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Barcelona to Ban Old Cars from Roads to Tackle Air Pollution
Barcelona will ban cars that are older than 20 years from the roads during the week to cut traffic emissions by 30% over 15 years. The measure – a joint initiative between the city council, the Catalan government and other…
Indonesia Pledges $1 Billion Annually to Tackle Ocean Pollution Problem
Indonesia unloads more plastic into the oceans than any other country, except China. But now the country plans to invest $1 billion every year to reduce ocean pollution 70 percent by 2025. Indonesia will spend the entire sum on tackling…
Air Pollution Leads to more Drug Resistant Bacteria, Study Finds
Black carbon found in air pollution can increase the resistance of bacteria that cause respiratory disease, research has found. The discover could lead to a greater understanding of the effects of air pollution on human health, according to the lead…
‘Forest Cities’: the Radical Plan to Save China from Air Pollution
When Stefano Boeri imagines the future of urban China he sees green, and lots of it. Office blocks, homes and hotels decked from top to toe in a verdant blaze of shrubbery and plant life; a breath of fresh air…
Stuttgart (Germany) to Begin Selective Banning of Diesel Cars during High-Pollution Periods in 2018
The city of Stuttgart in Germany will be home to occasional selective bans of diesel cars during periods of high pollution beginning in 2018, going by a recent announcement from state officials in Baden-Württemberg. The intent of the selective-ban introduction…
The Cost of Air Pollution: Strengthening the Economic Case for Action
The Cost of Air Pollution: Strengthening the economic case for action, a joint study of the World Bank and the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME), seeks to estimate the costs of premature deaths related to air pollution, to…
European Smog Could Be 27 Times More Toxic than Air Pollution in China
Much of the air pollution in China comes from natural sources, rather than the burning of fossil fuels that makes up most of the problem in the West. Smog in Europe and North America could be more than 25 times…