China’s power industry began construction on nearly 100 gigawatts of new coal plant capacity last year, the most in nearly a decade, a report from two clean-energy groups said Thursday.

China started construction on 94.5 gigawatts of coal-fired power in 2024, the highest volume of new builds since 2015, ...

Everyone loves a breath of fresh air. Unfortunately, too often our air is anything but fresh. While air quality varies ...

Ozone pollution levels in China are rising, as petrochemical industries in the country are producing high levels of damaging pollutants.

Lung cancer in people who have never smoked is rising, and figures show China is at particular risk of air pollution-related ...

After years of strict bans to curb pollution, China is reversing its zero-tolerance stance on crop burning, allowing ...

The government of the People's Republic of China and the government of the Kingdom of Thailand on Saturday issued a joint ...

Bangkok was the fourth most polluted city in the world - seeing over 350 schools closed to protect the health of children.

Air pollution is a growing health issue worldwide, and its impacts are often underestimated in aging societies like Japan. A ...

The Sri Lanka Respiratory Society states that air pollution causes the deaths of 7 million people worldwide each year.

Reducing sulphur in the air may inadvertently increase natural emissions of methane from wetlands such as peatlands and swamps, a new study has found. The resulting additional future release of 20-34 ...

Reductions in air pollution have helped warm the planet by cutting down on reflective particles in the atmosphere – but researchers still disagree on the size of this effect ...