Pollution

Addis Ababa riverside project gives priority to development over residents

Ethiopia wants $900 million riverside project to be a model of green development – yet one resident says shelters were demolished ‘without warning’

Growth in China’s carbon emissions has halved

ANALYSIS: new data indicates country’s coal pollution could be on a long-term, downward trajectory

China places faith in ‘green technology’ to cut air pollution

Tuesday’s top 5: Green technology will reduce pollution in China, Australian companies will avoid punishment under Direct Action Plan, and Fukushima disaster leads to Renewable Energy Village

Pollution guzzling bike promises cleaner and greener cities

Thai designers plan to construct a bike that absorbs pollution and releases purified air

Climate warming gases hit record high in 2012 – WMO

WMO says 2012 a record year for greenhouse gas concentrations, and that the trend continues to accelerate

Cancer warning over Canada’s tar sand heartland

Air downwind of Canada’s largest oil, gas and tar sands processing zone full of carcinogens and airborne pollutants

London’s first all-electric car club opens for business

E-Car Club will start off with 10 Renault Zoe models based in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets

Research highlights health benefits of cutting air pollution

By 2100 up to 3 million people could be at risk of dying if leaders do not take action against greenhouse gas emissions

China’s emissions could peak by 2023 with introduction of ETS

If an emissions trading scheme is introduced, Chinese pollution could peak by 2023 as country moves towards cleaner energy

China to invest $277 billion to curb air pollution

Morning summary: China will make investments over the next five years to address a key source of social discontent

Biodiversity loss impacts ecosystems as much as climate change

New research warns biodiversity protection could be as important as preventing climate change in protecting ecosystems.

Could people power drive Bangladeshi clean environment movement?

Bangladeshi journalist Probir Kumar Sarker writes about the need for people power to help drive the clean environment movement in the country.

Micro-plastic ‘soup’: the oceans’ hidden threat

A vast amount of the plastic thrown away ends up in the oceans having a long term impact on marine life.