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The global market for e-bikes is surging. These bicycles, usually equipped with pedals and an electric motor assist, are popular with consumers and commuters and are becoming part of local business delivery systems. The trend could significantly reduce particulate pollution and smog, as well as cut carbon emissions in the transportation sector.

3 Apr 2024

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A study examining short-term exposure to 'spikes' in air pollution reveals that these incidents contribute to 1 million deaths annually, highlighting research that urges a policy response, especially as poorer countries bear the heaviest burden.

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The Third Pole looks at the manifestoes of Pakistan’s main political parties in the run up to national elections to see what they promise on green growth, renewables, climate adaptation and mitigation.

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Policymakers in Thailand have begun proceedings on a new Clean Air Act to address seasonal air pollution that blankets parts of the country every dry season, presenting what experts describe as severe health risks for citizens.

10 January 2024

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14 November 2023

An independent smallholder farmer in Indonesia

25 October 2023

A wood chip mountain at APP's Ogan Komering Ilir (OKI) mill in South Sumatra.

3 October 2023

Air pollution spoils the view from a high-rise building in Petaling Jaya, Malaysia

9 August 2023

Haze air pollution from burning peatlands blankets the landscape in Riau

31 July 2023

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6 July 2023

Ku Kok Peng, Kuala Lumpur Kepong Bhd, Malaysia

23 June 2023

Singapore's Sentosa covered in smog during haze crisis of 2015

6 April 2023

Haze lingers over farmland in northern Thailand, where seasonal crop burning has been exacerbated by high temperatures and dry weather.

31 March 2023

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24 February 2023

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25 January 2023

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12 January 2023

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