Environment

The move aims to encourage the use of cleaner fuels in the home – wood-burning stoves and coal fires are the single largest source of particulate matter pollutants.

The university has also called on the Universities Superannuation Scheme to abandon its £1bn investments in fossil fuels.

The Mayor’s Office notes before Sadiq Khan came into power. London’s air exceeded the hourly legal limit for nitrogen dioxide for more than 4.000 hours.

Urban areas including Mexico City. Cape Town. Los Angeles. Iskandar and Leicester landed the top ranking on the list. which bases its scores on emissions output. climate vulnerabilities and risk mitigation.

An estimated 20 to 30 percent of crude oil is burnt or wasted leading to oil refineries being the second largest source of greenhouse gases after power plants.

Air pollution not only affects people’s health but also the ecosystems and food production and is linked to climate change.

Air pollution from burning fossil fuels is generating economic losses of $8 billion a day. according to a Greenpeace report.

A new report warns nature losses and environmental damage need to be rapidly reversed in order to avoid severe financial losses across multiple vital sectors.

Polish energy companies Enea SA and Energa SA have announced they have halted financing for the 1GW Ostrołęka C facility due to shifting economic and political contexts.

The temperature recorded on Seymour Island at the northernmost point of the continent reached 20.75°C on the ninth of February.