Dutch satellite instrument produces global fine particulate map

1 week, 3 days ago

Critics slam Bruins’s plan to recruit foreign scientists amid research budget cuts

NL Times

Concerns are mounting over Education Minister Eppo Bruins’s plan to create a fund to attract top scientists facing threats or restrictions in their home countries, including those in the U.S. seeking to leave amid tightening restrictions on academic freedom under President Donald Trump. While the Dutch Research Council has begun outlining implementation details, critics, including the General Education Union, question …

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2 weeks, 2 days ago

Dutch climate plan remains largely unchanged despite criticism from Council of State

NL Times

The Dutch government’s climate plan, spearheaded by Climate Minister Sophie Hermans, remains largely unchanged despite sharp criticism from the Raad van State. A notable addition to the plan is the government’s endorsement of carbon removal as a means to combat climate change. Among the carbon removal methods cited by Hermans are air filtration systems, sustainable concrete that incorporates carbon as …

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Nearly ALL of the world is breathing dirty air: Shocking map reveals how just 17% of cities have safe levels of air pollution - so, how toxic is your hometown?

Daily Mail

Nearly the entire world is breathing dirty air, a shocking new study has revealed. On this map, only blue circles show areas with levels of air pollution considered safe by the WHO India was home to seven of the nine most polluted cities in the world, including New Delhi which had 91.6 micrograms of PM2.5 particles per square metre of …

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3 weeks ago

India, Pakistan & Bangladesh in same smog bloc, only 7 countries meet WHO air quality standards

Firstpost

India, fifth in the smog rankings behind Chad, Bangladesh, Pakistan and the Democratic Republic of Congo, saw average PM2.5 fall 7% on the year to 50.6 mg/cu m Cows and buffaloes graze on fields on the banks of the polluted Yamuna river on a smoggy morning in New Delhi, India, November 5. Image- Reuters Only seven countries met World Health …

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3 weeks ago

Only seven countries met WHO air quality standards in 2024, data shows

The Hindu

Only seven countries met World Health Organization air quality standards last year, data showed on Tuesday, as researchers warned that the war on smog would only get harder after the United States shut down its global monitoring efforts. Chad and Bangladesh were the world's most polluted countries in 2024, with average smog levels more than 15 times higher than WHO …

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Scientists raise concerns as the US stops sharing air quality data from embassies worldwide

Hindustan Times

NEW DELHI — The U.S. government will stop sharing air quality data gathered from its embassies and consulates, worrying local scientists and experts who say the effort was vital to monitor global air quality and improve public health. Scientists raise concerns as the US stops sharing air quality data from embassies worldwide In response to an inquiry from The Associated …

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3 weeks, 5 days ago

Scientists raise concerns as the US stops sharing air quality data from embassies worldwide

Associated Press

NEW DELHI — The U.S. government will stop sharing air quality data gathered from its embassies and consulates, worrying local scientists and experts who say the effort was vital to monitor global air quality and improve public health. Peoples wear face masks to protect themselves from air pollution in Bangkok, Thailand, Feb. 6, 2025, Peoples wear face masks to protect …

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3 weeks, 6 days ago

Brussels finds shortcomings in Schiphol flight reduction plan

Dutch News

The European Commission said on Wednesday it had no major objections to the cabinet’s plans to cut flights at Schiphol Airport from a maximum of 500,000 to 478,000 but said it had “identified some shortcomings” in the proposals. The plan only focuses on noise created by commercial aviation, the commission said, even though private and medical aviation also contribute to …

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3 weeks, 6 days ago

US stops sharing air quality data from embassies worldwide. Scientists say that cuts out a vital resource for global health

CNN

New Delhi AP — The US government will stop sharing air quality data gathered from its embassies and consulates, worrying local scientists and experts who say the effort was vital to monitor global air quality and improve public health. In response to an inquiry from The Associated Press, the State Department said Wednesday that its air quality monitoring program would …

