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Articles tagged with: pollution

18 January 2021 06:53 PM

People walking along Via Laietana in Barcelona, closed to traffic, May 23, 2020 (by Guillem Roset)

Barcelona 2020 pollution levels reach historic lows due to pandemic

Report says typical traffic levels must fall by 12% to keep NO2 within EU limits

29 December 2020 11:46 AM

Sign for Barcelona's low emission zone (by Miquel Codolar)

European Environment Agency warns Barcelona's low emission zone may not be 'sufficient'

Expanding pedestrianized superblocks is "effective" way to reduce exposure to pollution, says EEA

15 September 2020 08:22 AM

Installation of a 'low emissions zone' sign (by ACN)

Grace period over: fines for polluting cars entering Barcelona’s low emission zone come into force

15,000 vehicles could now face sanctions for entering Barcelona and its surroundings

27 May 2020 09:55 AM

People walk along Barcelona's Via Laietana, temporarily closed to cars, May 23, 2020 (by Guillem Roset)

Will Barcelona return to pre-Covid pollution levels?

Environmentalists want cars kept off streets but automotive industry stresses alternative solutions

04 May 2020 04:04 PM

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

Lockdown sees Barcelona pollution levels drop 62%

Data from March 14 to April 30 at 129 sites across Spain shows lowest pollutant figures in a decade

02 April 2020 05:12 PM

Catalan police performing traffic control checks on a road in southern Catalonia during the state of alarm brought on by the coronavirus crisis (by Salvador Miret)

Air pollution falls 64% in Barcelona in March, study shows

Home confinement during the state of the alarm leads to “noticeable” drop in contamination

13 February 2020 02:37 PM

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

Zeroport platform calls for immediate halt to expansion of Barcelona port and airport

Social and environmental groups assert necessity to reduce number of flights and cruises

05 February 2020 02:50 PM

Workers installing a ZBE sign in Hospitalet, December 23, 2019. (by Àlex Recolons)

Most-polluting vehicles in Barcelona down 50% compared to 2017

Council attributes drop to introduction of Low Emission Zone on January 1

24 January 2020 04:53 PM

Traffic jam in the C-58 (by ACN)

Pollution warning extended to all of Catalonia

PM10 particulate levels are moderate to high with situation expected to continue over weekend

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