Air Pollution
UK government in lawsuit over lax air standards
NEWS: Environmental lawyers ClientEarth take four-year legal battle to country’s top justices in ‘landmark’ case
Tougher climate pledges ‘could save millions of lives’
NEWS: Goals to clean up energy production and transport will also cut air pollution and save countries billions in fossil fuel imports, say scientists
World Bank signs up to 100 million clean cookstove drive
NEWS: Development bank hands over $60 million in push to end indoor harmful air pollution affecting millions
‘Reverse graffiti’ highlights traffic pollution in cities
BLOG: Graffiti artist creates mural from London pollution to highlight need for cleaner transport
Beijing to ban coal use by 2020 – Xinhua
NEWS: Government announces Chinese capital to quit coal in attempt to reduce toxic air pollution
UN gains new powers to tackle air pollution
NEWS: Governments push UN Environment Assembly to take stronger stance on toxic air quality
7 in 10 cities suffer from ‘dangerous’ air pollution – WHO
NEWS: Almost 90% of the world’s urban population live in cities where the air is unsafe to breathe, according to UN data
Climate change will worsen US ozone pollution
NEWS: Tougher air pollution standards needed in face of increasing levels of ozone, conclude scientists in new study
Climate change will hike air pollution deaths says UN study
IPCC: Pollen, smoke and ozone levels likely to increase in warming world, affecting health of residents in major cities
Air pollution causes ‘one in eight deaths’ says UN
NEWS: Air pollution killed 7 million people in 2012, say WHO, making it world’s biggest environmental health threat
Growth in China’s carbon emissions has halved
ANALYSIS: new data indicates country’s coal pollution could be on a long-term, downward trajectory
Palm oil producers blamed as smog chokes Indonesia
State of emergency called in Riau region of Indonesia, as data shows 52% of fires originated in palm oil and logging land
Beijing polluters to face unlimited fines under new regulations
New rules to curb Beijing’s air pollution will impose harsher punishments on those responsible for smog
China’s air pollution compared to a smoker at ‘risk of lung cancer’
As pollution levels in Beijing soar, the head of an influential research centre says the country is at risk of fatal illness
Beijing firework sales slump 38% as air pollution concerns grow
The Chinese saw in the New Year with slightly less of a bang this year, as air pollution woes turn citizens from traditional firework displays
China PM calls for national roll-out of electric vehicles
Li Keqiang says more needs to be done to raise use of electric cars, but infrastructure remains lacking
Chinese air pollution blankets US west coast
Emissions outsourced to China are floating back over the Pacific to haunt the western states of America
Russia refuses to allow Greenpeace 30 home for Christmas
Friday’s top 5: Greenpeace detained indefinitely; Australian emissions fall by 0.1%; Bioenergy and CCS could keep temperatures below 2C warming target
WHO: air pollution causes cancer
The World Health Organisation has reclassified outdoor air pollution as carcinogenic to humans, causing lung and bladder cancer
EU air pollution poses health and climate risks – report
European Environment Agency warn 90% of EU city residents are exposed to high levels of soot and dust from transport and power generation