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Air quality in the Indian capital is so bad that the government has instigated a vehicle ban.
From New Year’s Eve, to Guy Fawkes night, to Diwali, fireworks are an exciting way to celebrate. But these dazzling displays come at a serious cost to the environment.
The Paris climate summit yielded a pact to reduce air pollutants that contribute to global warming but missed a chance to address the interlinked effects of agriculture and climate.
Conflicting evidence means it’s tough to tell whether trees helping to clear the air, or if green is not as good as we thought.
Leaders in Jakarta want to tackle the haze crisis but they don’t have much authority over corrupt local elites.
Volkswagen’s emissions cheat didn’t just anger owners and regulators; the cost to human health from violating air quality rules exceeds US$100 million.
If some good can come out of the Volkswagen scandal, it’s that public will be more clued up about air pollution from cars.
Volkswagen’s cheating allowed its vehicles to pass rigorous emissions testing, giving customers maximum driving performance at the cost of the environment and our health.
Outdoor air pollution causes 3.3 million premature deaths a year, mainly in Asia. And without policies to cut particulate pollution from traffic, industry and home biofuels, the deaths could double by 2050.
More than 3m people die from air pollution each year, according to a new study but China is awake to the problem.
The poor air quality at major sporting events can have a damaging affect on athletes’ performance and health.
Solutions from London or Los Angeles won’t necessarily work in Lagos or Kinshasa as in Africa cars are only one part of the problem.
Tiny nanoparticles emitted during building work can enter your lungs and bloodstream.
Mosses and lichens have the ability to accumulate and retain air pollutants.
“India needs Australian coal” is a view promoted by government and industry alike. But is there really a case for Australian coal in India? The evidence suggests not.
China’s falling coal production suggests the world is waking up to the real cost of coal, calculated as $5.3 trillion in a report released this week.
New research has found a link between exposure to air pollutants during pregnancy and abnormalities in children’s brains. But how at risk are we?
A Supreme Court case could undo a key piece of the Obama’s environmental agenda, which hinges on whether the EPA should consider the costs of air pollution controls from coal plants.
We’ve seen smog before, but never on this scale.
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Professor of Atmospheric Chemistry at the National Centre for Atmospheric Science, University of York
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Professor & Chair in Air Quality and Health; Founding Director, Global Centre for Clean Air Research (GCARE), Co-Director, Institute for Sustainability, University of Surrey, University of Surrey
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Emeritus Professor of Environmental Science, University of Essex
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Associate Professor of Environmental Health Sciences, UMass Amherst
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Senior Research Fellow at the Stockholm Environment Institute, University of York
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Associate Professor, University of Pretoria
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Emeritus Professor of Medicine, University of Adelaide
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Professor of Atmospheric Science, University of Birmingham
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Chief Environmental Scientist, EPA Victoria; Honorary Professor, School of Natural Sciences, Macquarie University
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Researcher, The University of Queensland
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Professor, University of Pretoria
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Professor of Statistics, Queensland University of Technology
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Conjoint Professor, School of Population Health, UNSW Sydney
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Professor of Atmospheric Science, University of Birmingham
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