On International Day of Clean Air for Blue Skies, UN Secretary-General António Guterres has issued a powerful call for increased international cooperation to address the “global emergency” of worsening air pollution. Airborne contaminants are one of the most significant environmental health risks. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), 99% of the world’s … [Read more...]
Global SO2 emissions dropped last year according to new report
Anthropogenic sulfur dioxide (SO2) emissions fell globally in 2019, reveals a new analysis of NASA satellite data by Greenpeace India and the Centre for Research on Energy and Clean Air (CREA). In 2019 human-made SO2 emissions fell in all three of the world’s top SO2 emitter countries - India, Russia and China - the report shows. "While heartening at first glance, the drop … [Read more...]
