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 …
The UK faces a second legal challenge on its plans for reducing air pollution in the capital. The mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, has joined a high court challenge against the government over its air pollution plans, overturning the position of his predecessor, Boris Johnson. Khan filed legal documents on …
Contrary to popular perception that air pollution is going up in the State, two of the major air pollution parameters — nitrogen dioxide from vehicle emissions and sulphur dioxide from industrial emissions — were well within the permissible limits in the State during the past five years. This forms part …
The govt. notified norms for sulphur dioxide and nitrogen dioxide emissions in December 2015, but these have not been implemented, says expert Clusters of thermal power plants in Northern India were the sources of growth in emissions of highly toxic and reactive gases in the past few years, a report …
Terming the latest WHO report on air pollution "misleading", environment minister Prakash Javadekar said India would soon come out with air pollution data of major cities across the US and Europe so that people know the whole picture. He said the Centre's decision to publish pollution data of other countries …
Farming is the biggest single cause of the worst air pollution in Europe, a new study has found, as nitrogen compounds from fertilisers and animal waste drift over industrial regions. When the nitrogen compounds are mixed with air already polluted from industry, they combine to form solid particles that can …
Pollution levels during the second week of odd-even car rationing scheme remained high in the national capital, the Delhi Pollution Control Committee (DPCC) today told the National Green Tribunal . "In the second week of the event (22-30 April), pollution level increased due to dip in the wind speed (0.72-1.68m/s). …
Data released by the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) on Saturday showed air pollution levels in 2015 were higher than the two previous years at most its monitoring stations. On the contrary, figures released by the Delhi Pollution Control Committee (DPCC) showed a decline in PM 2.5 (fine, respirable pollution …
New Delhi: The Delhi Pollution Control Committee (DPCC) informed the National Green Tribunal (NGT) on Wednesday that air quality had improved in the first week of the odd-even phase 2 but then deteriorated possibly due to meteorological factors, crop fires in the neighbouring states and landfill fires in the city. …
BHOPAL: Construction work causes more pollution than vehicles in Bhopal, going by yearly ambient air quality monitoring of Madhya Pradesh Pollution Control Board (MPPCB). Levels of respirable suspended particulate matter (RSPM10) and particulate matter 2.5, which are mainly on account of dust going in air during construction work are almost …
Cities and towns in India should establish 'clean air zones' to target high-polluting vehicles to help ensure they do not enter city centers, says Blueair a global leader in mobile indoor air purifying technologies. The call by Blueair comes in response to the growing scientific evidence that car, truck and …
Levels of tiny pollution particles (PM 2.5) are relatively lower now than in winter. But there is no relief from dirty, toxic air in the city. With the summer heat rising, ozone (O3) levels are breaching the safe standard at several locations in the city. O3 levels were the highest …
A government plan to tackle air pollution in five major cities in Britain by 2020 will not be enough and more urgent action needs to be taken, lawmakers said on Wednesday. Britain has some of the highest levels in Europe of the pollutant nitrogen dioxide, which is produced by diesel …
A new study says that if the extra green leaves prompted by rising CO2 levels were laid in a carpet, it would cover twice the continental USA. Climate sceptics argue the findings show that the extra CO2 is actually benefiting the planet. But the researchers say the fertilisation effect diminishes …
Delhi is leading the major metropolises of India in controlling air pollution, a study by the think-tank Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) suggests. In a study that mapped the 10 most populous cities - Delhi, Chennai, Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Mumbai, Pune, Ahmedabad, Kolkata, Lucknow and Jaipur - which comprise 24 …
JINAN, April 20 (Xinhua) -- East China's Shandong Province is incentivizing cities to improve air quality by giving cash rewards to those that make progress and fining those that don't. In the first quarter of this year, the province awarded a combined 39.37 million yuan (6.09 million U.S. dollars) to …
While human life has perennially been under threat of pollution, monuments haven't been spared either and are being adversely impacted by contaminated air, experts say. Among the most evident symptoms of an affected monument, particularly those built in white marble or limestone is the gradual yellowing of the walls, similar …
Thiruvananthapuram: For the first time, an authentic study report has come out indicating that air quality in the capital city is not satisfactory. As per the study conducted by state pollution control board (PCB) and National Transportation Planning and Research Centre (NATPAC), pollutants such as particulate matter is higher than …
Data published by the town hall here on Tuesday shows the Spanish capital registered levels of pollution above those fixed by the World Health Organization (WHO) for "all primary contaminants" except ozone for 2015. A total of 13 of the 24 stations situated in Madrid to measure pollution levels showed …
Visakhapatnam: Vizag, which was ranked the fifth clean city in the Swachh Bharat Survekshan conducted by the Union ministry of urban development, is finding its air pollution levels turning for the worse with each passing day. According to the observations made by the AP Pollution Control Board (APPCB), Visakhapatnam city …
In February, apart from particulate matter, gaseous pollutant ozone emerged dominant. Experts say ozone levels go up with the rise in temperature. As Delhi prepares for Phase II of the odd-even scheme this month, along with particulates, the government plans to monitor ozone levels to assess the impact of the …
