Pollution
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23 Oct
London pollution: Fresh measures come into force to drive down emissions
To drive in central London, owners of older, more polluting vehicles will be charged £21.50, almost twice as much as other motorists, the capital city’s mayor Sadiq Khan announced this morning.
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20 Oct
Pollution killed 9m people around the world in 2015: The Lancet
Pollution killed 9m people in 2015, causing three times as many deaths as Aids, tuberculosis and malaria combined — as well as 15 times more than those caused by wars and all other forms of violence — according to the report published in the medical journal, The Lancet.
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9 Oct
London is the new frontier for anti-pollution healthcare innovation
London now exceeds World Health Organization (WHO) quotas for air pollution levels according to the city’s mayor Sadiq Khan.
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10 Aug
Steel prices rally after Chinese government closes factories in anti-pollution push
China has called on regulators and steel company executives to discuss the future of steel prices, after output cuts caused markets to surge.
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26 Jul
All new vehicles in the UK must be fully electric by 2040
Sales of new diesel and petrol cars and vans will be banned from 2040 as part of the UK government’s plans to tackle air pollution.
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5 Jul
Volvo becomes first major car brand to go all electric
Swedish car company Volvo has become the first major car brand to announce it will exclusively make electric models from 2019.
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2 Jun
Climate change: five of the worst economic problems caused by pollution
Car pollution, coal power, plastic pollution, rising sea levels and food scarcity are all big issues.
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22 May
Is technology the solution to rapidly-growing urban populations?
A number of social and economic trends are changing the face of the urban landscape; one of the most prominent is the ever rising majority of the world’s population who are opting to become city dwellers.
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9 May
This plastic bag is biodegradable, edible and even drinkable. Why aren’t we using it?
Campaigners have long argued that the discarded plastic bag can ruin the view, spoil the country side, and damage the environment.
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6 Mar
These are the most polluted countries in the world
Pollution is responsible for one in four deaths among children aged five and under, making it a greater threat than Ebola according, to the World Health Organisation.
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22 Feb
Pollution, politics, and people: is urbanisation a health risk?
Unprecedented air pollution is being seen in population hot spots across the globe.
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14 Feb
People who take the tube are exposed to eight times more air pollution than drivers, report finds
UK commuters who travel on the underground breathe in more than eight times as much polluted air as those who drive to work, according to a study published last week.
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31 Jan
Brick by brick, Donald Trump’s wall will destroy the environment
US president Donald Trump looks set to follow through with his campaign policy to build a wall between the US and Mexico, a border which spans roughly 2000 miles.