A recent study has shown that parents dropping their children of at school by car increases the level of fine particulates in the area by three times. Some of this even gets into the classrooms nearest the road. Fine particulates are the ones that can do most damage as they can be inhaled deep into the lung.
When schools are open again perhaps it is time to start making the kids walk or cycle to school (or if it's too far, go by bus). I know they don't like it but it will help save their health and the planet.
The coronavirus pandemic has led to a huge drop in demand for petrol and clothes. This has caused prices to drop - obviously bad news if you are a producer but great news for customers as the rate of inflation has now dropped to 1.5%.
Austria and Sweden have each unplugged their last coal-fired power station from the grid. Belgium has already done so, and at least a dozen other European countries plan to do so by the end of the decade (the good news) ........ but scientists say it is already too late to prevent the rapid loss of sea ice in the arctic during the summer months (the bad news). The loss of large amounts of ice-cover, and therefore reflectivity, mean that the arctic will warm up even faster than before (the even worse news). However, it does mean that more ships from northern Europe can use the route along the north coast of Russia to reach the Far East, which is 40 per cent shorter than the normal route via the Suez canal. (a bit more good news).
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