Efforts to clean up air pollution in China and across East Asia may have inadvertently contributed to a spike in global warming, a new study has found.

China's lockdown in order to curtail the spread of the novel coronavirus has had one unexpected side-effect — a sustained drop in air pollution.

The cleanup of air pollution in East Asia has accelerated global warming, a new study published today (Monday, 14 July) in ...

Air pollution linked to increased rates of kidney disease Regions in China with high levels of fine particulate air pollution have elevated rates of membranous nephropathy Date: June 30, 2016 ...

A recent surge in the rate of global warming has been largely driven by China’s efforts to reduce air pollution, raising questions about how air quality regulations are influencing the climate ...

Last month, China finally ended its coronavirus lockdown. While air quality improved dramatically during The Quiet Time, new data shows it was short-lived. What’s more, air pollution is coming ...

New research examined the burden of air pollution and its association with mortality in Chinese cities. New research presented today at APHA's 2017 Annual Meeting and Expo examined the burden of ...

China’s push to move heavy industry into its western regions is hurting air quality there even as it improves for the nation as a whole, according to a new report from the Centre for Research on ...

China isn’t alone in having a problem with air pollution, (go visit New Delhi, Mexico City, Lagos or London), but you simply can’t ignore it when the impacts on visibility are so great.

It's the result of two decades of runaway economic development unrestrained by strong air-pollution laws, a dramatic increase in car ownership, and China's overwhelming reliance on coal.

China's significant reductions in air pollution over the past 15 years have inadvertently contributed to an acceleration in global warming, according to a new international study.