Air Pollution Killing More People Than Smoking, Experts Say
There are urgent calls for countries and companies to stop burning fossil fuels as researchers estimate air pollution caused 8.8 million more deaths in 2015.
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South Africa:
It's Time for Change - Ramaphosa Launches One 'Good Green Deed' a Day Programme
News24Wire, 9 March 2019
President Cyril Ramaphosa says while South Africa is one of the most magnificent countries in the world, its beautiful land and coastline drawing millions of tourists, "we are… Read more »
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Africa:
As Global Fight for Clean Air Intensifies, Ikea Unveils Air-Purifying Curtain
UNEP, 7 March 2019
Smog-wreathed skyscrapers, toxic traffic jams and belching chimney stacks may be the first images that come to mind when discussing air pollution, but new research has lifted the… Read more »
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South Africa:
The Sorry State of Air Pollution From Eskom's Coal-Fired Power Stations
Daily Maverick, 25 February 2019
With all the emphasis on Eskom's financial and operational sustainability and future structure, the utility's environmental performance and sustainability are inevitably neglected,… Read more »
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West Africa:
How Pollution and Greenhouse Gases Affect the Climate in the Sahel
The Conversation Africa, 24 February 2019
Over the last decade many countries in the Sahel region - the semi-arid southern edge of the Sahara that stretches from Senegal to Ethiopia - have been embroiled in conflict.… Read more »
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Kenya:
Disaster Looms as Humans, Industries Choke Life Out of Park
Nation, 16 February 2019
"It cuts across from the Inland Container Depot (ICD), up to Maasai gate for about seven kilometres," Mr Josphat Wambua, the Senior Warden at the Nairobi National Park, notes as he… Read more »
InFocus
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According to Greenpeace, highly detailed satellite data has revealed that Mpumalanga Province in South Africa is the world's "worst" air pollution hotspot on the planet, due to its ... Read more »