California Air Pollution Drops In Every County During Pandemic
Californians have now been sheltering in place since March 20. While social distancing is slowing the spread of COVID-19, it’s also...
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Texas the oil state is falling in love with Solar Energy
"Everything's bigger in Texas," as the saying goes. Texas generates most electricity in the U.S., and accounts for approximately 25% of...
SAFAR data shows at least 60% reduction in NOx levels in Delhi, Mumbai and Pune over the last month
With millions of vehicles that spew dust and harmful emissions off the roads, and factories shut for about three weeks, air pollution...
China to ban thin plastic bags, plastic film
China will look to ban ultra-thin plastic bags and agricultural-use plastic mulch, as well as other types of non-biodegradable plastic...
Plankton may help oceans to soak up twice as much carbon
Vast blooms of plankton could be enabling the ocean to absorb twice as much carbon from the atmosphere as thought, helping to slow the...
Himalayas ‘visible from parts of India for first time in 30 years’
A significant drop in air pollution across India as a result of the coronavirus pandemic shutting down factories and quietening traffic...
New Delhi's pollution reading can hit 500 on the Air Quality Index, last week it had a 38 reading
New Delhi's citizens 'can't believe' how quickly their city's air quality has improved during India's national novel coronavirus...
NASA Satellite Data Show 30% Drop In Air Pollution Over Northeast U.S.
Over the past several weeks, NASA satellite measurements have revealed significant reductions in air pollution over the major...
Analysts say the global lockdown means the oil and gas sector will never be the same again
The plunging demand for oil wrought by the coronavirus pandemic combined with a savage price war has left the fossil fuel industry broken...
Groundbreaking new enzyme converts plastic waste into new bottles with 90% degradation in 10 hours
CARBIOS, a company pioneering new bio-industrial solutions to reinvent the lifecycle of plastic and textile polymers, announces the...
UK cities have seen nitrogen dioxide (N02) levels fall by up to 60% on the same period last year
Jenny Bates, a Friends of the Earth clean air campaigner, said: "Seeing this drop in air pollution shows that less traffic can quickly...
75% of global new electricity generation capacity built in 2019 uses renewable energy
New data from theInternational Renewable Energy Agency(Irena) shows solar, wind and other green technologies now provide more than...
New York sees 50% drop in carbon monoxide levels in March due to lockdown
According to data from Columbia University, early results show carbon monoxide levels, mainly from trucks and cars, have dropped by...
UK road travel falls to 1955 levels as lockdown effect sees 73% reduction in traffic
Cabinet Office data shows motor traffic dropped by 73% on 29 March compared with pre-outbreak levels. Guardian analysis shows the number...
London is seeing clearer skies as NO2 and PM2.5 levels hit five-year low under lockdown process
As Britons continue to stay at home to slow the spread of the illness, data from the London Air Quality Network shows five-year low...
Paris lockdown produces a 60% drop in Nitrogen Dioxide emissions
The Airparif report said that just two days after the self-confinement began, it registered "a 20 to 30 percent improvement in air...
Madrid sees average Nitrogen Dioxide levels are down by 56 % from one week to the next
In Madrid, average NO2levels went down by 56 % from one week to the next. Compared with the same week in 2019, the reduction was 41 %...
In Rome, average NO2 concentrations for the past four weeks were 26-35 % lower than in 2019
The EEA’s data for recent weeks show how concentrations of nitrogen dioxide (NO2), a pollutant mainly emitted by road transport, have...
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