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In data: The European countries that take the most private jet flights

A private jet flew every six minutes from one European country in 2022.

United Kingdom

‘Blade runners’ fight back against controversial ULEZ scheme in London

Self-proclaimed 'freedom fighters' believe that London mayor Sadiq Khan's extension of the scheme, which aims to improve air quality in the city, is an attack on their civil rights.

Climate

Scientists in Japan find plastic in clouds for the first time

The presence of tiny plastics in clouds risks the contamination of ‘everything we eat and drink’, researchers say.

Europe News

EU countries agree on watered-down car emissions proposal

The Euro7 regulation, as it is known, is intended to limit emissions from vehicles, following on from the current Euro6.

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Brussels, My Love?

Brussels, my love? Déjà vu - Europe's migration muddle

In this edition of our talk show Brussels, my love?, we discuss the EU's response to the migration crisis on the Italian island of Lampedusa and the EU's dream to have zero pollution by 2050.

Green News

People with lung conditions at greatest risk from climate change

Representatives from the European Respiratory Society are calling on the EU to lower regulatory limits for air pollution.

Green News

Air pollution is deadlier than smoking, new study finds

Wildfires are exacerbating a huge threat to human health.

Green News

Entire city evacuated as Canada’s record wildfire season blazes on

What’s behind Canada's fires and is climate change to blame?

Health news

Antibiotic resistance may be linked to air pollution, study finds

A new global study found that rising air pollution levels correlated with increased antibiotic resistance – one of the biggest threats to human health.

Green News

Heart attacks fell after this US city closed a coal plant 7 years ago

One researcher compared the benefits from cleaner air to the health gains people make after quitting smoking.

Climate

Greek wildfires destroyed an area bigger than London in July

The climate-fuelled wildfires unleashed the same CO2 emissions last month as over 222,000 cars driven in a year.

Green News

UK: How did a low emissions zone become a political hot potato?

New oil and gas licences have been described as “the final nail in the coffin for any suggestion that the UK is a climate leader.”

World News

Copenhagen and Oslo top list of cities fighting air pollution

The cities were ranked on measures like EV charging points and bike schemes.

Health news

Air pollution deaths: Exhaust fumes are the biggest killer in Europe

Air pollution is the largest environmental cause of mortality in Europe, according to a new study by the Barcelona Institute for Global Health.

Europe Decoded

The 'City 30' model wants to reshape European cities. Is it working?

Bologna became the first major Italian city this month to adopt the "City 30" model, a mobility strategy based on imposing a 30 km/h speed limit on the main areas of an urban road network in a bid to reduce accidents as well as air and noise pollution.

Green News

How will smoke from Canada’s wildfires affect Europe?

At the beginning of June, the smoke reached Norway.

Green News

Cruise ships: Where are Europe’s most polluted port cities?

Which European cities have the worst cruise ship pollution and how can we fix it?

Nature

‘Paradise’: In the only capital city with a national wildlife park

117 km2 of green space filled with wildlife can be found just outside the centre of Kenya’s capital.

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Watch: Canadian wildfire smoke blankets parts of US in yellowish haze

Smoke from intense Canadian wildfires is blanketing the northeastern US in a yellowish haze, prompting health warnings.

Green News

‘I can taste the air’: Smoke from Canada fires is engulfing New York

Smoke from Canada wildfires has prompted New York City to cancel broadway shows and flights.