Eating more fruit may help reduce the harmful effects of air pollution on lung function, according to new research presented at the European Respiratory Society Congress in Amsterdam.

For the first time, cars are being rated not just by tailpipe emissions but across their entire lifespan, from raw materials to recycling, through Green NCAP’s new Sustainability Ratings.

A new study has revealed the significant health and economic toll of using gas stoves, unflued gas heaters, open fires and wood burners in New Zealand homes.

Havering Council has become the first London borough to complete the opening phase of a major government-backed programme to upgrade social housing, while also rolling out solar power across its community buildings.

Hospitals and schools in England are beginning to cut energy costs following the installation of solar panels funded through a £180 million investment programme.

The discussion panel at this year’s National Air Quality Conference will consider the twin issues of domestic wood burning and cooking – both domestic and commercial.