Innovative approach to clean the filthy air in London’s Tube

A study released in January suggested spending an hour on the Tube was equivalent to spending a whole day standing by the side of a busy road. Solutions are never simple. Jessica Taylor writes on the Evening Standard website about a project supported by Imperial College London and the Royal College of Art to use … Continue reading Innovative approach to clean the filthy air in London’s Tube →

Child health experts say public needs to be better informed about scale of air pollution crisis

With all the attention in the press, it is hard to believe that parents are still nonchalant about the impact of air pollution on their children. This article by Matthew Taylor in The Guardian is about the UK but it could be about most countries. How do we raise enough awareness for changes in attitudes … Continue reading Child health experts say public needs to be better informed about scale of air pollution crisis →

More on the impact of air pollution

EiD regularly provides articles about the impact of air pollution on our health, climate change and much more. Josh Gabbatis writes on The Independent website about air pollution’s impact on our mood. Real-time data from social media suggests particulates linked with poor lung health are also affecting our happiness. What do you think? Air … Continue reading More on the impact of air pollution →

A mother has won the right to a fresh inquest over whether air pollution caused the death of her nine-year-old daughter

EiD writes regularly about the impact of air pollution. Jasmine Andersson writes on the I newsletter website about the efforts of one mother to have a new inquest to determine whether air pollution caused the death of her nine-year-old daughter. It will be important to follow future developments in the inquest. Death of nine-year-old … Continue reading A mother has won the right to a fresh inquest over whether air pollution caused the death of her nine-year-old daughter →

New solar-powered three-wheeler motorcycle helping to clean up Nairobi

Sophie Mbugua writes on the Deutsche Welle website about a new initiative to promote solar powered motorcycles in Kenya. Pollution is a big problem that needs innovative approaches. Importantly, electric motorcycles do not require an investment in new transport infrastructure such as the installation of special charging stations. It will be interesting to see how … Continue reading New solar-powered three-wheeler motorcycle helping to clean up Nairobi →

London’s world-famous black cabs are major polluters

When one visits London, there is nothing but amazement for the ubiquitous black cabs. While there are moves to have more electric vehicles, at this point in time they are still major polluters. Harry Cockburn explains in an article on The Independent website. London’s black cabs ‘up to thirty times as toxic as personal cars … Continue reading London’s world-famous black cabs are major polluters →

Serious health impact of air pollution on children

We forget how vulnerable young, growing bodies are. We are increasingly understanding the health impact of air pollution for the population as a whole but now we are better understanding what it is doing to children. Josh Gabbatiss explains in an article in The Independent what is happening in London. Air pollution: Low emission … Continue reading Serious health impact of air pollution on children →

In search of Europe’s clean air

Air pollution kills hundreds of thousands of Europeans every year. But breathing is riskier in some places than others. In countries like Poland, change is happening — but only slowly. Irene Banos Ruiz provides an excellent overview on the Deutsche Welle website of the air quality in Europe Where is Europe's air safe to … Continue reading In search of Europe’s clean air →

Impact of air pollution on child obesity

A new study published by the University of Southern California said the first year of life is vital. Josh Barrie explains in an article on the inews website. How air pollution causes obesity: advice to parents with young children Children who are exposed to air pollution at a young age are more likely to become … Continue reading Impact of air pollution on child obesity →

Trump misleading public about his commitment to clean air

President Trump is well known for his use of Twitter. There has been much written about its effectiveness. Dino Grandoni writes in The Washington Post of how misleading Trump has been in his tweets boasting about his commitment to the “cleanest air in the world.” What are your views? Three misleading things about Trump's clean … Continue reading Trump misleading public about his commitment to clean air →