Tag Archives: Indonesia

Indonesia’s capital curbs private cars in bid to cut choking pollution

Posted on August 8, 2019 by Respro® UK Ltd

Indonesia’s capital announced new curbs on private cars on Wednesday as it moves to rein in Jakarta’s choking air pollution, but experts warned the measures were unlikely to stamp out the problem. The traffic-clogged city has more than 10 million … Continue reading →

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Indonesian government under pressure to stamp out toxic haze

Posted on August 7, 2019 by Respro® UK Ltd

Rampant forest fires are causing polluting smog to travel to neighbouring Malaysia and Singapore, sending air quality plummeting in Southeast Asia Indonesian leader Joko Widodo warned Tuesday that officials would be sacked if they failed to stamp out rampant forest … Continue reading →

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Jakarta residents to sue government over severe air pollution

Posted on July 2, 2019 by Respro® UK Ltd

Tired of breathing in some of the world’s filthiest air, a group of activists and environmentalists in Jakarta has decided to sue the Indonesian government to take action. Air quality in the south-east Asian metropolis has plunged dramatically in the … Continue reading →

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Jakarta has most polluted air in Southeast Asia: Study

Posted on March 8, 2019 by Respro® UK Ltd

Jakarta ranks first as city with the worst air quality in Southeast Asia last year, a recent study has shown. The study by Greenpeace and AirVisual IQ published on March 5, monitored air quality in hundreds of cities across the … Continue reading →

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Deadly air pollution shortens lives by nearly 2 years – researchers

Posted on November 21, 2018 by Respro® UK Ltd

Air pollution, caused largely by burning fossil fuels, is cutting global life expectancy by an average of 1.8 years per person, making it the world’s top killer, researchers said on Monday. The tiny particles ingested from polluted air shorten life … Continue reading →

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Expansion of Odd-Even Policy Reduces Air Pollution in Jakarta

Posted on July 12, 2018 by Respro® UK Ltd

Head of Jakarta Environment Department Isnawa Adji claimed the air quality in Jakarta has improved after the expansion of odd-even policy since July 2. “In general, all parameters of air quality in Jakarta are still below the quality standard. But … Continue reading →

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Smoke from El Niño fires subdued dawn chorus in Singapore

Posted on June 19, 2018 by Respro® UK Ltd

In 2015 the El Niño drought brought severe fires to Indonesia’s forests and peatlands. The resulting air pollution spread across much of Southeast Asia. Now a study has linked the haze to changes in the dawn chorus some 300 km … Continue reading →

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Jakarta enforces odd-even traffic policy to counter jams

Posted on March 13, 2018 by Respro® UK Ltd

Officials aim to cut traffic coming into the city by 25 percent by the move. Jakarta officials have introduced a rush-hour odd-even traffic control system on Jakarta-Cikampek Toll Road, the main toll road leading into the city, in order to … Continue reading →

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