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Belgian coast guard plane 'sniffs' out air pollution

Pioneering technology detects suspect emissions from ships

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Nissan admits faking exhaust emissions data in Japan

The company said the falsifications took place at five of its plants in Japan and involved nearly two and half thousand vehicles.

Germany

Hamburg becomes first German city to ban diesel vehicles on some roads

Older vehicles, especially trucks, will be hit by the ban, and police will begin roadside checks as early as next week, with fines to follow in the weeks ahead.

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Which European capitals have the cleanest, safest roads?

Out of 13 European capitals, which had the best public transport system, road safety and air quality?

Belgium

Crackdown on Europe's polluters

The European Commission is taking Britain, France, Germany, Hungary, Italy and Romania to the European Court of Justice for failing to respect air quality limits.

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EU’s carbon dioxide emissions ‘rose by 1.8% last year’

Campaigners have called on EU countries to step up their game after new figures suggested a rise in carbon dioxide emissions.

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9 out of 10 people worldwide breathing polluted air

The majority of cities in European countries saw levels of fine particulate air pollution decline between 2010 and 2016.

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Welcome to Brussels - one of Europe's most polluted cities

People living in de-facto European capital take to streets with air quality detectors to measure air quality

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Air quality monitoring – a major challenge for a major health concern

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Air pollution is responsible for over 500,000 premature deaths in a single year in Europe. This may be surprising – it’s usually China and India that make the headlines on the subject of air pollution.

Germany

Germany’s ban ‘could be Fukushima moment for diesel in Europe’

Experts say a move to allow German cities to ban diesel cars could be a key turning point in the fight against pollution across Europe.

Germany

Germany’s diesel ban could export its pollution to eastern Europe

Germany's ban could prompt its most-polluting diesel cars to be sold to buyers in eastern Europe, experts say. This could export the country's deadly air to Poland, Romania, Bulgaria and the Czech Republic.

World News

Volvo XC40 wins Car of the Year

The Volvo XC40 has been named Car of the Year 2018, beating six other finalists: the Alfa Romeo Stelvio, Audi A8, BMW 5-Series, Citroen C3 Aircross, Kia Stinger and Seat Ibiza.

Germany

Germany debates how to clean up its diesel act

Local authorities can now ban diesel vehicles from their roads, but how will it work in practice?

Germany

Major cities in Germany 'can ban heavily-polluting diesel cars'

The decision is likely to affect millions of drivers and vehicles.

Poland

Polluting Poland told to put its people before the coal industry

The European Court of Justice has formally ruled Poland is breaching air pollution limits, opening the door to a possible fine if it doesn’t tackle the deadly problem.

Czech Republic

Nine states censured by EU over illegally high air pollution levels

400,000 Europeans die prematurely every year from air pollution.

Czech Republic

Prague court rules government's air quality plan fails to meet EU limi

A court in Prague ruled the Czech government’s air quality plan for the city fails to bring air pollution within European limits.

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Germany

Volkswagen's CEO calls diesel test "unethical" and "repulsive"

Volkswagen's CEO has described one of the company's pollution tests which involved monkeys and humans inhaling diesel fumes unethical and repulsive.