Cleaner Air, Hotter Earth – The Unexpected Climate Connection
Earth’s climate is heating up faster than expected, and a major culprit is the changing behavior of clouds over oceans. As ...
US State Department Kills Global Air Monitoring Program Researchers Say Paid for Itself
The initiative helped pressure the Chinese government to clean up the air in Beijing and was later expanded to dozens of ...
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The list of the world’s top 20 most polluted cities is out. All but one are in Asia
China is the world’s largest carbon dioxide emitter but in recent years has waged a campaign against air pollution, particularly in the cities that have fuelled its economic growth, and has ...
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The Countries Improving Air Pollution Most
In the five years between 2019 and 2024, average annual air pollution by particles of 2.5 micrometers in diameter or smaller ...
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World’s most polluted cities are in Asia, says report
IQAir latest study shows 19 of 20 cities with worst air pollution are in India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, China, and Kazakhstan ...
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Trump shuts down worldwide air quality monitoring program
Alongside then-Secretary of State John Kerry, McCarthy expanded the program from China to encompass the wider world.
U.S. State Department Shuts Down Pollution Monitoring Abroad
Since 2008, embassies and other diplomatic posts had been publishing data about local air quality. In many countries, it was ...
State Department halts global monitoring of air pollution
The program had used sensors at more than 80 U.S. embassies and consulates to track air quality, mostly in places where such ...
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Why the US and China Should Focus on Air Pollution to Tackle Climate Change
The nexus between climate change and air pollution represents an area in which the U.S. and China can create a host of benefits that should appeal to leaders and key constituencies. Air pollution and ...
US stops sharing air quality data from embassies worldwide. Scientists say that cuts out a vital resource for global health
The U.S. government will stop sharing air quality data gathered from its embassies and consulates, worrying local scientists ...
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US halts air quality data tracking at embassies in China and India
US embassy data had prompted air quality improvements in China and India, but funding cuts now end the programme.
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‘Air pollution fight needs working models’
ASIA doesn’t have to start from scratch in progressing toward cleaner air, an executive from the Manila-based Asian Development Bank (ADB) said, as the key is learning from what works. ADB vice ...