We'd all have fewer headaches if some of the sources of real noise pollution were tackled.
Tackling pollution has become a top priority for the Chinese government.
He accepts that today's new megacities have a more challenging task in tackling pollution than London or Los Angeles did, since they are both bigger and poorer.
David Lammy, Labour MP for Tottenham, tweeted on Wednesday: "If Boris was serious about tackling pollution he'd stop investing in fossil fuels.
Tackling pollution, which invariably hurts the poor more than the affluent, has become a third.As in India, this renewed concern about discontent among those left behind by progress is tempering liberalisation.
Tackling pollution, using recycled water and forcing people to save water by raising absurdly low prices would go a long way towards alleviating the north's problems, they say.
The mayor of Paris, Anne Hidalgo, who has made tackling pollution a priority, tweeted a photograph taken from an aircraft over the capital showing the city covered in a grey blanket, with only the top of the Eiffel Tower visible.
If powerful governments were serious about tackling pollution, the first thing they would do would be to force oil companies to register their property in the places where their major interests lie.
Following a day of talks with fellow EU environment ministers, the environment secretary, Hilary Benn, said the agreement bolstered the EU's claim to be leading the way in tackling pollution.
London's air quality has been generating bad headlines for years — and tackling pollution is an area Khan has pledged to prioritize as mayor.
"'Iron fist' and 'iron rules' - these two strong words have showed the strength and determination of this administration's attitude in tackling pollution: sparing no effort in protecting the environment according to the law," it says.
