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How COVID-19 lockdowns and car-free days affected air pollution in Rwanda’s capital

How COVID-19 lockdowns and car-free days affected air pollution in Rwanda’s capital: A road running through Kigali, Rwanda Stephanie Braconnier/Shutterstock Rising levels of vehicle traffic, industrial activity and urban sprawl are contributing to rising levels of air pollution across the global South. This is particularly the case in cities where urbanisation is progressing fastest. In …

A transition to working from home won’t slash emissions unless we make car-free lifestyles viable

A transition to working from home won’t slash emissions unless we make car-free lifestyles viable: Even before the pandemic, the proportion of people working from home was slowly but steadily increasing. But COVID-19 has put the practice into hyper-drive. Down from an April peak of about 47% in the UK, recent reports suggest that 20% …