Tag Archives: Hamburg

Hamburg prepares for diesel driving ban with signs warning motorists

Posted on May 18, 2018 by Respro® UK Ltd

The city of Hamburg this week put up signs on its streets warning motorists of diesel restricted zones – an indication to residents that they are taking the diesel driving bans seriously. Limited diesel driving bans were introduced for two … Continue reading →

Posted in Air Quality, Europe, Germany | Tagged Air Quality, diesel exhaust fumes, Euro 6, Germany, Hamburg | Leave a comment

Germany wrestles with diesel’s future as large cities plan bans

Posted on July 20, 2017 by Respro® UK Ltd

Germany is wrestling over the future of the diesel, with proposals for driving bans in some cities to reduce air pollution clashing with an industry that employs scores of workers. With some urban areas failing European Union air-quality standards, Munich, … Continue reading →

Posted in Air Quality, Europe, Germany | Tagged Air Pollution, diesel exhaust fumes, dieselgate, Germany, Hamburg, Munich, Stuttgart | Leave a comment

Air pollution, Europe’s largest environmental health hazard

Posted on May 9, 2017 by Respro® UK Ltd

Health issues surrounding air quality were brought into the spotlight this week with World Asthma Day, which takes place every year in May. There is no doubt that air pollution is unhealthy and that it aggravates conditions such as asthma. … Continue reading →

Posted in Air Quality, Europe, Health Effects of Air Pollution | Tagged Air Pollution, Asthma, Barcelona, Berlin, Birmingham, Cancer, cardiovascular disease, Cologne, EU, European Commission, France, Germany, Glasgow, Hamburg, Health Effects of Air Pollution, Italy, Leeds, London, Lyon, Madrid, Marseille, Milan, Munich, Nitrogen Dioxide NO2, Paris, Rome, Spain, Turin, UK, World Heath Organization (WHO) | Leave a comment

From Oslo to Paris, these major cities have plans to go car-free

Posted on February 21, 2017 by Respro® UK Ltd

In late 2016, Madrid’s Mayor Manuela Carmena reiterated her plan to kick personal cars out of the city center. On Spanish radio network Cadena Ser, she confirmed that Madrid’s main avenue, the Gran Vía, will only allow access to bikes, … Continue reading →

Posted in Air Quality, Asia, China, Europe, France, Germany, Latin America, London, Mexico, Spain, UK, USA & Canada | Tagged Air Pollution, Athens, Belgium, Brussels, Canada, Carbon Dioxide CO2, Chengdu, China, Copenhagen, Denmark, diesel exhaust fumes, France, Germany, Greece, Hamburg, London, Madrid, Mexico, Mexico City, New York City, Norway, Oslo, Paris, Spain, UK, USA, Vancouver | Leave a comment

Stuttgart, München, Hamburg – Die schmutzigste Luft Deutschlands

Posted on April 27, 2015 by Respro® UK Ltd

Zu viel Feinstaub in Stuttgart, zu hohe Stickoxid-Werte in München: In vielen deutschen Städten werden die gesetzlichen Grenzwerte überschritten. Wo ist die Luft besonders dreckig? Der Überblick. Dreckige Luft schadet der Gesundheit – sie kann auf Dauer sogar tödlich sein, … Continue reading →