Prague to offer free public transport during smog warnings

The Municipality of Prague has announced that public transport will be free during declared smog emergencies, in the hope that commuters will leave their cars at home. Air pollution and smog are frequent concerns in major cities throughout the Czech Republic.

Free public transport as smog covers Warsaw

The city of Warsaw has made public transport free in an effort to encourage people to leave their cars at home as the Polish capital battles record levels of smog. The problems, according to the Regional Inspectorate for Environmental Protection in Warsaw, are caused by a combination of low temperatures, more emissions caused by people heating their homes and very low wind speeds.