Europeans want (others) to cycle more to keep air clean
Milan, ItalyThomson Reuters Foundation European city dwellers want more cycle lanes installed to control air pollution post-lockdown – but only a few are ready to actually hop on a bike, a survey showed on Thursday. From Delhi to Madrid, world cities recorded dramatic improvements in air quality over the past few months as COVID-19 forced […]
As lockdown clears the air, Cairo looks to keep pollution low
Cairo, EgyptThomson Reuters Foundation It is a Thursday evening in downtown Cairo, usually a crowded and noisy time as the weekend gets underway. But today the streets are quiet, and the air is noticeably clean. “It has been a long time since I breathed such fresh air here and saw the sky clean like that,” […]
Dirty fuels kill millions as investment in clean cooking runs short
Nairobi, KenyaThomson Reuters Foundation Meagre investment is hindering countries’ ability to meet a global target to ensure universal access to clean, modern cooking fuel by 2030 and end the millions of deaths caused by indoor pollution every year, say clean energy experts. Three billion people globally cook with dirty solid fuels such as charcoal and […]
More trees, less cars: cities pledge cleaner air
Copenhagen, DenmarkThomson Reuters Foundation From penalising cars to planting trees, dozens of mayors from every continent pledged cleaner air on Friday in a bid to improve urban health and tackle climate change. More than 90 per cent of people breathe dirty air, causing death and disease, according to the World Health Organization. “This dirty air […]