Tehran air pollution

2019-04-17 09:55

Unprecedented clean air in Tehran

TEHRAN — Tehraners have breathed 21 days of excellent air since the beginning of the new Iranian calendar year (March 21), ISNA news agency reported on Tuesday.

2019-04-13 21:59

Tehran Municipality to develop bike lanes, bike sharing systems

TEHRAN — Tehran municipality will develop bike lanes and bike sharing systems in the capital in the current year (starting on March 21), Mohsen Pourseyyed Aqaei, deputy mayor of Tehran for traffic and transport affairs has said.

2019-04-09 21:59

Tehraners breathed 17 days of excellent air quality since March 21

TEHRAN — Since the beginning of the current year on March 21 citizens of the capital have breathed 17 days of excellent air quality, IRNA news agency reported on Tuesday.

Study says the LEZ scheme can only reduce 1.75 percent of the emissions released in the air.

2019/03/18

By Mina Izadi

Technical inspection unreliable criteria making LEZ inefficient

TEHRAN — Poor air quality has turned into a serious threat to the health condition of the citizens in metropolises like Tehran. Over 12,000 pollution-caused deaths are annually reported in Iran, a big share of which is in big cities.

Tehrani citizens to celebrate new year breathing clean air

2019-03-13 21:44

Tehraners to celebrate new year breathing 28 days of clean air

TEHRAN – Tehrani citizens will celebrate the new [Iranian calendar] year (starting March 21) experiencing 28 days of clean air and without even a day of unhealthy air quality, IRNA reported on Wednesday. Last year, the capital’s air quality stayed clean for only 14 days.

2019-02-23 22:09

‘TOD only way for Tehran to survive air pollution’

TEHRAN – While some experts believe that Transit-Oriented Development (TOD) in the metropolis of Tehran is being carried out based on no proper principles and will not be effective, secretary of the TOD committee of Tehran City Council has announced that TOD can be properly implemented in the capital and mitigate air pollution.

2019-02-17 09:36

Tehran sets record high for cleanest air in five years

TEHRAN — The number of days with excellent air quality increased to 28 days in the capital of Iran, Tehran, director of Tehran province department of environment has said.

2019-02-17 09:27

Non-repayable loans for e-bikes must increase: Tehran City Council chairman

TEHRAN – While an important strategy to contain Tehran’s air pollution is using green vehicles, non-repayable loans to incentivize the owners to replace their motorcycles with electric ones is not sufficient and must increase, Mohsen Hashemi, Tehran City Council chairman, has said.

2019-02-07 00:56

LEZ scheme cuts black carbon in Tehran air by 44%

TEHRAN – The low emission zone (LEZ) scheme, mandating vehicle inspection, to reduce emissions which went into effect in the capital three months ago, has led to a 44 percent decline in black carbon emission, ISNA reported on Tuesday.

2019-02-03 21:37

Tehran Municipality proposes new plan to tackle air pollution, traffic jam

TEHRAN — Tehran Municipality has prepared a new traffic scheme for the capital in an attempt to address persistent air pollution and traffic congestion in the metropolis, Mehr news agency reported on Saturday.

2019-01-31 00:42

Tehran air pollution incurs annual loss of $2.8b

TEHRAN – Air pollution brings heavy economic burden amounting to $2.8 billion for the Iranian capital, Tehran, head of the national working group for air pollution mitigation affiliated to the Department of Environment (DOE) has announced.

2019-01-26 10:15

90,000 clunker taxis are plying the roads

TEHRAN— Some 90,000 clunker taxis are plying the roads in Iran, an official with traffic police has said.

‘Vehicle inspection reduces PM 2.5 emissions by 1.5%’

2019-01-25 21:25

‘Vehicle inspection reduces PM 2.5 by 1.5% in Tehran’

TEHRAN – While the low emission zone (LEZ) scheme, mandating vehicle inspection, went into effect in the capital city of Tehran to reduce emissions, only 1.5 percent of the particulate matter (PM) 2.5 is reduced in case of full implementation of the scheme, Mohammad Kazemi, an environmental policy researcher has announced.

2019-01-20 22:54

Tehran mayor calls on universities to cooperate on proper waste management

TEHRAN – Pirouz Hanachi, Tehran’s mayor, has called on academics to cooperate on waste management, which has turned into the capital’s main challenge along with air pollution, Mehr news agency reported on Saturday.

2019-01-19 20:50

4 consecutive days of excellent air quality in Tehran

TEHRAN — In a rare phenomenon Tehraners have breathed excellent air for four consecutive days, Tasnim news agency reported on Saturday.

2019-01-18 23:09

To see the azure sky everyday should be a ‘clean air day’: mayor

TEHRAN — In order to see the azure sky everyday should be a “clean air day”, Tehran mayor wrote on the occasion of the national clean air day, marked annually on January 19.

2019-01-10 07:17

Tehran subway to add 376 new cars: deputy mayor

TEHRAN – Some 376 subway cars will be built to enter Tehran’s underground transport fleet by the next 48 months, Mohsen Pourseyyed Aqaei, deputy mayor for traffic and transport affairs has said.

2019-01-09 10:44

Clunker vehicles scrappage drops by 65% in Iran

TEHRAN— The scrappage of clunker vehicles has decreased by 65 percent in the current Iranian calendar year (starting on March 21, 2018) compared to a year earlier, an official with traffic police has said.

2019-01-08 20:18

Tehran mayor calls on students to join ‘car-free Tuesdays’ campaign

TEHRAN – Pirouz Hanachi, the mayor of Tehran, has called on students to join him on ‘car-free Tuesdays’ campaign, ISNA reported on Tuesday.

2019-01-01 21:12

Bike sharing program to develop in Tehran: mayor

TEHRAN — Bicycle sharing program will be developed in the capital city of Tehran in a bid to reduce air pollution, Tehran Mayor Pirouz Hanachi said on Tuesday.

25,000 carbureted motorcycles to be scraped within 2 months

2018-12-30 10:58

25,000 carbureted motorcycles to be scrapped within 2 months

TEHRAN – Some 25,000 polluting carbureted motorcycles will be discarded by the next two months as per enforcement of clean air law, head of the national working group for air pollution mitigation affiliated to the Department of Environment (DOE) has announced.

2018-12-29 20:40

‘Diesel particulate filter best option to cut PM 2.5’

TEHRAN — Installation of diesel particulate filter on vehicles is one of the best and cost-efficient measures to reduce small particulate matter of 2.5 microns or less in diameter (PM2.5) in metropolises, Masoud Zandi, head of the national center for air quality and climate change, has said.