"The history of transport matches the evolution of the engine and the associated driving systems. These days saving energy and reducing polluting emissions are the main objectives of research. 'A new challenge to make more cost efficient...

How much plastic ends up in our rivers? And what are the effects on our health and the environment? A group of Italian citizens and scientists have come together to try to answer these questions. Several times a year, the inhabitants of...

Our cities are getting hotter and hotter. Buildings, air conditioning systems, traffic and industrial activities release heat that changes the energy balance of urban areas, affecting the environment and the health of citizens. How can...

Mark Fischetti, sustainability editor for Scientific American discusses the rise of nuclear power in Asia, and why the politics surrounding clean energy has forced the energy source to slow in the West. Mark talks the pace of China's...

In London a number of tech startups are developing technology to keep residents informed and in some cases protected from air pollution. Startup Airlabs is demonstrating what it calls a Clean Air Bench. It might not look like much, but...

Ximo Puig, President of the Valencian government: I think there should be a common European policy with regards to everything that involves the implementation of smart cities; everything that this new ecosystem means. Just like a pack...

Director of Telefonica on transformation to digital and Internet of Things: Telefonica has to go through transformation, because some years ago, apart from being the monopole in Spain, we were a company, almost that was utility, there...

The Chinese government announced a long-term strategy to dramatically reduce chronic air pollution. But people are struggling to find short-term solutions to deal with the smog

Fiat Chrysler has been accused of using undeclared software that allowed excess diesel emissions in 104,000 of its Jeep and Dodge vehicles. The US Environmental Protection Agency said the accusation was the result of a probe that...

Fiat Chrysler’s shares regained some of their value in Milan, but not in New York, on Friday after the plunge that followed pollution accusations from the US government. The Environmental Protection Agency said it had illegally using...

Time-lapse video shows smog cloud covering Beijing

Dementia risk linked to living close to high-traffic roads, but hypothesis remains unproven

A study in the Lancet by Ontario researchers points to a link between dementia and living close to major roadways

Attempt to raise awareness of massive plastic contamination of oceans

National 'red alert' called as more than 700 factories shut down

Pollution alerts raised across northern China

Every year 8 million tons of plastic waste are being dumped into the seas. A team of researchers has collected data in the Pacific Ocean in order to track the routes taken by floating plastic debris. The “international organisation –...

It is all about limiting climate change and boosting sustainability. But campaigners says new energy legislation due to be unveiled by the European Commission risks slowing progress. They claim renewable energy will lose its current...

EU officials have defended a global deal on aviation emissions. The deal was struck at the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), a UN agency, in Montreal on Thursday. It contains global emissions-reduction scheme that will...

Looking for that unique costume that will make heads turn at your Halloween party? Then why not opt for a luminous cape created by UK-based artist and designer Kasia Molga? Composed of laser cut plastic glued to polycotton cloth, the...

When Daan Roosegaarde visited Beijing three years ago, all he could see from his window was smog. The Dutch artist decided to act, and created an innovative solution – a seven-meter high metal structure that contains an air-purifying...

The man who oversees Volkswagen’s emissions certification – Detlef Stendel – has been questioned by the authorities in South Korea over the so-called dieselgate scandal. Stendel, who was summoned to Seoul from Germany by prosecutors,...

Hungary’s environmental agenda has taken one step forward and one step back. The government just announced plans to subsidise electric cars, but at the same time is blocking the installation of new wind turbines. It will give a grant of...

Several diesel car brands emit higher levels of pollution than Volkswagen, a study published one year after the so-called Dieselgate scandal has found. Transport and Environment said carmakers Fiat, Vauxhall and Suzuki sell vehicles that...