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Tag Archives: EU
Air pollution knocks almost one year off the average European’s life: WHO
Nine out of ten people worldwide breathe polluted air daily, according to the World Health Organisation (WHO). That means 91% of the world’s population are living in places where air quality exceeds guideline limits. Air pollution is thought to directly … Continue reading
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February 20, 2019
Tagged Air Pollution, Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bucharest, Bulgaria, EU, Europe, European Environment Agency (EEA), Health Effects of Air Pollution, Italy, London, Macedonia, Milan, Naples, PM - Particulate Matter, PM10, Poland, Pszczyna, Romania, Rome, Skopje, Tetovo, Turin, Tuzla, UK, World Heath Organization (WHO), Zywiec
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Italian cities top smog index as EU ministers face air pollution grilling
Pressure has increased on Italy’s environment minister ahead of a crucial meeting in Brussels after the World Health Organisation revealed that three Italian cities are the worst in Europe in terms of air pollution and smog. Turin, Milan and Naples … Continue reading
Posted in Air Quality, Europe, Italy
Tagged Air Pollution, EU, Italy, Milan, PM10, Turin, World Heath Organization (WHO)
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5,000 deaths annually from dieselgate in Europe
Excess emissions from diesel cars cause about 5,000 premature deaths annually across Europe, a new study shows. Since the late 1990s the share of diesel cars in the EU has risen to around 50% in the fleet, with important variations … Continue reading
Posted in Air Quality, Europe, France, Germany, Health Effects of Air Pollution, Italy, Medical Studies
Tagged Air Pollution, diesel exhaust fumes, dieselgate, EU, France, Germany, Italy, NOx
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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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Brixton Road breaches annual air pollution limit in five days
A south London road has breached its annual air pollution limit for 2017 in just five days. Readings taken in Brixton Road found levels of nitrogen dioxide (NO2), linked to nearly 5,900 early deaths a year, repeatedly breached the EU … Continue reading
Posted in Air Quality, Europe, London, UK
Tagged Air Pollution, Brixton, EU, London, London Mayor, Low Emission Zone (LEZ), Nitrogen Dioxide NO2, Sadiq Khan, UK
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London’s black communities disproportionately exposed to air pollution – study
Black, African and Caribbean people are exposed to higher illegal nitrogen dioxide levels than the percentage of the population they account for Black communities in London are disproportionately more likely to breathe illegal levels of air pollution than white and … Continue reading
Air pollution kills hundreds in Birmingham and it’s not being cut fast enough
Quitting the EU could make our air pollution problem even worse, it’s been claimed Attempts to clean up Birmingham’s filthy air are failing. And the problem could get even worse once the UK leaves the European Union. That’s the claim … Continue reading
