Tag: air pollution

European Universities Launch Training for Future Doctors on the Impact of Climate Change on Health

Climate change brings about the need for numerous societal changes. Therefore, across Europe, twenty-five universities have launched a network aiming to educate over 10,000 medical students with the knowledge and skills necessary...

Heating Season – Choosing Energy Sources in Times of Ecological Crisis

After yet another hot summer, the weather forecast shows a gradual drop in temperature, which will soon become more noticeable. This also signals the beginning of the heating season. In the past,...

International Day of Clean Air for Blue Skies

Air pollution is the biggest environmental health risk of our time. It also exacerbates climate change, causes economic losses, and reduces agricultural productivity. It knows no borders – everyone has a responsibility to...

USA: Families Relocating Due to Pollution, but Healthier Areas Reserved Only for the Wealthy

Excessive air pollution in certain areas of the United States influences households' decisions to relocate, but only wealthier families can afford to settle in areas with satisfactory air quality, researchers from Lancaster...

Uppsala has cleanest city air in Europe

The EEA’s European city air quality viewer ranks 375 cities from the cleanest to the most polluted based on average levels of fine particulate matter (PM2.5). The data was collected from over 500...

EU: Citizens Can Now Seek Compensation from Polluters

The European Union has adopted an amended directive on industrial and livestock emissions, 2024/1785 (IED 2.0), granting citizens greater rights than the directive adopted in 2010. Now, the European Commission announced they...

Maribor – Circular Economy Implementation Hub

Back in the day, Maribor was one of the most developed cities in Yugoslavia. Today, it is the second largest city in Slovenia and the first in the region to apply the...

Possibilities of Artificial Intelligence in Environmental Protection

Artificial intelligence (AI) is increasingly being used for environmental protection, offering ever-increasing possibilities. We cannot see and translate most of the connections that determine the state of the environment into equations. This...

Breathing in Polluted Air in Pregnancy Common Cause of Increasingly Present Mental Illnesses in Children

Numerous scientific studies indicate a connection between polluted air and the occurrence of pulmonary and cardiovascular diseases, as well as some types of cancer. However, the potential health problems from breathing in bad...

Serbian Scientists in the Fight for Cleaner air and Greater Energy Efficiency

In Western Balkan countries, thermal power plants are the leading electricity producers, accounting for about 54 per cent of the total energy production. At the same time, thermal power plants are the...

Air Pollution: Parliament Adopts Revised Law to Improve Air Quality

Parliament on Wednesday adopted a provisional political agreement with EU countries on new measures to improve air quality in the EU so it is no longer harmful to human health, natural ecosystems...

Urgent action to cut methane emissions from fossil fuel operations essential to achieve global climate targets

Decisive, far-reaching efforts to cut methane emissions from fossil fuel production and use must go hand-in-hand with decarbonisation of our energy systems to limit global warming to 1.5 °C, according to a...

Low-cost solutions can give billions access to modern cooking by 2030, but the world is failing to deliver

Nearly one in three people around the world still cook their meals over open fires or on basic stoves, resulting in significant damage to health, living standards and gender equality – and...

SUSTAINABILITY AS A BUSINESS DRIVER

At Microsoft, sustainability is at the heart of the business, and the success of the sustainability concept depends on the company’s entire value chain. Sustainability is a responsibility but also an opportunity....

GREEN SPACES IN CITY AREAS UNDER THREAT

Almost every piece of advertising, from cosmetics to vehicles, is imbued with green themes, while in reality, they could be found in traces. This trend is also present in spatial planning of...

Why is the desulfurization system at TENT important for Serbia?

While environmental problems like pollution and climate change have caused countries around the world to embark on an energy transition, Serbia still largely relies on one energy source - coal. If go...

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