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The national shared transport charity Collaborative Mobility UK (CoMoUK) has published a manifesto in which it calls on the next Mayor of London to support and develop shared transport in the city. The charity warn that London is missing out on the potential of shared transport and indeed, a Clean Cities report last year highlighted […]
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2024-04-09 03:16
The University of Liverpool have achieved operational cost savings of £25,000 and energy consumption reductions of 23% at a campus building using a new tool designed to optimise the operational performance of buildings. Glasgow-based climate technology firm, IES, have been working with the university to evaluate the impact of an ongoing HVAC refurbishment project in […]
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2024-04-09 00:51
The Cross River Partnership has put out a call for available spaces in London which can be used as Urban Logistics Hubs to enable emissions free deliveries across the capital. The partnership are asking that landlords who have some unused space consider renting it out as a logistics hub or micro site, which act as […]
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2024-04-09 00:04
Worcestershire County Council has secured over £300,000 to replace one of their mobile library vans with a new electric mobile library and outreach vehicle. The money has ultimately been provided by the Arts Council through the Libraries Improvement Fund element of the Cultural Investment Fund (the other two being the Cultural Development Fund and Museum Estate […]
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2024-04-08 04:28
Belgian campaign group Les chercheurs d’air have gathered together 140 doctors and environmental experts to put their names to a letter which calls on candidates for the 2024 Brussels elections to act on the poor air quality suffered in the city. Timed to coincide with World Health Day, the group aim to highlight the toll that […]
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2024-04-08 02:40
Flying is one of the most carbon-intensive activities — yet it contributes just 2.5% of the world’s carbon emissions. How does this add up? Well, almost everyone in the world does not fly. Studies estimate that just 10% of the world flies in most years. But as incomes rise, this will change. A combination of […]
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2024-04-07 23:47
The Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR) have published new research that shows an overwhelming number of people rely on public transport or would like to use it more often, but for many of them it simply isn’t working. The IPPR’s research highlights that the cost of living crisis has impacted the way many people […]
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2024-04-05 02:11
The fifth round of the Clean Maritime Demonstration Competition has been launched today to support feasibility studies focused on accelerating the development of green shipping corridors into and out of UK ports. £1.5 million funding is being made available to help map out the infrastructure required along such routes to enable vessels to access green […]
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2024-04-04 23:49
The panel discussion is always a highlight of an Air Quality Conference and the Northern event did not disappoint in this respect. As panel discussions go, this was just what you’d want. An observation made by one panelist would be picked up by and developed by another – the success of the session was very […]
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2024-04-04 21:33
FairCharge the electric vehicle advocacy group founded by motoring journalist Quentin Willson has published a booklet which address and dismisses 21 classic myths surrounding EVs. When he spoke at our National Air Quality Conference last November, Quentin addressed the problem of misinformation, the selective use of information and anti-EV sentiment, citing one tabloid which managed […]
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2024-04-04 03:58
A report by InfluenceMap, using the Carbon Majors database, considers how the major emitters of CO2 around the world have performed since the  commitment to reducing greenhouse gas emissions was made in the Paris Accord The report found that 80% of the global emissions from fuel and cement production since then, can be traced to […]
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2024-04-03 23:30
A new study by John Hopkins University has found that California puts more sulfuryl fluoride into the atmosphere than all the other American states combined, and 12% of the global total. This relatively obscure gas is widely used as a fumigant for treating termite infestation in buildings and ships. It was first approved by the […]
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2024-04-03 21:10
At the Northern Air Quality Conference last month, Andrew Whittles, Director of Air Quality Programmes at Bradford Council discussed the moves the city was making in terms of establishing itself as a – if not the – centre for hydrogen in England. Aside from his air quality role, Andrew is also involved in developing projects such […]
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2024-04-03 03:03
A team from Columbia University’s Irving Medical Center have tested far-UVC light in real world conditions and the results were dramatic, with more than 99% of an airborne virus in an occupied work environment being inactivated. Since Covid-19 there has been a surge of interest amongst the public about the use of UVC lamps for […]
