"Exposure to concentrations of fine particulate matter above the 2021 WHO guideline level" resulted in premature deaths, says European Environment Agency.
The European Commission’s new standards will be the first in the world to regulate emissions of microplastics and other harmful particles from tires and brakes in an attempt to crack down on air pollution.
Farmers are “not lighting it up out of choice", says Paramjit Singh, general secretary of a prominent farmers' union in Punjab, where over 33,000 stubble fires have been reported since September 15th.
Every winter, cooler air, smoke from farmers burning stubble, and emissions from vehicles and other sources combine to create a deadly smog reducing visibility in the city of 20 million people.
Particulate pollution continues to be the world’s greatest risk to human health, but improving the air quality is possible if correct policies are implemented, the report says.
If air pollution permanently reduced to meet WHO air quality guidelines, it would "add 2.2 years onto average life expectancy", researchers say.
Air pollution from industrial processes along with urbanisation drove a seven percent increase in pollution-related deaths from 2015 to 2019, according to scientists.
While the aviation industry attempts to clear our skies with zero-emission flights, there are some challenges electric planes need to overcome to transition to a carbon-free future.
A new study suggests California’s environmental policies systemically protect white over minority neighbourhoods in the state.
Fresh data from the World Health Organization showed that every corner of the globe is dealing with air pollution, although the problem is much worse in poorer countries.
While some countries have made notable efforts to reduce air pollution, the World Health Organization has said that air quality is getting significantly worse around the world.
The latest IPCC report has found that the magnitude of the climate crisis and its impacts are far more substantial than previously estimated.
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