Tag: Pollution
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Local air quality has hit prolonged unhealthy levels amid winter smog
Macau’s air quality reached “unhealthy” levels this week, with a leading local environmental advocate warning that the city is suffering its “longest continuing bad air quality ... -
Pollution of the potent warming gas methane soars, people are mostly to blame
The amount and proportion of the powerful heat-trapping gas methane that humans spew into the atmosphere is rising, helping to turbocharge climate change, a new study ... -
Talks advance on a treaty to end plastic pollution
Nations made progress on a treaty to end plastic pollution as their fourth round of talks finished yesterday in Canada. For the first time in the ... -
World carbon dioxide emissions increase again, driven by China, India and aviation
The world this year pumped 1.1% more heat-trapping carbon dioxide into the air than last year because of increased pollution from China and India, a team ... -
2005 Kyoto Protocol comes into force
The Kyoto accord, which aims to curb the air pollution blamed for global warming, has come into force seven years after it was agreed. The accord ... -
WHO says 99% of world’s population breathes poor-quality air
The U.N. health agency says nearly everybody in the world breathes air that doesn’t meet its standards for air quality, calling for more action to reduce ... -
Hong Kong | Gov’t warns public to avoid outdoors as pollution soars
Hong Kong’s government said air pollution reached the highest level on its gauge at more than half of its monitoring stations, as light winds in the ... -
Pollution | Beijing marathoners don face masks to battle smog
Despite heavy pollution blanketing Beijing yesterday, an international marathon went ahead, with face masks and sponges among the equipment used by competitors to battle the smog. ... -
CLIMATE CHANGE | Mainland surpasses EU in per-capita pollution for first time
China surpassed the European Union in pollution levels per capita for the first time last year, propelling to a record the worldwide greenhouse-gas emissions that are ...
