3 March 2023
As the number of vehicles officially outnumber people in Malaysia at 33.3 million registered vehicles, the number of tyres are, at the very least, quadruple that amount.
Tag: air pollution
3 October 2022
Governments, civil society, and the international community need to work fast as the dry season approaches and smoke haze returns in Southeast Asia.
30 September 2022
Air pollution is an international problem. Domestic and international laws could work together to combat it.
29 September 2022
Together, satellite data, atmospheric-chemistry modelling and ground-based monitoring could help mitigate the South Asian air-pollution crisis.
28 September 2022
Emissions that meet air-quality standards still cause illness and early death. Planning decisions need to help drive down exposure.
27 September 2022
A turn to sustainable development could help stop rich countries offshoring their pollution to poorer countries.
26 September 2022
Air pollution has no respect for borders. Regional agreements can only go so far. The world needs a global agreement.
23 September 2022
The Indonesian capital’s air quality is already bad. Emissions from vehicles commuting from its fringes worsens the situation.
22 September 2022
With smoke haze posing a significant pollution issue in Southeast Asia, a victim-pays approach could result in cleaner air for all.
31 May 2022
There are six trillion cigarettes consumed annually, and 4.5 trillion of them are discarded worldwide.