Tag Archives: France

A view of Paris from a hot air balloon: putting pollution on the climate agenda 

Posted on December 10, 2015 by Respro® UK Ltd

The air quality is officially “good”, 400ft above Paris in a balloon at rush hour. From that height you can see the ring road and many of the city’s 37 bridges blocked with traffic, the commuting trains coming in, and … Continue reading →

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Paris to stop traffic when air pollution spikes 

Posted on November 4, 2015 by Respro® UK Ltd

Mayor wins long-running battle to introduce emergency traffic bans when pollution from vehicles reaches dangerous levelsThe mayor of Paris, Anne Hidalgo, has won a long-running battle with the French government to introduce emergency traffic bans in the city when air … Continue reading →

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UK, Germany and France lobbying for weakened cap on toxic car pollution 

Posted on October 28, 2015 by Respro® UK Ltd

MEPs outraged as biggest three European countries push for watered down nitrogen oxide targets ahead of crucial EU vote Europe’s biggest countries are lobbying for a proposed EU cap on nitrogen oxide (NOx) pollution from cars to be weakened in … Continue reading →

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Mapped: Europe’s Pollution Problem 

Posted on October 13, 2015 by Respro® UK Ltd

The Volkswagen emissions-testing scandal has put renewed focus on traffic pollution in European cities. Check nitrogen dioxide levels across Europe. Air pollution in many European cities has fallen thanks to stricter environmental rules over the past decade. But cities still … Continue reading →

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Paris’s first attempt at car-free day brings big drop in air and noise pollution 

Posted on October 5, 2015 by Respro® UK Ltd

Vehicle ban, applied to just 30% of French capital, showed encouraging results – but new report says nation has far to go Paris’s “day without cars” last week led to such a dramatic drop in both air and noise pollution … Continue reading →

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Air pollution costing French economy 100bn a year

Posted on July 15, 2015 by Respro® UK Ltd

Air pollution cost is ‘€100bn a year’ AIR pollution is costing the French economy almost €100billion a year – about a third of Greece’s debt – according to a report by senators due to be published later today. The study, … Continue reading →

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European air pollution exceeds legal limits

Posted on June 26, 2015 by Respro® UK Ltd

The human toll for poor air quality is worse than for road traffic accidents, with air pollution responsible for more than 400,000 premature deaths in the EU each year. (Source: European Environment Agency – EEA). Read on to find out … Continue reading →

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Air Pollution Now Threatening Health Worldwide

Posted on June 25, 2015 by Respro® UK Ltd

Humanity is losing the battle for clean air. Despite decades of efforts to combat it, air pollution is taking a growing toll on human health, the environment, and the economy, according to a new Worldwatch Institute study. Once primarily an … Continue reading →

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