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1 month ago

Dutch scientists develop app to track global methane leaks

NL Times

Dutch scientists have launched a new app that utilizes satellite data to detect and map methane leaks worldwide, providing a critical tool for monitoring greenhouse gas emissions. The app, developed by researchers at the Netherlands Institute for Space Research in collaboration with the European Space Agency and Copernicus, enables real-time tracking of methane emissions from industrial and natural sources. “This …

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1 month, 2 weeks ago

Dutch government mapping out Netherlands' access to rare raw materials

NL Times

The Dutch government has commissioned a group of scientists to investigate and map out how Dutch companies obtain scarce raw materials like lithium, cobalt, nickel, and copper. The scientists from the Netherlands Materials Observatory will warn if raw materials risk becoming unavailable and will alert the government if the Netherlands becomes too dependent on a single country, RTL Nieuws reports. …

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1 month, 4 weeks ago

Schiphol to maintain 15% noise reduction plan despite calls for greater cuts

NL Times

The Dutch government is standing by its plan to reduce noise pollution at Amsterdam’s Schiphol Airport by 15 percent next year, despite calls from a majority in the House of Representatives for a larger 17 percent reduction. In December, Madlener expressed concerns over a motion introduced by the coalition party NSC, urging the government to implement a 17 percent reduction. …

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4 months ago

The Netherlands in second place on list of countries with best climate policies

NL Times

The climate policy of recent years has resulted in the Netherlands being amongst the top tier of the Climate Change Performance Index. Only Denmark scores higher on this annual list that assesses countries on reducing their CO2 emissions, expanding their sustainable energy supply, and their climate policies in general. Researchers from the scientific NewClimate Institute create the index together with …

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1 year ago

Gov't invest €160.5 mil. into 7 top research projects at Dutch universities

NL Times

The Dutch government is investing 160.5 million euros into seven research projects at Dutch universities, Education Minister Robbert Dijkgraaf announced on Monday. The seven projects are among the best in the scientific world or are on their way there, and the government’s investment aims to keep the Netherlands among the scientific world leaders. “This makes research possible for them for …

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1 year, 2 months ago

Majority of cities far from clean air target, says study

The Hindu

The Centre’s ambitious attempt to improve air quality in some of India’s most polluted cities suggests that a majority of Indian cities are far from making significant progress. In 49 cities whose particulate matter numbers were consistently available for five years, 27 cities showed a decline in PM 2.5 — considered the most dangerous grade of pollutant — while only …

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1 year, 5 months ago

Dutch companies less climate ambitious and innovative: study

NL Times

A portion of Dutch businesses is postponing their climate ambitions, according to researchers from the University of Amsterdam. The latest edition of the Dutch Innovation Monitor reveals that the number of companies aiming to become climate-neutral by 2030 has decreased by 4 percentage points. The study also found an increasing number of businesses intending to nearly eliminate their impact on …

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1 year, 6 months ago

Only 1% of international funding tackles clean air, new report finds

Live Mint

Only 1% of international development funding and 2% of climate finance addresses outdoor air pollution, a new report reveals. Although clean air projects received more global development funding than fossil fuel projects for the first time in 2021, the report highlights that air quality finding still remains significantly low. Only 1% of international development funding and 2% of international public …

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1 year, 6 months ago

Lung conditions will be made worse by climate change, say researchers

The Independent

Sign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planet Get our free Climate email Get our free Climate email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. As respiratory doctors and nurses, we need to be aware of these new risks and do all we can …

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1 year, 10 months ago

Netherlands' climate targets at risk as EU blocks sustainable aviation fuels ambitions

NL Times

The Dutch government can’t oblige the aviation sector to use 14 percent sustainable aviation fuels by 2030, the European Commission determined. The setback puts the Netherlands’ climate targets at risk, Stefan Grebe of CE Delft told the Volkskrant. In 2019, the Dutch government, therefore, agreed with the aviation sector that its fuel consumption would consist of at least 14 percent …

