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Solutions from London or Los Angeles won’t necessarily work in Lagos or Kinshasa as in Africa cars are only one part of the problem.

As lockdowns have came into effect around the world, air pollution has plummeted.

A recent MIT study claims that total combustion emissions in the US account for about 200,000 premature deaths per year. This enormous figure is not unique. In the UK, roughly 29,000 premature deaths are…

Our study revealed that air pollution, lack of green space and areas built primarily from concrete and asphalt were key factors in asthma risk.

Researchers have long known that man-made climate change will harm yields of important crops, possibly causing problems for the world’s food security. But new research shows air pollution doesn’t just…

A major US study links air pollution to Alzheimer’s risk in older adults. With fine particles far exceeding safe limits globally, the findings carry urgent implications.

Atmospheric scientist Laura Wilcox talks to The Conversation Weekly about the measures China took to improve its air pollution – and the unintended consequences for the climate.

There is something of a sensory dissonance in modern cities. Glamorous as they are, the breath of contemporary cities stinks. A recent study published in the journal Environmental Research Letters found…

Drivers of polluting vehicles will face a daily charge, but evidence suggests it’s a price worth paying.

When it comes to reducing air pollution, scoring and ranking cities is neither accurate, nor productive.