A team of researchers from UCL, London argue that we are squandering an opportunity to improve air quality by failing to develop and coordinate legal and scientific thinking. Published in
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The new Low Emission Zone (LEZ) and Ultra-low Emission Zone (ULEZ) in London significantly improved air quality, according to the latest Institute for Policy Research (IPR) policy brief. The authors believe this
The lockdown measures rolled out across Europe in response to the coronavirus pandemic have delivered health benefits equivalent to avoiding thousands of premature deaths over the past month, according to
Air pollution leads to higher rates of depression and suicide, according to a new study published on 18 December in Environmental Health Perspectives (1). Since more than 90 per cent
A new study published ahead of print on 8 April in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences analysed the potential of realising carbon-negative power in China, the world’s
More than two-thirds of towns and cities in the United Kingdom have unsafe levels of air pollution, resulting in more than 4.5 million children growing up in unsafe conditions, according
Air quality in Bulgaria has improved since a court ruled last year that the country needed to put more effort into reducing air pollution, but there is still more work
The European Court of Justice (ECJ) found Poland guilty of violating European Union air quality laws on Thursday. According to the court, Poland consistently exceeded EU pollution limits between 2007
A court in Prague ruled on Wednesday that the Czech government’s air quality plan for the capital city fails to bring air pollution in line with European Union limits. The