air pollution, definition of

The release of a substance (usually a gas when referring to the subject of climate change) into the atmosphere.

• Air pollution from US meat production causes 16,000 deaths annually
  A recent study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences has revealed that over 16,000 Americans die each year as a result of air pollution caused by meat production and related agricultural practices...
• UK banks’ support for coal industry has risen since 2015 Paris climate pact
  Lenders including Barclays and HSBC provided services and loans worth £21.9bn in 2019
• Crusoe Energy is tackling energy use for cryptocurrencies and data centers and greenhouse gas emissions
  The two founders of Crusoe Energy think they may have a solution to two of the largest problems facing the planet today — the increasing energy footprint of the tech industry and the greenhouse gas emissions associated with the natural gas industry...
• Los Angeles gets an F in air quality
  As more people are vaccinated and start to put the pandemic behind them, life gets a little more normal. Restaurants reopen, people get together with a few friends and Los Angeles' notorious air quality gets back to its nasty self. As far as ozone pollution...
• Can paint eat smog? Volkswagen thinks so.
  People in cities like London, Cardiff, Manchester, Bristol, Birmingham and Bristol may notice a new series of Volkswagen ads being painted on exterior walls of buildings...
• Biden’s pledge to slash US emissions turns spotlight on China
  World leaders will be unable to halt climate breakdown without strong action from biggest emitter
• 'It's hard, we're neighbours': the coalmine polluting friendships on Poland's borders
  Czechs and Germans who live in the shadow of the vast Turów mine claim it is an environmental menace. Some in Poland want to weaponise its defence
• With drop in LA’s vehicular aerosol pollution, vegetation emerges as major source
  California's restrictions on vehicle emissions have been so effective that in at least one urban area, Los Angeles, the most concerning source of dangerous aerosol pollution may well be trees and other green plants, according to a new study by University...
• The planet cannot survive our remorseless pursuit of profit | Owen Jones
  Oil companies knew 50 years ago the huge damage they were doing. Their motive to ignore it is the same now as it was then
• Oil firms knew decades ago fossil fuels posed grave health risks, files reveal
  Exclusive: documents seen by Guardian show companies fought clean-air rules despite being aware of harm caused by air pollution

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