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Scientists at Bremen University tracking air pollution in our cities

“You have probably used an app on your mobile phone to get the weather forecast.

16/03/2017

Real Economy

How 'smart city' technology is connecting Europeans

Why are Europe's smaller cities looking at smart city initiatives?

28/02/2017

Sci-Tech

Cleaning up our cities' air, or avoiding smog hotspots

A host of emerging companies are tackling the problems of atmospheric pollution in our biggest cities with high-tech approaches.

22/02/2017

France

Paris enforces car sticker system to counter smog

Drivers in Paris have found themselves pulled over to see whether they comply with a new traffic restriction scheme using colour-coded stickers in an attempt to improve air…

23/01/2017

Poland

Coal-rich Poland 'killing its wind power sector'

Coal-dependent Poland is killing off its stalling wind power sector, it’s been claimed, despite it being the most power-polluting country in the EU.

20/01/2017

France

What are European cities doing to tackle sky-high air pollution?

As Paris steps up its crackdown on the city’s worst-polluting vehicles (in French), Euronews looks at what other European cities are doing to tackle the deadly…

16/01/2017

Business Series

Fiat Chrysler and Renault protest innocence over emissions

Fiat Chrysler's Italian shares regained some of their value after they plunged following pollution accusations, Renault faces French probe.

13/01/2017

World News

Fiat Chrysler accused of emissions violations in the US

US Environmental Protection Agency accuses Fiat Chrysler of using undeclared software allowing excess diesel emissions on some Jeep and Dodge vehicles

12/01/2017

World News

Poland, Germany and Estonia 'are EU's worst power polluters'

Poland is the most-polluting country in the EU when it comes to producing power, a snapshot of latest data reveals.

11/01/2017

China

Smothering in smog

The global threat of air pollution from Shanghai to Madrid

05/01/2017

No Comment

Thick smog shrouds cities in China

Beijing and other cities across northern and central China were shrouded in thick smog Monday and Tuesday prompting authorities to delay dozens of flights and close…

04/01/2017

China

China pollution alerts: "My baby is not allowed outside these days"

A red fog alert has been issued in Beijing, which already has an orange smog warning

04/01/2017

China

Time-lapse video shows Beijing engulfed by smog

An eerie 12 second long time-lapse video of smog choking the city of Beijing gives a glimpse of the serious air pollution problem in the Chinese capital.

03/01/2017

China

Heavy smog in Beijing: "It makes us feel so depressed"

Hundreds of flights have been grounded and highways closed as authorities attempt to reduce the pollution

03/01/2017

China

Choking smog begins to clear in China

A pollution index that measures the average concentration of small breathable particles has dropped 400 micrograms per cubic metre overnight in Beijing.

02/01/2017

Spain

Smog levels drop in Madrid amid unprecedented traffic restrictions

There is good news for motorists in Madrid, with city officials deciding not to extend unprecedented anti-pollution traffic restrictions imposed on Thursday.

29/12/2016

Spain

Madrid announces traffic restrictions as pollution levels rise

The Spanish capital says on Thursday all privately-owned cars with even-numbered registration plates are banned from Madrid roads

28/12/2016

World News

Air pollution in Europe

France, Italy, the United Kingdom, Spain or Bosnia-Herzegovina….

27/12/2016

China

Beijing blanketed in hazardous smog for fifth day

From the dizzying heights of a skyscraper in Beijing, the scale of China’s pollution problem becomes apparent.

21/12/2016

China

Air pollution forces Chinese slowdown as cities close factories and ban flights

Air quality levels collapse in two Chinese cities forcing factory and school closures, and grounding air traffic.

20/12/2016