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1 year, 11 months ago

Dutch government outlines new package to reduce emissions

Associated Press

THE HAGUE, Netherlands — The Dutch government unveiled a new package Wednesday to slash carbon emissions by promoting clean energy, sustainable homes and industry and the use of electric cars among other a raft of measures to combat climate change. Climate and Energy Minister Rob Jetten said the package would cost a total of 28 billion euros in coming years …

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55 years, 3 months ago

NASA Is Getting Really Serious About Tracking Air Pollution

Wired

When meteorologist John Haynes moved to Washington, DC, 20 years ago, he could stand on the rooftop of NASA headquarters and see airborne traces of the nearby interstate highway—there was that much pollution. “There was a cloud of smog that just followed the freeway,” he says, “all the way out into Virginia.” A decade later, NASA started planting the seeds …

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2 years ago

One of Europe’s busiest airports to be forced to cut flights due to planet-warming carbon pollution

CNN

Editor’s Note: Sign up for Unlocking the World, CNN Travel’s weekly newsletter. CNN — Amsterdam’s Schiphol Airport, one of Europe’s busiest aviation hubs, is to be forced to limit the number of international flights and passengers it handles under the Dutch government’s plans to cut carbon emissions — a move that has triggered airline concerns. “The policy will help the …

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2 years, 5 months ago

Dutch government will miss climate targets even with new plans: Planning office

NL Times

Even with its newly announced climate plans, the Dutch Cabinet will not achieve the goal of reducing greenhouse gas emissions by 55 percent by 2030. The Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency has calculated that with its additional plans, emissions will be reduced by between 41 and 52 percent compared to 1990 levels. The planning office did not include measures where researchers …

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2 years, 6 months ago

National Clean Air Programme: Centre aims at 40% reduction in particulate matter by 2026

The Hindu

The Centre has set a new target of a 40% reduction in particulate matter concentration in cities covered under the National Clean Air Programme by 2026, updating the earlier goal of 20 to 30% reduction by 2024, officials have said. According to the Union Environment Ministry, 95 of the 131 non-attainment cities covered under the NCAP have witnessed an “overall …

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2 years, 6 months ago

Netherlands' nitrogen targets must be higher: international scientists

NL Times

Some protected nature reserves in the Netherlands are even more affected by nitrogen than previously thought, NOS reports based on a report by international scientists that will be published later this month. This means that the Netherlands will have to decrease nitrogen emissions even more to achieve its goal of having 74 percent of nature reserves protected from these emissions …

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2 years, 7 months ago

Scientists to map out Rotterdam's emissions

NL Times

Scientists will extensively map the emissions of greenhouse gases and substances that pollute the air in Rotterdam in the coming weeks. The scientists from Wageningen University & Research will use fixed measuring stations, two measuring aircrafts, cars with measuring equipment, a trailer, and bicycles. “To be sure that planned emission reductions are actually achieved - and not just on paper …

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3 years ago

Every single country is failing the WHO’s new air quality standards

Salon

No country in the world met the new air quality standards established in September by the World Health Organization, or WHO, according to a new survey that analyzed 117 countries' air last year. It's the first global air quality report based on the WHO's new pollution guidelines, which suggest that average annual readings of hazardous fine particulate matter, or PM …

World Quality Pollution Air Standards

3 years ago

Scientists reveal global carbon footprint of exploring space

The Independent

Sign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planet Get our free Climate email Get our free Climate email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Astronomy research facilities are the largest contributors to the space science sector’s carbon footprint, with …

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3 years, 2 months ago

Environmental group calls big polluters to take responsibility in solving climate crisis

NL Times

Environmental organization Milieudefensie calls on 30 large companies such as FrieslandCampina, ABN Amro, KLM, and Tata Steel to draw up a plan within three months to reduce their CO2 emissions and tackle the climate problem. "Now that the judge is forcing Shell to take responsibility in solving the climate crisis, it is clear that other major polluters in the Netherlands …

