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Articles tagged with: pollution

12 November 2019 02:33 PM

All tourist buses will have zero emissions in three years (by Jordi Bataller)

Barcelona launches first totally electric tour bus

The bus is silent and can travel 170km after being fully charged

Society

17 September 2019 05:34 PM

Barcelona mayor Ada Colau at the Climate Emergency Committee's inaugural meeting on July 10, 2019 (by Nazaret Romero)

Climate emergency and concrete measures: what is being done?

European Mobility Week, low emission zone and reclaiming car lanes, among environmentally-friendly proposals

Society

16 September 2019 06:00 PM

Barcelona's Low Emission Zone is delimited by the Ronda de Dalt and the Ronda Litoral ring roads (by Elisenda Rosanas)

The lowdown on the Barcelona Low Emission Zone

Restrictions on polluting vehicles are being introduced in and around Barcelona. But what does this actually mean?

Society

13 September 2019 10:37 AM

A sign indicating a low emissions zone and the resttriction of cars in Barcelona. (Photo: Pol Solà)

Cars get thumbs down from Barcelona residents, says study

Only 33% of people in Catalan capital see cars as good option for getting around, while 90% say fewer cars would improve quality of life

Society

29 July 2019 06:32 PM

Barcelona's Sagrada Família surrounded by smog on July 1, 2019 (Nazaret Romero/ACN)

Authorities set 18-month deadline to comply with EU pollution limits in Barcelona

Government and local administrations to raise pace of implementing air quality improvement measures after EU takes Spain to court

Society

17 July 2019 08:08 PM

Barcelona's Sagrada Família surrounded by smog on July 1, 2019 (Nazaret Romero/ACN)

Barcelona looking into charging vehicles to enter city center

Local authorities are considering following example of places like London by asking drivers to pay a fee as part of efforts to reduce urban pollution

Politics

05 June 2019 12:19 PM

The cruise ship 'Symphony of the Seas' in Barcelona in April, 2018. (Photo: Nazaret Romero)

Barcelona tops European list of most polluted cities from large cruise ships

NGO report criticizes “less stringent regulation” of highly polluting fuels from tourist cruisers

Society

08 May 2019 05:57 PM

Vehicle traffic on one of Barcelona's busiest roads

WHO backs Barcelona's ban on polluting vehicles

International body's air pollution coordinator stresses importance of local authorities in tackling effects of traffic on urban health

Society

06 November 2018 06:54 PM

A pregnant woman listens an expert during the study to measure environmental impact on prenatal life

1,200 pregnant women to take part in study of environmental impact on prenatal life

Pioneering project in Barcelona is unique in aiming to begin collecting data from first trimester of pregnancy

Society

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