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Amsterdam bird houses provide free Wi-Fi in return for cleaner air

Unlikely innovation encourages citizens in the Netherlands to play an active role in cleaning up their communities in exchange for technology. Read More >
Oxford street in London

Europe’s busiest shopping street to be pedestrianised by 2020 in bid for cleaner air

London mayor Sadiq Khan announces that Oxford Street will become a vehicle-free zone to improve London's air quality. Learn more. Read More >
Crop field

Ammonia

Ammonia (NH3) is a corrosive, colorless gas with a distinctive, pungent odor that causes air pollution as a secondary particulate precursor. Learn more. Read More >
Nairobi skyline

'There is no escape': Nairobi's air pollution sparks Africa health warning

The need for air quality monitoring in areas of Africa, such as Kenyan capital Nairobi, is urgent as roads are choked with air pollution. Learn more. Read More >
Greenhouse Gases

Greenhouse Gases

Paris pollution

Paris enforces driving ban on dirty old vehicles across city

Rresidents of Paris, France are now subject to a new rule limiting the use of old and inefficient vehilces in the city center. Learn more. Read More >
Cans of spray paint

Volatile Organic Compounds

Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs) are carbon-based gaseous chemicals that easily evaporate at room temperature. Learn how they impact air quality. Read More >
Coal smoke

Household fuel burning emerges as major player in Beijing’s air pollution, a new study reveals

Uncontrolled emissions from the domestic sector could undermine wider efforts to improve Beijing's air quality. Learn more. Read More >
Factory billowing smoke

Increased clean energy investment could halve deaths from air pollution and fund itself in health savings

Forward-thinking policy changes could provide huge health and economic rewards from small investments, says IEA. Learn more. Read More >
Pizza in the oven

Brazil’s passion for pizza causing surprise levels of air pollution

Traditionally cooked pizza in Brazil may have have an unexpected environmental cost. Learn more. Read More >

Artists strike back: air pollution’s most creative responses

Poor air quality inspires creatives to represent the problem in innovative ways. Here are some visuals making air pollution impossible to ignore. Read More >
Nuclear plant exhaust

Carbon dioxide

Carbon dioxide (CO2) is a naturally occurring colorless, odorless gas formed from carbon and oxygen atoms, but can also be harmful in the air. Learn more. Read More >

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