air pollution
Air Pollution Particles Found in Mothers’ Placentas
Scientists have found the first evidence that particles of air pollution travel through pregnant women’s lungs and lodge in their placentas. Toxic air is already strongly linked to harm in foetuses but how the damage is done is unknown. The…
Scaling Up Climate Action ‘Could Provide $26tn to Global Economy’
Scaling up climate action in line with the Paris Agreement would deliver a $26 trillion (£20tn) boost to the global economy by 2030. That’s according to the Global Commission on the Economy and Climate, which calls for nations to ramp…
Air Pollution Shortens Human Life by One Year, on Average
In a summer marked by air quality alerts as wildfires rage in the western U.S., a study has been published finding that air pollution lowers the average lifespan by one year worldwide. The study, published in Environmental Science and Technology…
Most-Polluting UK Home Fuels to Be Burned Up
The sale of the most-polluting fuels used in UK households are to get the chop as part of government plans to reduce emissions. The burning of wood and coal in homes is said to be the largest single contributor to…
The Impact of Architecture on the Environment
In 1987, the World Commission on the Environment and Development defined sustainability as a process of meeting the present needs without compromising future generations and their needs. This definition can be expounded into three main aspects on which sustainability rests…
‘Unlike Many Other Air Pollutants, Ammonia Emissions Have Increased since 2013’
The Environment Agency says farmers must take the lead by changing their land management practices Unlike many other air pollutants, emissions of ammonia have increased since 2013. That’s the verdict from the Environment Agency, which says this rise is having…
Asthma Deaths Rise 25% amid Growing Air Pollution Crisis
A record number of people are dying of asthma, and experts have warned growing air pollution and a lack of basic care could be to blame. In England and Wales 1,320 people died of asthma last year, a sharp rise…