Could AI help unblock the logjam in Planning applications?

The specialist air quality company Airly has announced the launch of a new AI tool that it says has been developed to revolutionise the...

Air filters and opening windows can reduce classroom pollution by up to 36%, says...

To improve air quality in classrooms, schools should use air purifiers during the school day and open the windows after hours. That's according to...

VOCs landmark: Firm marks 20 years of mobile carbon filter rentals

2023 was a year of anniversaries for CPL/Puragen Activated Carbons.  Back in the summer, they celebrated 10 years of spent carbon reactivation at their...

Leicester-based air quality specialist secures place in top UK SMEs

Air quality technology firm EarthSense secured 19th place in the UK’s top 100 SME Businesses, beating out thousands of other entrants in a range...

Catalyst-based approach suggests new way of removing furans

A new study appears to reveal avenues for better pollution mitigation by enhancing the effectiveness of vanadium-based catalysts through nitrogen-doped biomass carbon for the...

Exploring underwater methane sources with mass spectrometry

Enormous amounts of methane are trapped in the ocean floor worldwide. The Alfred Wegener Institute Helmholtz Center for Polar and Marine Research (AWI) is...

EU agrees to establish carbon removals certification framework

The EU has reached a provisional agreement to establish the first EU-level certification framework for the technologies that will be used for permanent carbon...

The UK offshores emissions through used vehicle exports, says study

Published on 20 February in Nature Climate Change, the study appeared to find that exported used vehicles generate at least 13-53% more emissions per...

Experts to help tackle air pollution from domestic solid fuel burning in Greater Manchester

Environmental and engineering consultancy Ricardo is applying its expertise in air quality measurement to enable local authorities across Greater Manchester to monitor the contribution...

Transforming concrete from a carbon problem to a carbon solution

By Carbonaide, a Finnish company serving the concrete industry As the climate continues to warm, so does the demand for technologies that can reduce CO2...

The use of biofuels may reduce black smoke emissions of cars by 90%

New research investigates how to reduce pollutant emissions from vehicles without affecting engine performance, write the participants, the University of Malaga and the Future...

EU project aims to curb release of world’s most potent GHG

A major new Horizon Europe project is seeking to reduce the release of a greenhouse gas with a global warming potential more than 25,000...

Reducing cars’ emissions easier said than done, says EU audit institution

The EU’s CO2 emissions reduction targets for new passenger cars will not be achievable as long as important prerequisites are missing, says a report...

Air pollution and trees study overturns “rough and hairy is good” dictum

  If you're trying to take pollution out of the air, choose evergreen trees with smaller leaves. That's according to a new study from the...

Barclays launches climate tech hub in Cambridge

Barclays has relaunched its Cambridge Eagle Lab with an apparently new focus on becoming a centre of excellence for climate tech start-ups. The group says...

Germany to miss coal phase-out target by eight years​​​​​​

  Germany's energy system is not expected to fully retire coal until the end of 2038 according to new projections. This challenges the coalition government’s...

Warsaw votes for Clean Transport Zone

One of the most polluted cities in the EU, Warsaw has voted to adopt the city's first ever Clean Transport Zone in July 2024,...

Data-driven revamp in Northampton

The project aims to help identify pollution hot spots caused by traffic. A network of air quality monitors has been installed by West Northamptonshire...

Continental complexity

Cairo, Egypt (image credit: Leshiy985/Shutterstock.com). There is no one-size-fits-all solution to the problem of Africa's declining air quality. A new report in Nature Geoscience argues...

Study establishes £37 million saving from pollution measures

A recent project appears to demonstrate how measures introduced by Sandwell Borough Council will improve air quality that could potentially save an estimated £37...