European Environment Agency: what are national authorities doing to improve air quality?
One of the biggest threats facing children in cities across the world is air quality. It is, in some cases, quite literally killing them. It’s a situation that the European Environment Agency (EEA) is intensely...Read more
New EU standards to reduce vehicle emissions and improve air quality – benefiting our children
The European Commission has outlined a proposal to reduce air pollution from new motor vehicles sold in the EU to meet the European Green Deal’s zero-pollution ambition.Read more
London Mayor’s pledge to fight toxic air ’street by street
The Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, says that more than 260,000 children are breathing cleaner air as a result of the capital’s growing network of School Streets.Read more
EEA: Most of Europe’s urban population ‘remains exposed to unsafe levels of air pollution
Almost the entire urban population of Europe – 96 per cent – was exposed to fine particulate matter above the health-based guidelines set by the World Health Organization (WHO), according to the latest annual European...Read more
All Dutch school classrooms to get a CO2 detector
Every school classroom in The Netherlands is to get a carbon dioxide monitor, as part of a series of measures to ensure schools have healthier air. The government says it will provide extra funding to help...Read more
Measuring air quality now as easy as…child’s play
Small in size but potentially of huge importance – that’s the AirBeam Swap, a revolutionary new tool that collects data and raises awareness of air quality and its importance for babies, toddlers and their caregivers. The...Read more
Partnership scheme to monitor air quality in Milan schools
Sensors are being installed in schools across Milan as experts seek to learn more about the effects of air pollution on the health of the city’s children.Read more
Air pollution and children – the ‘invisible killer in our midst’
A mother whose nine-year-old daughter died from air pollution exposure has delivered a powerful message to a global audience to be aware of the ‘invisible killer’ – toxic air.Read more
Three million children in England are at school in areas with toxic air
Children in London are four times more likely to go to school in areas with higher pollution levels that exceed World Health Organisation (WHO) limits than those anywhere else in England. This poor air quality, says...Read more
Helsinki residents to be given hand-held air pollution sensors
Hand-held air pollution sensors given to the people of Helsinki is the latest weapon in the fight against toxic traffic fumes that are choking populations – not least children. Read more