air polution

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21 11 2019 | 09:03

Dutch government cuts speed limit to 100km/h to reduce air pollution.

Netherlands takes ‘rotten measure’ of reducing 130km/h limit to protect nature reserves. The Dutch prime minister, Mark Rutte, has taken what he has described as the “rotten measure” of cutting the…

21 11 2019 | 09:01

Methane emissions from coalmines could stoke climate crisis – study.

Millions of tonnes belched into atmosphere as bad as shipping and aviation emissions combined, researchers find The methane emissions leaking from the world’s coalmines could be stoking the global…

20 11 2019 | 05:20

Air pollution nanoparticles linked to brain cancer for first time.

Exclusive: tiny particles produced by motor traffic can invade the brain and carry carcinogens. New research has linked air pollution nanoparticles to brain cancer for the first time. The ultra-…

22 10 2019 | 09:46

Are we underestimating the benefits of investing in renewable energy?

As policymakers seek to reduce carbon dioxide and other pollutants through increases in renewable energy, improving energy efficiency or electrifying transportation, a key question arises: Which…

22 10 2019 | 09:27

Legally binding air pollution targets set out in Environment Bill.

A new Environment Bill set out by the UK Government will see air pollution targets become legally binding. Today, the government will introduce a landmark Bill to Parliament to tackle air pollution…

21 09 2019 | 11:13

Greenhouse gas emissions on the rise from road transport in the UK.

Road transport emissions are on the rise in the UK, despite heavy investment to reduce it. Road transport emissions are on the rise in the UK, despite heavy investment to reduce it. A new report…

20 09 2019 | 12:57

Germany suffers more coal-linked deaths than rest of EU.

Germany – home to the much-hailed ‘Energiewende’ green revolution – suffered more premature deaths linked to coal plant pollution than any other EU member state, research by health and environment…

23 08 2019 | 08:42

Study reveals that major UK hospitals are surrounded by toxic air.

A study by the British Lung Foundation & UK100 reported that 248 hospitals (17 per cent of the total) in the UK are located in areas with particle pollution above WHO guidelines. The new data…

28 07 2019 | 07:02

Transport committee chair: The aim is to put climate on political agenda in all sectors.

In an interview with EURACTIV’s partner le Journal de l’Environnement, the newly elected chair of the European Parliament’s committee on transport and tourism (TRAN), French Green MEP Karima Delli,…