Poor air quality remains one of the greatest threats to the health and wellbeing of children and young people. We hear from Urban Shift, a UN-led programme, about how cities in Latin America are taking...Read more
In the planet’s most polluted city, which has long been choking from the poorest air possible, the current situation in Delhi, is, even by its standards, more dire than most of us could imagine.Read more
Pupils in London concerned with the city’s poor air quality have taken matters into their own hands by building their school’s own air filters.
Elmgreen School in south London is located almost right next to one...Read more
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
A grant of £300,000 has been awarded to researchers to conduct a major study into the impact of air pollution in London on children’s brain function and their mental health.Read more