Climate Crisis Milieudefensie

3 years, 4 months ago

‘Game changing’ EU satellite programme to provide real-time greenhouse gas emissions monitoring

The Independent

Sign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planet Get our free Climate email Get our free Climate email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy A “constellation of dedicated satellites” is to be launched into orbit by the European Union …

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3 years, 5 months ago

Netherlands will be hard-hit by climate change with “more extreme” storms, drought

NL Times

The risks of climate change have also increased for the Netherlands, the KNMI warned in a new research report. In line with the IPCC, the UN panel of client scientists, the KNMI notes that the climate in the Netherlands is also changing faster and faster. If the greenhouse gas emissions that cause global warming are not reduced quickly, sea levels …

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3 years, 5 months ago

Thousands of Dutch companies won't achieve climate goals: report

NL Times

Tens of thousands of companies in the Netherlands don't expect to be climate neutral by the end of this century, Financieele Dagblad reported based on the 2021 Innovation Monitor by the University of Amsterdam and SEO Economic Research. But based on the Netherlands 1.9 million companies, FD calculated that at least tens of thousands of companies will not achieve the …

Climate Netherlands Companies Goals Report

3 years, 9 months ago

To reach net-zero emissions and remove CO2 from the air, scientists drawn up six priorities

Firstpost

Information on CO₂ removal is found in academic literature and focuses on a global scale but actually doing it will involve everyone from local farmers to international financiers. Done right, carbon removal could be the perfect accompaniment to emissions cuts, bringing the climate back into balance. Some experts worry that carbon removal could prove to be a mirage – particularly …

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4 years, 2 months ago

Bad air quality in the Netherlands makes thousands of people want to move

NL Times

Tens of thousands of Dutch people want to move due to air pollution, according to Longfonds, a non-profit organization specialized in improving lung health and helping people with lung disease. They state that 12 percent of lung patients want to move due to bad air quality. “We’re talking here about tens of thousands of people that suffer so much due …

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4 years, 10 months ago

Dutch aviation pushed to net zero emissions by 2070; Schiphol will not expand into North Sea

NL Times

An ambitious goal of zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2070 was set for the Dutch aviation industry in a draft memorandum by Minister of Infrastructure and Water Management Cora van Nieuwenhuizen submitted on Friday. However, Schiphol Airport will not be expanding into the North Sea, a plan that many residents near the airport had favored The government's plan also included …

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5 years ago

Coronavirus response leads to big drop in air pollution

NL Times

The measures implemented to combat the spread of coronavirus in the Netherlands and in neighboring countries have had the side effect of reducing air pollution, a study organized by Dutch meteorological agency KNMI reveals. By analyzing satellite measurements from between 2019 and 2020, the KNMI estimates that there has been a significant drop off in the amount air pollution above …

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5 years, 1 month ago

Over 70 percent of air quality monitoring stations are not collecting data: CSE report

Firstpost

122 non-attainment cities have been asked to reduce particulate pollution by 20-30 percent by 2024 from 2017 levels. More than 70 percent of the air quality monitoring stations in the country are not meeting the requirement of collecting data of at least 104 days a year, a new report has said. But CSE’s assessment of the latest available manual data …

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5 years, 2 months ago

Only allow aviation to grow if nitrogen emissions decrease: committee

NL Times

Aviation in the Netherlands can only be allowed to grow if the sector decreases its nitrogen emissions, a committee on nitrogen emissions led by Johan Remkes said in advice to the government about air travel. If that doesn't happen, Schiphol can't grow any further and Lelystad Airport can't open for holiday flights, the committee said, NOS reports. According to the …