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2024-04-02 23:05
Despite air quality being an issue that is discussed much more widely that it has in the past, an international group of experts are drawing attention to the fact that indoor air quality is still being overlooked. They are asking that indoor air performance standards, for spaces in which people spend a significant proportion of […]
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2024-04-02 21:11
A new tool has been created that will allow local authorities across London and the South East  to identify where best to locate new green energy projects such as wind and solar farms. This project has been led by Anglia Ruskin University and University of East Anglia, supported by UK Power Networks’ Distribution System Operator […]
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2024-04-02 00:43
A new study by John Hopkins University has found that California puts more sulfuryl fluoride into the atmosphere than all the other American states combined, and 12% of the global total. This relatively obscure gas is widely used as a fumigant for treating termite infestation in buildings and ships. It was first approved by the […]
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2024-04-01 23:19
As air quality declines, the risk of issues like respiratory disease increases. However, many don’t realise that risk of conditions like diabetes, heart disease and stroke also increase. At the same time, while 90% of people agree with the need for climate action¹, local projects often struggle to win sufficient support. Opposition to environmental measures […]
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2024-03-28 04:07
Last month, innovative e-bike designers Gocycle shared some CGI images of a possible cargo bike they were developing and this week they have unveiled a pre-production model and announced that they expect the first deliveries to be made in September of this year. Gocycle’s journey began in 2002 when former McLaren Cars design engineer Richard […]
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2024-03-28 01:47
New provisional figures for the UK’s greenhouse gas emissions suggest that 2023 saw a decrease of 5.4% from the 2022 figure, with total greenhouse gas emissions 52.7% lower than they were in 1990. The main driver of the continuing fall in emissions has been the shift away from using coal for electricity generation towards gas […]
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2024-03-28 01:33
This year’s Northern Air Quality Conference was held, for the first time, in Manchester’s Bridgewater Hall. The new venue lent itself to a transformative event, from which our delegates left with a greater understanding of the problems and solutions surrounding air quality. From the air quality professionals exhibiting upstairs, to the speakers in the main […]
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2024-03-27 03:24
Considering switching to an electric car, but with no access to off-road parking, Stirling resident Stephen Gordon turned to Google and came across the pavement-channel solution offered by EV charging specialists Kerbo Charge. Stephen (pictured below) took his findings to Sterling council who turned out to be quite enthusiastic about finding solutions that might help […]
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2024-03-27 03:12
Considering switching to an electric car, but with no access to off-road parking, Stirling resident Stephen Gordon turned to Google and came across the pavement-channel solution offered by EV charging specialists Kerbo Charge. Stephen (pictured below) took his findings to Stirling council who turned out to be quite enthusiastic about finding solutions that might help […]
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2024-03-27 03:12
The quality of the air that we breathe is incredibly important for a variety of aspects of our health. Whilst the air quality outside is subject to things such as pollution, we usually expect that our indoor air quality will automatically be cleaner and better for us, but this is not actually the case. There […]
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2024-03-27 00:44
A research team has developed a new type of paint that removes pollutants from the air, lasts longer than traditional wall paints and can be created from recycled materials. The team, from TU Wien in Austria and the Università Politecnica delle Marche in Italy, created special titanium oxide nanoparticles that can be added to ordinary […]
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2024-03-26 23:14
Sydney Airport sought a cost-effective solution to characterise emission sources at and around the airport and inform appropriate air quality measures. Leveraging QuantAQ’s advanced sensor technology, infrastructure consulting firm AECOM implemented a tailored network to answer their air quality questions while operating under unique logistical challenges Sydney Airport’s commitment to sustainability includes ensuring that their […]
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2024-03-26 04:24
Parent campaign group Solve the School Run have launched a data dashboard to allow campaign groups to understand the dynamics of  the school run in their area, enabling them to better present a case for alternative travel initiatives.  One of the founders of Solve the School Run is Claire McDonald, whose 14 year-old son walks […]
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2024-03-26 03:45
