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Africa is battling plastic pollution and waste crisis, activists say

Africa continues to grapple with plastic pollution, a waste crisis, and limited investment, activists report, as discussions unfold at the UN climate meetings in Azerbaijan. To shed light on these overlapping challenges, RFI interviewed campaigners and negotiators from across the continent.

Radio France Internationale

Toxic Smog Smothering India's Capital Smashes WHO Limit

Residents of India's capital New Delhi choked in a blanketing toxic smog Wednesday as worsening air pollution surged past 50 times the World Health Organization's recommended daily maximum.

International Business Times

IGI Airport: Eight flights diverted due to low visibility

Eight flights were diverted at the Indira Gandhi International Airport in the National Capital on Wednesday due to low visibility. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Delhi continues to choke as AQI drops down to 361

Dense layer of smog engulfed the National Capital Delhi with the Air quality. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Delhi suffers low visibility and breathlessness; AQI drops down to 361

Dense layer of smog engulfed the national capital Delhi with the Air quality dropping down to 361 categorized as 'Very Poor' at 8 a.m., as per the Central Pollution Control Board. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Amid Earth's heat records, scientists report another bump upward in annual carbon emissions

Even as Earth sets new heat records, humanity this year is pumping 330 million tons (300 million metric tons) more carbon dioxide into the air by burning fossil fuels than it did last year

The Independent UK

Fossil fuel emissions reach new high in 2024, annual assessment warns

No clear signs yet of the urgently-needed peak in pollution to curb global warming, scientists say.

The Independent UK

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Biorecycling CEO displays a jacket made from pollution but says people still don’t believe it's real or even possible

LanzaTech’s Jennifer Holmgren is calling for backup in her war against the “Ministry of No.”

Fortune

NZ’s food manufacturers are embracing the idea of a circular economy but are slow to implement it

Around the world, the growth of industry and consumption has escalated environmental damage through increased emissions, waste and pollution from landfills.

The Conversation

Big oil firms knew of dire effects of fossil fuels as early as 1950s, memos show

Newly unearthed documents contain warning from head of Air Pollution Foundation, founded in 1953 by oil interests

The Guardian - US

Four out of five people in Africa use wood for cooking: a transition to clean fuels would cut emissions and save lives, a model for Nigeria shows

Four in every five people in Africa cook using wood, charcoal and other polluting fuels in open fires or inefficient stoves. This releases harmful pollutants and leads to respiratory illnesses and heart disease, particularly among children.

The Conversation

Growing pollution in Pakistan's Punjab province has sickened 1.8M people in a month, officials say

Officials say worsening air pollution in the past month has sickened an estimated 1.8 million people in Pakistan’s eastern Punjab province

The Independent UK

Delhi’s air pollution is so bad nearly half of city’s residents sought medical help, survey says

Survey reveals 81 per cent of Delhi residents report health issues as pollution levels soared

The Independent UK

What is Article 6? And why have climate talks spent so long on it?

Article 6 first made an appearance at the Paris climate talks in 2015

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The Guardian - UK

Government proposes testing bathing waters in England and Wales all year round

Sites currently only tested for dangerous pollution during ‘bathing season’ from May to September

Dynamite News

Delhi continues to choke as AQI remains above 300

Residents in Delhi urged the administration to check on the alarming level of pollution in the National Capital. Read further on Dynamite News:

The Independent UK

Win for wild swimmers as government pledges crackdown on water pollution in bathing spots

Plans are being considered to increase the protection of England and Wales’ 550 water bathing spots from beyond the summer months and see the number expended to include popular surfing spots

The Independent UK

UN warns that toxic smog in Pakistan's Punjab province is endangering children

The U.N. children’s agency is warning that the health of 11 million children in Pakistan’s eastern Punjab province is in danger because of air pollution that experts say has become a fifth season in recent years

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The Guardian - AU

Work to regulate one of Australia’s biggest sources of carbon dioxide stalls, FoI documents reveal

Exclusive: Environmental group says it is ‘concerned’ to hear progress on cleaning up air pollution from diesel-burning may have hit a wall

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Kenko Prosofton Clear filter review: Can an image-blurring soft filter make stars sharper? I find out...

It might sound counter-intuitive, but Kenko's image-softening Prosofton Clear filter has been designed to make stars appear bigger, brighter and sharper in your astro photographs

The Independent UK

No religion encourages air pollution, India’s top court says as air quality worsens

Supreme Court directs Delhi police chief to strictly enforce sale and bursting of firecrackers

The Guardian - US

US air force backpedals claim it is not responsible for PFAS cleanup in Arizona

Air force had earlier claimed supreme court’s overturning of Chevron doctrine had exempted it from EPA’s order

The Guardian - US

EPA staff fear Trump will destroy how it protects Americans from pollution

Workers face being targets in what could be Environmental Protection Agency’s biggest upheaval since its founding

The Conversation

Restricting cars in cities: a cost-benefit analysis of Low Emission Zones

Faced with unmanageable traffic and health-threatening air quality, hundreds of cities across Europe are adopting measures to reduce the number of vehicles clogging their streets, with the aim of lowering air pollution levels and improving the quality of life for people who live and work there. Most are doing this…

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Record-Breaking Smog Levels Engulf Pakistan And India, Health Crisis Worsens

Satellite imagery shows severe smog in Pakistan and India, prompting closures and health concerns. Urgent action needed to address air pollution and protec...

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