The 12th Better Air Quality conference opened with a call to treat clean air as vital economic infrastructure, highlighting the large benefit-cost return – but financing clean-tech is a challenge in developing nations. BANGKOK – Short-term impacts of bad air quality don’t just cause high economic costs but also lead to children scoring poorly in […] Continue reading ->
The 12th Better Air Quality conference in Bangkok, which opens on Wednesday, is the first large climate and air quality gathering since the US and Israel attacked Iran, triggering an oil and gas-energy crisis. BANGKOK – The ‘Gulf War 3’ threatens to slow down climate action and the move to cleaner air. However, in the […] Continue reading ->
NEW DELHI – For years, residents of the Indian capital have looked to the skies in March with a sense of relief, believing that the notorious winter pollution had finally retreated. However, a drone armed with an air quality monitor has shattered this perception, revealing a massive blanket of toxic air hovering just above the […] Continue reading ->
Extreme heat will rise rapidly as the 1.5°C threshold is crossed, potentially causing half the world’s population to live in extreme heat by 2050, Shiny, glass-facade buildings are a symbol of modernisation and growth, but such buildings are dangerously vulnerable in a rapidly warming world, as they trap solar heat and will face much greater […] Continue reading ->
DELHI – India’s Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM) has identified the main sources of Delhi’s severe air pollution and admitted that there are critical gaps in current control measures, in response to a deadline set by the Supreme Court. The report, completed in a fortnight, synthesises findings from multiple research institutions to create the […] Continue reading ->
The latest ten-year data shows almost no change. Can the momentum of outrage finally push officials to take high-impact measures to lower pollution this year? It’s Delhi 2026. Since 2016, there’s been near-zero improvement in the city’s air pollution during the annual peak pollution period of October to December, a new analysis by the Center […] Continue reading ->
The Indian government claims that farm fires in Punjab, which contribute significantly to air pollution, were reduced by 90% during the autumn season of harvest and crop-waste disposal – historically a factor in sending heavy clouds of air pollution drifting around northern India in late October and November. But in this Earth Chakra podcast, Health […] Continue reading ->
A baby born today will turn 75 in 2100, and the world that child will inherit as an adult – if governments don’t act in the next five years – could be 3.9°C hotter, economically shattered, and ravaged by pollution. But there is still a choice, a new United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) report demonstrates. […] Continue reading ->
Air pollution not only affects lung health but also brain development in children, according to two studies presented at the World Conference on Lung Health (WCLH) held in Denmark recently. One study from India found that children living in highly polluted areas scored nearly 20 points lower on the intelligence quotient (IQ) than their peers […] Continue reading ->
A fire Thursday afternoon at the UN Climate Conference (COP30) venue in Belém, Brazil, led to delays in the crucial final stage of climate negotiations as discussions in the plenary paused for much of the penultimate day. The talks were at a contentious stage when the fire happened and remained so Friday’morning, when talks resumed […] Continue reading ->