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Cleaner Air in 2020: 0.5% sulphur cap for ships enters into force worldwide

From 1 January 2020, the maximum sulphur content of marine fuels is reduced to 0.5% (down from 3.5%) globally – reducing air pollution and protecting health...

Regional Conference on Air Quality Management in the Western Balkans

Government representatives from North Macedonia, Kosovo, Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) and Serbia met today in Skopje for a regional conference on Air Quality Management - Issues, Solutions,...

Air pollution in a tweet: Communicating complex science

Air pollution is a complex issue that is difficult to communicate to most people. What causes air pollution? How does it affect our children’s cognitive development?...

Smart wastewater management can help reduce air pollution

“Walk along the Bagmati river in the Nepalese capital, Kathmandu, and you are hit by a pervasive stench, underlining the fact that poor wastewater management worsens...

Ecology and productivity in today’s China

As a political decision maker, the Chinese Minister of Natural Resources, Lu Hao, is at the centre of a great transformation of today's China.  Former Governor of...

India joins the Climate and Clean Air Coalition

India has formally joined the Climate & Clean Air Coalition (CCAC), becoming the 65th country to join the partnership, following through on a commitment made by...

World’s largest public bus system begins transition to electric vehicles

Public transit passengers in Indonesia’s capital may soon notice a new green addition to their commute. In line with Governor Anies Baswedan’s vision to make Jakarta...

Turning air pollution into art

Artists are known to take inspiration from the world around them. So it’s no surprise that some have begun shining light on one of the...

The living air purifiers cities need more of

In our all-too-hectic urban lives, a city park is a great place to unwind. Trees and green spaces have mental health and well-being benefits, on top...

Air pollution and climate change: Two sides of the same coin

Erupting volcanoes, earthquakes, dust storms and meteorites smashing into the Earth’s crust are natural phenomena that can cause climate change and air pollution: dinosaurs may have...

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