This overview sets the scene for the various modules in the Renewables 2024 Global Status Report Collection. It provides high-level trends on the status of renewables in the wider fossil fuel-dominated energy system in the context of global challenges such as climate change, development goals and the geopolitical landscape. Urgent …
Nearly 9,500 people are dying in London each year due to long-term exposure to air pollution, more than twice as many as previously thought. The premature deaths are due to two key pollutants, fine particulates known as PM2.5s and the toxic gas nitrogen dioxide (NO2), according to study by researchers …
A new report from the London Assembly Environment Committee has warned Boris Johnson that he needs to accelerate his air quality programs to comply with EU and UK laws. The report, released tday, claims that diesel vehicles are to blame for much of London’s air pollution problems and must be …
Nearly 9,500 people die early each year in London due to long-term exposure to air pollution, more than twice as many as previously thought, according to new research. The premature deaths are due to two key pollutants, fine particulates known as PM2.5s and the toxic gas nitrogen dioxide (NO2), according …
The U.S. power sector is steadily slashing emissions of toxic particles and heat-trapping carbon dioxide. But the progress is distributed unevenly among utilities and across state lines, and the emissions cuts still aren’t steep enough to meet national climate change targets, a new analysis found. “Overall, the carbon emissions curve …
All but two of London’s boroughs are exceeding EU limits for a toxic gas linked to respiratory problems, ministers have admitted. Bromley and Sutton were the only two boroughs to meet the annual mean limit for nitrogen dioxide (NO2) in 2013, the latest year for which data is available. NO2 …
In the first six months of 2015, Beijing's air quality improved significantly, registering fewer air pollutants and more clear days, according to the municipal environment protection bureau on Thursday. Concentration of PM2.5, airborne particles measuring less than 2.5 microns, which are small enough to enter the bloodstream, dropped to 77.7 …
GURGAON: Residents will be able to check the levels of pollutants released by the grossly polluting industries (GPIs) in the city online from this September. The Haryana State Pollution Control Board (HSPCB) has decided to digitalize the monitoring of pollutants released in air and in water by GPIs in the …
PARIS: The blue, clear skies this summer in Paris hardly indicate it has an air pollution problem. But the top agenda for the Paris municipality— Marie De Paris—is dealing with tiny, respirable pollution particles or PM 2.5 that can get lodged in the lungs or enter the bloodstream of residents. …
Issuing a notification to ban stubble burning seems to be a paper exercise for the Punjab Pollution Control Board (PPCB) and Department of Science, Technology and Environment in the state. Even while the large-scale burning of wheat and paddy stubble by farmers makes life difficult after every harvest, in the …
Pollution levels in Bengaluru have increased manifold, a recent analysis report by the Karnataka State Pollution Control Board (KSPCB) shows. The average annual Repairable Suspended Particulate Matter (RSPM) levels in Bengaluru are over 200 per cent higher than the national air quality standards prescribed by the Ministry of Environment and …
NAGPUR: The World Health Assembly of World Health Organization that concluded a few days ago expressed concern about the increasing burden of diseases and deaths due to air pollution. Health experts are worried about professionals like traffic police who are exposed to outdoor air pollution all through the day, making …
Gagandeep Singh Sapra and his wife Harpreet, both avid cyclists, used to cover 40km every day till about a year ago. Now they barely cycle 40km in a week—both have developed allergic asthma that makes it difficult to do any activity involving exposure to polluted air. When their passion takes …
As India rapidly becomes perhaps the most polluted country we have slowed down drastically in adopting cleaner cars. In 2010, we were five years behind Europe. Now, we are 10 years behind them. The reason is an almost criminal cycle of blame between the government, the auto industry and the …
China's biggest steelmaking province, Hebei, will order its big industrial emitters to pay for the pollution they discharge via a regional trading scheme beginning next year, the official Hebei Daily newspaper said on Monday. Last year, seven of China's 10 smoggiest cities were situated in the northern province and it …
The sudden boom in diesel cars and trucks in Delhi and the National Capital Region (NCR) has escalated the level of ozone gas in the air. Ozone, which forms an ultraviolet (UV) protection layer in the upper reaches of the atmosphere, is extremely harmful when produced at surface level. The …
Environmental scientists say ozone, which is a particularly critical pollutant, has emerged as a concern in Delhi in the last few years. The prevailing high temperatures have contributed to a spike in ozone levels to over double the permissible limits in some parts of the city in the last 10 …
As temperatures soar in the national capital, levels of toxic ozone, responsible for causing a number of health problems, especially for asthmatics, have crossed permissible limits, the met department said on Thursday. With torrid heat wave continuing in the capital, Delhi recorded maximum temperature at 41.1º Celsius, a notch above …
- Suspended air particles impact liver People living near oil drilling sites are likely to suffer from liver ailments because of the air pollutants in the area, a study conducted by a group of researchers belonging to the North East Institute of Science and Technology has found. The two-year study, …
Breastfeeding children in their first four months helps protect them against air pollution from traffic and factories, a new study has found. The study by the University of the Basque Country examined the effect of pollution particle matter on the development of motor capacity and of nitrogen dioxide on mental …
NEW DELHI—India is planning to implement a new set of rules aimed at slashing emissions from its coal-fired power plants. The South Asian nation’s Ministry for Environment and Forests has a new set of guidelines requiring power companies to reduce sulfur dioxide, nitrogen oxide and other emissions up to 80% …
