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India

Delhi closes schools as air pollution reaches severe levels

The Indian capital's air pollution levels constitute a 'public health emergency', a government panel said.

Green News

Saving the whales could help save humanity too

Marine biologists have discovered that whales play a big role in capturing CO2 from the atmosphere.

Poland

Will the Greens gets their first MPs elected in coal-hungry Poland?

Climate change protests are becoming more frequent in Poland as public concern grows, but despite several attempts, the party has never had a politician elected to Parliament.

World

Rouen fire: Expert fears carcinogenic molecules created in blaze

More than 5,000 tonnes of 400 different substances were ignited in the accident at the Lubrizol plant a week ago.

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France

Anchors away: Cannes bans cruise ships over air quality concerns

France's fourth-largest port will ban the most-polluting vessels from 2020.

World News

EU's air pollutant emissions decreased 'significantly': report

EU's air pollutant emissions decreased 'significantly' in past 28 years: report

Germany

Bavarian MPs who don't enforce environmental rules 'could face jail'

The European Court of Justice will advise whether to impose heavy penalties over vehicle pollution.

United Kingdom

India, Russia, China among top sulfur dioxide emitters — report

Greenpeace ranked the top pollution hotspots in the world by tracking anthropogenic sulfur dioxide emissions across the globe.

Switzerland

Firms named and shamed over 'absurd' freight

One company ships Swiss alpine air in cans almost 20,000km to Asia.

World News

Indonesia has plans to move capital from sinking Jakarta to Borneo

The move comes because the current capital Jakarta is sinking - with some 40% of its 10 million population now living below sea level.

United Kingdom

The Brief: Greta Thunberg sets sail across the Atlantic

The Brief: Greta Thunberg sets sail across the Atlantic. Highlighting the urgency of cutting carbon emissions, the young Swede last month announced she would no longer fly to environmental conferences.

Eco-Innovation

Could electric scooter sharing help large cities become less polluted?

We find out why an investment in communal e-scooters could lead to cleaner air in urban spaces.

Eco-Innovation

How do big cars create small emissions?

The final result is cleaner, more efficient vehicles for everyone.

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Extinction Rebellion protesters blocking entrance to concrete plant

Climate activists from Extinction Rebellion on Tuesday 16 July disrupted London Concrete, the British capital's biggest supplier of ready-mixed concrete which supplies a major road tunnel project under the River Thames.

Spain

Health vs cars: judge reinstates Madrid's low emissions zone

Vehicles entering certain parts of central Madrid will once again be fined after a judge ruled that traffic restrictions in the Spanish capital must be maintained to fight pollution.

Spain

Air pollution:Vehicles to be fined again for entering parts of Madrid

Thousands protested at the city's decision to reverse car pollution restrictions a week ago.

Indonesia

Watch: Indonesia sues government for Jakarta air pollution epidemic

UNICEF Indonesia has reported that "air pollution is one of the leading risk factors for death among children under the age of five" in the country.

World News

Why was there a spike in pollution during the European heatwave?

Increasingly, Peuch said, we are becoming aware that even low levels of pollutants pose health risks.

World News

Watch: How the June heatwave unleashed a pollution bloom over Europe

June's extreme weather led to high concentrations of atmospheric ozone in central Europe. This animation shows how this harmful gas evolved through the week.

France

Spike in bogus websites selling air quality stickers for vehicles in France

Spike in bogus websites selling air quality stickers for vehicles in France.