are contributing to air … Continue reading

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Air Quality Monitoring In South Africa Improved With Satellites

Economic development often means an increase of harmful gases into the atmosphere. ESA’s GlobEmission project uses satellite data to monitor atmospheric pollution from emissions. South Africa’s economy is rapidly growing. From 2002 to 2012, its gross domestic product grew by … Continue reading

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Proper Vehicle Maintenance Necessary to Reduce Air Pollution

Air pollution from vehicles is a real danger to health, but we all know that cars are not going away anytime soon. Polluted air from vehicles and industries is responsible for more than 2.1 million deaths every year worldwide. Considering … Continue reading

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Rema moves to tackle air pollution by cars

Any imported car, whether second-hand or new, that does not meet carbon emission standards will not be allowed in Rwanda, the government has warned. The warning came as the country campaigns to conserve its greenhouse sector which, if not well … Continue reading

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Cooking up clean air in Africa: Reducing air pollution and meningitis risk in Ghana

They’re little more than a pile of burning sticks with a stewpot atop them. But these open fires or basic cookstoves have been linked to the premature deaths of 4 million people annually, many of them young children. Three billion … Continue reading

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