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Cairgo Bike chat

One comes across quite some things on the roads in Brussels. This morning on my way to work, I ran into our baker from around the corner. She was in a rush to get extra coffee for her business. From Bois de la Cambre in Uccle to the heart of the city of Brussels. It turned out to be the ideal moment for a two by two-wheeled chat.

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Coalition for Healthy Air treats European Commission to cake

On the morning of 12 May, several campaign groups and organizations presented a cake to the European Commission as a playful action to "congratulate" it on the seventh anniversary of the launch proceedings against the Belgian government over poor air quality. The campaigners also compelled the European Commission to base new air quality standards on the latest scientific and medical knowledge.

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CurieuzenAir reveals a striking disparity in air pollution levels across Brussels

Between 25 September and 23 October 2021, 3,000 Brussels citizens participated in CurieuzenAir, the largest ever citizen science project on air quality in our capital. These are the results.

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Invitation BRAL presents CurieuzenAir

The results of CurieuzenAir are coming! BRAL is happy to invite you to an information session about CurieuzenAir in your neighbourhood.

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5.578 candidate citizen scientists for CurieuzenAir BXL

The inhabitants of Brussels are enthusiastic about mapping out air quality themselves. When the registration period for CurieuzenAir BXL ended on Sunday 13 June, the counter stood at 5.578. 

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Change is in the air: can you feel it?

TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT OUR HEALTH AND THE CLIMATE!

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CITY 30 - Let's not compromise on road safety!

A coalition of citizen associations engaged in road safety demands a clear message on City 30 and asks to support it by additional measures: they are key to the effective improvement of the safety of all road users.

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#CleanAirForAll: Brussels air quality network calls for better health protection for Brussels residents

7 September 2020 marks the first ever International Day for Clean Air and Blue Skies, organised by the United Nations (UN). Did you know that air pollution is one of the main avoidable causes of death and disease globally?

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Congrats, Clean Air BXL & Client Earth!

The European Court of Justice has ruled in favour of the citizens & Client Earth taking the Brussels region to court over air quality!

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Myst'Air à Bruxelles

The air pollution in Brussels is so omnipresent that we hardly notice it anymore. Soon, the new publication of BRAL will tell the story of those who demand clean air louder and louder.

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Mapping air quality in Brussels while cycling to work

Commission en direct wrote an article on their colleagues at the European Commission who joined the citizen science project 'AirCasting' of BRAL and Cosmopolis. You can read the full article here.

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AirCasting Brussels: Citizens as researchers

AirCasting sensors allow for real-time measurement of exposure to pollutants in the air, enabling Brussels residents to become researchers in a collective learning and action project. Together we answer the question "Where are we most at risk?"