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Air pollution caused 160,000 deaths in big cities last year: NGO

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Feb 18 01:16 PM

Serious pollution caused around 160,000 premature deaths in the world's five most populous cities last year, even as air quality improved in some places due to coronavirus lockdowns, an environmental group said Thursday. Read more »

GM aims to end sale of gasoline, diesel-powered cars, SUVs, light trucks by 2035

David Shepardson, Reuters
Posted at Jan 29 09:39 AM

GM, which also said it plans to become carbon neutral by 2040, made the dramatic announcement just over a week after President Joe Biden took office pledging to tackle greenhouse gas emissions and boost sales of electric vehicles (EVs). Read more »

DENR: Metro Manila air pollution drops significantly as it enters 2021

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 02 09:02 PM

In a statement, the DENR said Metro Manila mayors’ support for the firecracker ban and limiting its use to community display only was a factor. Read more »

Air pollution from coal-fired PH power plants causing hundreds of deaths per year, says think tank

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 13 05:28 AM

Isabela Suarez, analyst at Centre for Research on Energy and Clean Air, said air pollution in the country is a “health crisis in the making.”  Read more »

New Delhi's poisonous air a perennial crisis of its own making

Mayank Bhardwaj and Neha Arora, Reuters
Posted at Nov 26 01:39 PM

Critics say Delhi's fight against pollution is ad-hoc and based on quick fixes. When the air quality plummets as happened soon after the Hindu festival of Diwali earlier this month, the city administration dispatched fire trucks to spray water on the streets to stop dust from flying.   Read more »

New Delhi's air quality at worst levels this year, residents complain of breathlessness

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 10 07:02 PM

Delhi's overall air quality index, which measures pollutants including PM2.5 particles, rose to 488, its highest level in a year, according to government data. That was up from 477 on a scale of 500 on Monday. Read more »

Used car exports drives pollution to developing world: UN

Taimaz Szirniks, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Oct 28 04:48 AM

PARIS - Getting rid of old cars is helping clean the skies over developing nations, but many clunkers are ending up in developing countries where they are add significantly to air pollution, a UN report warns. Read more »

Air pollution linked to 15 percent of coronavirus deaths: study

Patrick Galey, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Oct 27 08:45 AM

Long-term exposure to air pollution may be linked to 15 percent of COVID-19 deaths globally, according to research published Tuesday that highlights the health risks posed by greenhouse gas emissions. Read more »

Coronavirus: Better air during China’s mass lockdowns may have reduced hospital visits

Simone McCarthy, South China Morning Post
Updated as of Oct 09 03:06 PM

A drop in air pollution during China's mass lockdowns to block the spread of COVID-19 earlier this year may have kept thousands of people out of hospital with other illnesses, new research has found. Read more »

Backpack volunteers gather data showing pollution rising after lockdowns

Reuters
Posted at Jul 02 11:08 PM

Data from volunteers and other sources recorded falls in pollution after curbs came into force, according to Jessica Rowley, an engineer at vacuum cleaner company Dyson which says it developed the packs for a research study with Kings College London and the Greater London Authority. Read more »

Climate fund targets $2.5 billion in clean energy investment for Southeast Asia

Michael Taylor, Thomson Reuters Foundation
Posted at Jun 30 05:05 AM

The South East Asia Clean Energy Facility (SEACEF) is managed by Singapore-based Clime Capital, with an initial investment of $10 million and a focus on getting new projects underway in Vietnam, Indonesia and the Philippines. Read more »

As lockdowns ease, Metro Manila pollution levels rise anew: report

Kristine Sabillo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jun 08 06:01 PM

As the government relaxed quarantine rules initially set to curb the spread of coronavirus disease (COVID-19), pollution in the capital region has "rebound," a report claimed Monday.    Read more »

Beyond lockdown: Will Philippines be able to sustain low air-pollution levels?

Kristine Sabillo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of May 19 01:32 PM

MANILA — On some rainy days, thick haze would blanket the sprawling metropolis of the Philippine’s national capital region, leaving the city skyline barely visible. Read more »

Will clear skies prevail after the COVID-19 lockdown?

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 16 11:18 AM

Photos of clear skies, breathtaking sunsets, and Sierra Madre mountain range looming over the Metro Manila skyline went viral after the government suspended public transportation and non-essential businesses to impose what it calls an enhanced community quarantine (ECQ). Read more »

Chinese official hails 'incomparable' improvement in air quality as virus hits industry

Muyu Xu and David Stanway, Reuters
Posted at May 15 03:16 PM

BEIJING - China's air quality saw "incomparable" improvements in the first quarter of this year as a coronavirus outbreak led to rapid declines in industrial activity and transportation, an environment ministry official said on Friday. Read more »

OPINION: Upside of Covid-19 pandemic--clear skies

Ellen T. Tordesillas
Updated as of May 13 09:48 PM

It took the much-dreaded Covid-19 to give the environment a break from man’s abuses. Read more »

Air pollution level in parts of Manila drops amid lockdown: study

Jekki Pascual, ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 06 07:56 AM

MANILA -- The air quality in parts of Manila continued to improve amid the lockdown, the city's public information office said Tuesday. Read more »

OPINION: It’s time for PH banks to withdraw from coal, invest in permanent solutions

Bishop Broderick Pabillo
Posted at Apr 23 03:23 PM

Philippine banks, with the many assets they have, must now choose to preserve human life and steer the transition towards technologies and resources that protect Creation, beginning by withdrawing from coal and instead investing in clean energy from renewables. Read more »

China air quality improves after COVID-19 lockdowns, but smog seen returning

Reuters
Posted at Apr 22 07:27 PM

Air and water quality in China and elsewhere have improved dramatically after coronavirus lockdowns cut traffic and forced polluting factories to close. Read more »

LOOK: Pililla windmills in Rizal clearly seen from Pasay

Photos by Donald Pancho
Updated as of Apr 16 10:52 PM

A photographer captured the Pililla Wind farm in Rizal 40 kilometers away from Pasay. Read more »