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Delhi Smog Hits "Emergency" Levels On Prince Charles' Visit
The national capital's notorious air pollution hit "emergency" levels again on Wednesday, coinciding with a visit by Britain's Prince Charles.
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India, China, Russia Have No Sense Of Pollution: Donald Trump
US President Donald Trump has yet again attacked other big economies over climate change, claiming countries like India, China and Russia don't have "good" air or water and they don't fulfil their responsibilities towards the environment.
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Britain Needs Tougher Law To Tackle 'Air Quality Catastrophe': Lawmakers
Britain should introduce new, more ambitious legislation to tackle poor air quality after failing to deal with the problem, lawmakers said on Thursday.
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EU Summons France, Germany, UK To 'Final Chance' Pollution Talks
The EU summoned ministers from France, Germany, Britain and six other polluting member states for a "final chance" on Tuesday to comply with air quality standards.
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London Introduces Charge On Most Polluting Vehicles
The measures come after Britain's High Court ruled that UK government measures to combat air pollution were failing to comply with European Union rules on nitrogen dioxide limits.
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Britain Faces Huge Costs To Avoid Power Shortages With Electric Car Plan
In July, the government said it would ban the sale of new petrol and diesel cars and vans from 2040. The aim is to reduce air pollution, a source of growing public health concerns, and help Britain to cut carbon emissions by 80 percent by 2050 from 1990 levels - the target it has set itself.
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Britain Publishes Long-Awaited Air Pollution Plan
The British government published long-awaited plans to tackle air pollution on Friday, but campaigners condemned them as inadequate to tackle a growing public health concern.
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UK Wants To Raze Over 750 London Homes To Expand Heathrow Airport
Britain's government gave the go-ahead Tuesday to build a new runway at London's Heathrow airport despite concerns about air pollution, noise and the destruction of hundreds of homes in the capital's densely populated western neighbourhoods.
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Pigeons In Tiny Backpacks Are Measuring Air Pollution In London
Air pollution caused by diesel vehicles in London is bad - so bad that it is blamed for 9,500 premature deaths a year and has prompted Britain's Supreme Court to order the government to make a plan for cleaning up the skies.
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Warning Over Exercise as Air Pollution From Fireworks Night 'Very High'
Government advises people to reduce physical activity after fireworks night and still weather lead to a '10 out of 10' pollution reading across much of England and WalesThe government is urging people to reduce their physical activities, particularly...
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Indian Techie Will Drive Solar-Powered Auto to Britain
An Indian techie will soon embark on a trans-national expedition riding on a self-built solar-powered autorickshaw to Britain to promote a sustainable low-cost alternative transport solution and check air pollution in towns and cities across the country.
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Britain's Queen Elizabeth living in extreme polluted conditions
87-year-old Queen Elizabeth II is living in a palace surrounded by the most polluted air in all of Britain, a media report said on Sunday.
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Delhi Smog Hits "Emergency" Levels On Prince Charles' Visit
The national capital's notorious air pollution hit "emergency" levels again on Wednesday, coinciding with a visit by Britain's Prince Charles.
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India, China, Russia Have No Sense Of Pollution: Donald Trump
US President Donald Trump has yet again attacked other big economies over climate change, claiming countries like India, China and Russia don't have "good" air or water and they don't fulfil their responsibilities towards the environment.
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Britain Needs Tougher Law To Tackle 'Air Quality Catastrophe': Lawmakers
Britain should introduce new, more ambitious legislation to tackle poor air quality after failing to deal with the problem, lawmakers said on Thursday.
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EU Summons France, Germany, UK To 'Final Chance' Pollution Talks
The EU summoned ministers from France, Germany, Britain and six other polluting member states for a "final chance" on Tuesday to comply with air quality standards.
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London Introduces Charge On Most Polluting Vehicles
The measures come after Britain's High Court ruled that UK government measures to combat air pollution were failing to comply with European Union rules on nitrogen dioxide limits.
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Britain Faces Huge Costs To Avoid Power Shortages With Electric Car Plan
In July, the government said it would ban the sale of new petrol and diesel cars and vans from 2040. The aim is to reduce air pollution, a source of growing public health concerns, and help Britain to cut carbon emissions by 80 percent by 2050 from 1990 levels - the target it has set itself.
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Britain Publishes Long-Awaited Air Pollution Plan
The British government published long-awaited plans to tackle air pollution on Friday, but campaigners condemned them as inadequate to tackle a growing public health concern.
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UK Wants To Raze Over 750 London Homes To Expand Heathrow Airport
Britain's government gave the go-ahead Tuesday to build a new runway at London's Heathrow airport despite concerns about air pollution, noise and the destruction of hundreds of homes in the capital's densely populated western neighbourhoods.
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Pigeons In Tiny Backpacks Are Measuring Air Pollution In London
Air pollution caused by diesel vehicles in London is bad - so bad that it is blamed for 9,500 premature deaths a year and has prompted Britain's Supreme Court to order the government to make a plan for cleaning up the skies.
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Warning Over Exercise as Air Pollution From Fireworks Night 'Very High'
Government advises people to reduce physical activity after fireworks night and still weather lead to a '10 out of 10' pollution reading across much of England and WalesThe government is urging people to reduce their physical activities, particularly...
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Indian Techie Will Drive Solar-Powered Auto to Britain
An Indian techie will soon embark on a trans-national expedition riding on a self-built solar-powered autorickshaw to Britain to promote a sustainable low-cost alternative transport solution and check air pollution in towns and cities across the country.
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Britain's Queen Elizabeth living in extreme polluted conditions
87-year-old Queen Elizabeth II is living in a palace surrounded by the most polluted air in all of Britain, a media report said on Sunday.