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5 years, 2 months ago

Dutch gov't, municipalities sign promise to improve air quality

NL Times

Dozens of Dutch municipalities, provinces and the central government will sign the Clean Air Agreement on Monday - a promise to improve air quality in the Netherlands. "Around 11 thousand people in the Netherlands die prematurely due to dirty air," Environment Minister Stientje van Veldhoven said. Within 10 years we want to meet the standards of which the World Health …

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5 years, 3 months ago

Scientists show how to make airplane emissions less harmful

CNN

CNN — MIT scientists are putting wind beneath policy makers’ wings, suggesting ways to modify airplane emissions, which worsen air quality and contribute to thousands of deaths annually. Video Ad Feedback Car exhaust isn't the only climate change contributor 01:15 - Source: CNN “ allow us to capture emission tradeoffs,” said Dr. Florian Allroggen, one of the lead researchers on …

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5 years, 4 months ago

Dutch space technology 'game changer' for pollution detection

Dutch News

In a scientific first, Dutch and North-American scientists have detected a large source of methane pollution using space technology. Physics professor Ilse Aben from the Dutch institute for space research SRON, which was involved in the research, told public broadcaster NOS the leak was discovered ‘more or less by accident’. The instrument is having a huge impact.’ Tropomi, and others …

Dutch Methane

5 years, 4 months ago

Dutch space technology 'game changer' for pollution detection

Dutch News

In a scientific first, Dutch and North-American scientists have detected a large source of methane pollution using space technology. Physics professor Ilse Aben from the Dutch institute for space research SRON, which was involved in the research, told public broadcaster NOS the leak was discovered ‘more or less by accident’. The instrument is having a huge impact.’ Tropomi, and others …

Dutch Methane

5 years, 4 months ago

EU clean-air policy increased life expectancy in NL by 6 years

NL Times

The European Union's policy on air quality led to much cleaner air in the Netherlands, according to a study by public health institute RIVM. Without the European measures implemented since the 1970s, air pollution in the country would be much higher and the average life expectancy in the Netherlands would be about six years lower, the RIVM said. Due to …

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5 years, 4 months ago

The Netherlands will fail to hit climate change targets, agencies say

Dutch News

The Netherlands is failing in its efforts to meet a string of important climate change targets, according to two government reports published on Friday. In particular, a court order to reduce carbon dioxide emissions by 25% in 2020 when compared with 1990 will not be met, the official reports said. In addition, the national climate agreement to cut greenhouse gas …

5 years, 4 months ago

The Netherlands will fail to hit climate change targets, agencies say

Dutch News

The Netherlands is failing in its efforts to meet a string of important climate change targets, according to two government reports published on Friday. In particular, a court order to reduce carbon dioxide emissions by 25% in 2020 when compared with 1990 will not be met, the official reports said. In addition, the national climate agreement to cut greenhouse gas …

5 years, 6 months ago

Dutch space tech shows India a top polluter; Funding cut for Black Hole telescope

NL Times

The latest images from Dutch space instrument Tropomi, which maps air pollution around the globe, shows that India is the new top polluter in the world. Also, research shows that the Netherlands has one of the highest concentrations of nitrogen dioxide in Europe, Pieternel Levelt, head of satellite observation at Dutch meteorological institute KNMI and professor at TU Delft, said …

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5 years, 9 months ago

Dutch government presents measures to cut carbon emissions

Associated Press

THE HAGUE, Netherlands — The Dutch government presented Friday a wide-ranging raft of measures — from a carbon tax for business to more bicycle parking at railway stations — that aim to slash by a half by 2030 the Netherlands’ emission of carbon. Minister of Economic Affairs Eric Wiebes called the climate package “achievable and affordable for everybody,” and said …

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6 years ago

India's pollution control policies unlikely to improve air quality: Study

India TV News

Over 674 million Indians are likely to breathe highly polluted air in 2030, even if the country were to comply with its existing pollution control policies and regulations, according to a study. Indian citizens are likely to breathe air with high concentrations of PM2.5 in 2030, even if India were to comply with its existing pollution control policies and regulations, …

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