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WHO

World Air Quality Report: Air quality is improving, but just 17 per cent of global cities meet WHO guidelines

Science

World Air Quality Report: Air quality is improving, but just 17 per cent of global cities meet WHO guidelines

IQAir’s 2024 World Air Quality Report analyses data from 40,000 global air monitoring stations and reveals 'alarming' pollution trends are continuing, despite some encouraging progress

clock 11 March 2025 • 7 min read
Cool Crutches and Walking Sticks launches the 'UK's first' walking aid recycling scheme

Recycling

Cool Crutches and Walking Sticks launches the 'UK's first' walking aid recycling scheme

Mobility brand has partnered with charity PhysioNet to deliver new scheme to tackle ensure mobility aids are reused and recycled

clock 25 August 2023 • 2 min read
'Much healthier air is possible': Government urged to strengthen particulate matter targets

Legislation

'Much healthier air is possible': Government urged to strengthen particulate matter targets

Clean Air Fund publishes new research detailing how most of the UK could deliver air quality in line with WHO recommendations by 2030

clock 06 October 2022 • 4 min read
Should the WHO 'declare climate change a public health emergency'?

Policy

Should the WHO 'declare climate change a public health emergency'?

New report suggests urgent and focused action is needed to protect global heath as climate impacts and risks escalate

clock 29 March 2022 • 3 min read
Government announces £11m air quality funding boost for local authorities

Politics

Government announces £11m air quality funding boost for local authorities

Funding will help councils beef up regional air quality strategies and boost public awareness of pollution risks

clock 11 March 2022 • 2 min read
Global Briefing: UN summit sees $400bn pledged towards clean energy

Climate change

Global Briefing: UN summit sees $400bn pledged towards clean energy

All the top green business news from around the world this week, including fresh WHO air pollution guidelines and global coal, methane and HFC commitments

clock 24 September 2021 • 8 min read

Risk

Water stress: UN report reveals how billions of people could not wash hands at home as Covid-19 hit

WHO and UNICEF warn world is on track to miss Sustainable Development Goals covering access to water services

clock 05 July 2021 • 3 min read

Waste

'They are everywhere': WHO calls for research into health impacts of microplastics pollution

Huge numbers of tiny particles of plastics in water supplies are unlikely to post serious health risk, but data is 'extremely limited' UN health body warns

clock 23 August 2019 • 2 min read

Science

WHO compares palm oil industry lobbying to tobacco and alcohol

Explosive study suggests there are 'many parallels' between tactics used by palm oil industry and tobacco and alcohol lobby

clock 14 January 2019 • 2 min read

Policy

WHO: Health benefits outweigh costs of meeting Paris Agreement climate goals

World Health Organisation report estimates meeting climate goals could save one million lives worldwide a year by 2050 through better air quality alone

clock 05 December 2018 • 3 min read
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