Air pollution poisons 2.6m children daily
AIR THREAT Millions of British kids attend schools in areas with dangerous pollution levels About 6,500 schools, with 2.6million pupils,...
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We’ll soon know the exact air pollution from every power plant in the world.
Photo by NASA on Unsplash Satellite data plus artificial intelligence equals no place to hide. A nonprofit artificial intelligence firm...
THE WORLD'S RECYCLING IS IN CHAOS
HERE'S WHAT HAS TO HAPPEN This story was originally published by Yale Environment 360 and is reproduced here as part of the Climate...
Make sure your big purchases have big environmental benefits.
Not everyone can run out and trade in their old gas-guzzling clunker for the latest planet-friendly hybrid car. And that’s not...
Biodegradable plastics offer "no advantage" over conventional plastics in reducing ocean pollution
Bags made of supposedly biodegradable plastics remain intact and useable three years after being dropped in the sea or buried...
World’s first ‘BioSolar Leaf’ to tackle air pollution in White City
Artist impression of Arborea panels on London roofs (credit: Imperial College London // Thomas Glover) Imperial College London is to...
Working from home could ‘significantly’ reduce UK’s CO2 emissions
Employers allowing staff to work from home more often could be the key to reducing the UK’s carbon footprint, new research has suggested....
Mechanical trees capture CO2 passively
Researchers at Arizona State University have developed ‘mechanical trees’ that capture CO2 passively and sequester it for industrial and...
Uber is convenient for city commuters — but bad for cities
Uber’s impact on cities has been immense over its 10-year history. The ride-hailing app has gone from being a cheaper and easier black...
Air pollution app warns people not to go outside or open any windows
London air pollution and the health advice (Picture: Getty/AirMatters) An app that monitors air pollution levels around the world is...
Last time CO2 levels were this high, there were trees at the South Pole
Pliocene beech fossils in Antarctica when CO2 was at similar level to today point to planet’s future Trees growing near the South Pole,...
UK government's air pollution strategy 'a shambolic mess'
The government’s plan to tackle air pollution in some of the worst affected cities in the UK is unravelling into a “shambolic and...
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