It was 56 years ago today that a 25-year Medical Research Council study confirmed that smoking caused cancer. Tobacco firms rejected the assertion as a ‘matter...
Singapore’s pollution standards index has reached the hazardous level of 371, because of the illegal burning of forests in nearby Indonesia. Singapore’s prime minister Lee Hsien...
The world’s two largest emitters of greenhouse gases have committed to working with one another in an effort to reduce their combined contribution to climate change...
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has called on governments to agree on policies to tackle carbon dioxide emissions from the aviation industry. The organisation suggested...
China, the world’s largest emitter of carbon dioxide, has agreed to impose carbon reduction targets for the first time – a move that could push the...
The government has admitted that in 15 regions across the UK, air quality laws will be breached come 2020, in a Supreme Court hearing lodged by...
A case from environmental law firm Client Earth against the government over its failure to meet legal limits for air quality will be heard today by...
Five years ago today, the Low Emission Zone (LEZ) was introduced in order to address the rising air pollution emitted from London’s commercial traffic. Joseph Iddison...
A group of climate scientists from Austria have concluded that swift political action is needed in order to truly curb international greenhouse gas emissions. The researchers,...
Last week’s energy bill announcement led to media headlines about increased household bills from subsidising renewables. What the media fails to mention is the scandalous subsidy...
Yesterday was World Asthma Day, which got us thinking about the harmful health effects of fossil fuels – just one of the many reasons why continued...