Wealthiest polluters should fund climate action, says Greenpeace
Greenpeace International has called on global governments to significantly increase taxes on the wealthiest polluters, to help fund climate action….
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Two fifths of global population exposed to harmful ozone pollution this year
Close to 40% of the global population has been exposed to ‘dangerous levels’ of ground-level ozone at some stage this…
Clean air investment in UK could deliver £7.7 billion in economic benefits by 2050
Clean air investment powered by the UK’s transition to net zero could deliver some £7.7 billion in economic benefits by…
Europe’s air quality improving despite ‘persistent’ pollution episodes
Air quality indicators across Europe improved last year, as emissions of major regulated pollutants declined, however some parts of Europe…
UrbanAIR project helping cities better understand and tackle air pollution
As heat stress and air pollution continue to impact cities across Europe, UrbanAIR, a Horizon Europe-funded project running until the…
Ireland continuing to ‘fall short’ in protecting its waterways, says group
Ireland‘s Sustainable Water Network (SWAN) has said that the latest Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) water quality report indicates the level…
Europe’s water systems under pressure due to impact of concurrent events
Europe’s water systems are under growing pressure due to events such as flooding, water scarcity and declining water quality occurring…
Reducing emissions not the only way to protect lives from air pollution, says study
A new study by the Stockholm Environment Institute (SEI) at the University of York has said that measures such as…
Collaboration to limit air pollution across borders could prevent more than 1.32 million deaths each year
Collaboration to prevent harmful air pollution from travelling across borders could prevent as many as 1.32 million premature deaths each…
Coalition of organisations files suit challenging US EPA’s repeal of endangerment finding
A coalition of environmental and health organisations has filed a lawsuit challenging the US Environmental Protection Agency’s repeal of the…