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A luxury Audi car is surrounded by exhaust gases as it is parked with a running engine in front of the Chancellery in Berlin, Germany.

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Air pollution can be damaging to human health - and it's very hard to escape, new research warns.

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There’s no escaping deadly air pollution. How can we tackle it?

99.999 per cent of the world’s population are breathing unsafe air.

09/03/2023

Children use a gas hob during a US cooking class in 2020.

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Big Gas looked into indoor air pollution from stoves over 50 years ago

The American Gas Association was aware about health concerns in the early 1970s, rediscovered documents show.

07/03/2023

Many European countries have cycle to work scheme encouraging commuters to switch to bike transport.

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These European countries will pay you to cycle to work

Which European countries have the best cycle to work schemes?

26/02/2023

Networks like the London Underground can be more polluted than the street above.

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Should we be worried about air pollution on underground trains?

Many studies over the last few years have revealed high pollution levels on underground trains.

04/02/2023

Areas of the brain related to memory and internal thought are affected by diesel exhaust.

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Traffic fumes may impair your thinking. These simple steps can help

Scientists find ‘concerning’ links between traffic jams, depression and memory in this first-of-its-kind air pollution study.

31/01/2023

Kenyan teacher Paul Waweru has found a novel use for old laptop batteries.

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Kenyan physics teacher turns old laptops into e-bike batteries

When Kenyan physics teacher Paul Waweru’s electric motorbike stopped working, he couldn’t travel to work. Then he turned to old laptop batteries.

29/01/2023

Device that captures microplastic particles from tyres as they are emitted.

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This device captures microplastic pollution from car tyres

Meet the award-winning startup that created a device which collects harmful microplastics released from your car tyres.

26/01/2023

A gas ring is lit on a cooker in this photo illustration in London, Thursday, Feb. 21, 2008.

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Is your gas oven polluting your home?

A new study - shared exclusively with Euronews Green - has found that gas cookers are fuelling air pollution in homes and increasing the risk of childhood asthma.

09/01/2023

Finland operates on a day-fine system and offender's fines depend on their salary.

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Finland's "progressive punishment" when it comes to speeding tickets

Did you know getting a speeding ticket in Finland can either be very expensive or very cheap?

04/01/2023

Skopje is cloaked in smog

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Skopje chokes in dangerous levels of air pollution

North Macedonia has imposed emergency measures in its capital Skopje and three other cities to tackle soaring levels of smog.

26/12/2022

The Eiffel Tower, is photographed through the smog in Paris on March 14, 2014.

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EU countries don't have to pay compensation for polluted air, says ECJ

According to the European Environment Agency, air pollution causes more than 300,000 premature deaths a year in the EU.

22/12/2022

A new study reveals possible links between air pollution and suicide rates.

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Suicide rates rise as air quality worsens, study finds

The first of its kind large-scale study examined deaths across the US between 2003 and 2010.

15/12/2022

Belgium is imposing new fees on private jets and short-haul flights to combat pollution.

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Belgium joins France in private jet and short-haul flight crackdown

As of April, flight taxes will be dependent on noise, air pollution, greenhouse gas emissions and destination.

12/12/2022

Airlines will no longer be granted free carbon permits for EU flights.

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EU raises airline carbon emissions fees - but activists aren’t happy

The EU has struck a deal to make airlines pay more for pollution, but it will only apply to flights within the EU.

08/12/2022

General view of the city during a sunset as smog covers Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina

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Sarajevo ranked the world's most polluted city

Authorities instructed residents to wear masks outdoors, use air purifiers in homes and close windows.

29/11/2022

Locals want the metallurgical complex in La Oroya, Peru to reopen

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The Peruvian mining city made to choose between pollution or survival

Toxic pollution or no jobs? The difficult decision facing this Peruvian mining city

23/11/2022

Serbians protest in Belgrade on Sunday in an attempt to draw attention to the country's high air pollution.

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Watch: Belgrade demonstrations raise awareness of Serbia's high air pollution

Hundreds of people held a protest rally in Belgrade on Sunday in attempts to draw attention to Serbia's high air pollution,

13/11/2022

Smoke billows above trees out of the chimney of a factory in Sundom, On March 9, 2022.

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Fossil fuel emissions set to reach record high in 2022

The Ukraine war and COVID recovery will push global emissions to record-breaking levels this year.

11/11/2022

Exhaust pipes of a car are pictured in Berlin, Germany, Tuesday, Oct. 9, 2018.

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Brussels aims to reduce air pollution through new vehicle standards

Particles coming from tyres will have new stricter rules to limit emissions. But Bas Eickhout, a Dutch Green MEP, said the proposals are weak and risk decades of harm to people's health and the environment.

10/11/2022

Heavy smog has hit India's capital

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Watch: Thick smog chokes New Dehli

Indian authorities have shut factories and construction sites, restricted diesel-run vehicles and deployed water sprinklers to control terrible haze and smog in New Delhi.

04/11/2022