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Opinion 6 years ago

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Ban trash fires, Jakarta, and help the air

Some 1.1 billion tons of waste — more than 40 percent of the world’s garbage — is burned in open piles, the study’s authors found, contributing more emissions than had been previously known, especially in developing countries like Mexico, Ghana and, yes, Indonesia.

City 6 years ago

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New attraction at TMII seeks to educate people about importance of ozone layer

The attraction is intended to educate visitors, especially school-age children, about the importance of the Earth's ozone layer and how to preserve it.

City 6 years ago

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Jakarta sets sights on satellite cities for air pollution control

Jakarta Governor Anies Baswedan emphasized that improving air quality should not be limited by regional administrations' jurisdictions, because it occurs across territorial boundaries.

Opinion 6 years ago

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Low hanging fruit for Jakarta’s air pollution

The root cause for the air pollution issue does not only stem from the sources, such as vehicle and fossil-fired power plant emissions near the city, but also on how such discharges are regulated.

City 6 years ago

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Toxic air could cut Jakartans' lives by 2.3 years, says EPIC study

A March 2019 report from the Energy Policy Institute at the University of Chicago (EPIC) says that Indonesians could expect to lose 1.2 years of life expectancy, while Jakartans could lose nearly double that at 2.3 years of life expectancy.

City 6 years ago

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Jakarta waives odd-even traffic policy for motorcycles. Experts ask why

Critics argue that exempting motorcycles from the odd-even traffic policy is counterproductive to achieving the policy's goal of reducing traffic and air pollution.

City 6 years ago

Airvisual: Jakarta declared world's most polluted city on Thursday afternoon

The poor air quality of Indonesia's capital city is back in the spotlight as air quality monitor Airvisual determined that Jakarta ranks as the city with worst air pollution in the world on Thursday afternoon.