According to a new study, emissions of nitrous oxide (N2O) are increasing at a faster rate than any other greenhouse gas, mainly due to a rise in nitrogen fertiliser application for food production. Already, these emissions have surpassed projections by the Intergovernmental Panel of Climate Change (IPCC).  — Nitrous oxide is 300 times more potent […]

According to a research report by shopping comparison site, Finder.Com, the UK could be sending 53.5 million single-use blue surgical masks to the landfill every day, totalling 1.6 billion every month.  — The research found that over half (51%) of those surveyed in the UK say that they use blue surgical masks, equalling 26.7 million […]

A new report has found that since agreeing to the Paris Agreement, G20 countries have acted directly counter to it by providing at least USD77 billion a year to finance fossil fuels through their public finance institutions. 

Across Africa, increased motor vehicle use, industrial growth and dust storms coupled with wood-fired cooking stoves is resulting in air pollution that is choking the continent’s inhabitants. — While air pollution in India, China, and other emerging economies has become a major area of concern for scientists and policymakers, it has gained little traction in […]

National air pollution action plans devised by China have seen significant reductions in pollution levels and associated health risks. — China has lifted millions out of poverty like no other country on the planet. The price of that economic progress is demonstrated in the air pollution that has caused a public health crisis, killing more […]