HM Courts and Tribunals Service has signed a 20-year agreement to connect to the £70m Bradford Energy Network, which will prevent 8,000 tonnes of carbon dioxide being emitted. When it begins operating in 2026 it will become the UK’s largest low-to-zero carbon district heating network . The heat network is being funded partly through the […]
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2024-03-26 01:12
The UK’s undershoot on heat pumps underlines the challenge of decarbonising the built world. Catriona Hyland, research analyst at A/O, presents six priorities we need to tackle urgently. Once again, despite good intentions, targets and soundbites, yet another attempt at decarbonising our homes is on the ropes as it’s reported the uptake of heat pumps […]
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2024-03-25 22:44
Latest research undertaken by the RAC has revealed that while most supermarket chains are embracing the notion of EV charging – some of them very enthusiastically – ASDA appear to be in reverse.  Following the end of their contract with bp pulse, the number of chargers available at their stores has plumetted from 246 in […]
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2024-03-25 03:54
In a move that will boost the North East’s charging network by 126%, South Tyneside Council are partnering with Connected Kerb to roll out 2,100 chargers,  80% of which will be operational within two years. Currently, the North East is home to just 2.7% of the UK’s public charging infrastructure which equates to 58 chargers […]
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2024-03-24 23:46
Tom Graham, a barrister specialising in town and country planning, environmental law and highway law examines how air quality can be raised by interested parties in connection with applications for planning permission. In essence the planning process devolves into the following: • Legislation • National Planning Policies • Local Planning Policies • Development control (i.e. […]
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2024-03-24 22:38
Barnet Council have collaborated with arts organisation UP Projects and artist Holly Graham to create a mural highlighting air quality and the climate emergency. Titled ‘Stop and Smell the Flowers’, the mural was unveiled on  Station Road in the heart of Edgware Town Centre. The artwork takes the form of a collaged image that has […]
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2024-03-22 04:18
The City Corporation have launched a Heritage Buildings Retrofit Toolkit to guide local authorities through the minefield of retrofitting listed building or those in conservation areas. The UK’s built environment accounts from for 25% of the UK’s greenhouse gas emissions and while cleaner/greener methods and technologies  are being incorporated into new builds, the vast majority […]
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2024-03-22 01:37
DD-Scientific, manufacturers of cutting-edge gas sensor technologies, have announced the appointment of Will Parrett as its new Sales & Marketing Director. Will brings over 20 years’ experience in technical sales and marketing, which most recently saw him responsible for managing growth, modernisation and rebranding as Sales & Marketing Director EMEA at sensor manufacturer Alphasense. The […]
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2024-03-22 00:32
Cheshire West and Chester Council are making a determined effort to promote the transition to electric vehicles to both residents and businesses in the borough by hosting an EV Awareness Event in May. The Council will be holding the free ‘understanding how to transition to electric vehicles in business and at home’ event at Ellesmere […]
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2024-03-21 23:27
On 19th March we hosted our fourth Northern Air Quality Conference in Manchester which was held, for the first time, at the spectacular Bridgewater Hall. There seemed to be consensus among everyone we spoke to that the venue was perfect, not just for hosting an exhibition/conference event but for hosting one that pertained to air […]
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2024-03-21 01:18
New AutoMotive, whose raison d’etre is to encourage clean energy transition within road transport, have published their 2024 State of the Switch report in which they predict there will be 25% more EVs on the UK’s roads by next year. The report examines the progress that has been made in transition the UK towards zero […]
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2024-03-21 00:42
Researchers from King’s College London examined air quality at the proposed sites of 147 newly approved schools in England between 2017-2025.  Using air pollution data from Central Office of Public Interest, they recorded PM2.5, PM10 and NO2 levels for every school location (and the nearest approximation for seven greenfield sites which are et to have […]
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2024-03-20 22:21
The 24th issue of Air Quality News magazine is now available to read online. The magazine was officially launched yesterday, at the Northern Air Quality Conference and the digital version can be read here. In the previous issue of the magazine we looked forward to Clean Air Night, a January sibling to the well-established Clean […]
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2024-03-20 00:01
As of today, EV drivers without access to off-street parking can apply for funding from the Electric Vehicle Chargepoint Grant. The charging solution being funded is the cross-pavement channel, whereby the charger is connected to the vehicle  by a cable embedded into the pavement.  The grant will finance 75% of the cost of buying and […]
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2024-03-18 01:01
Having secured funding from the Mayor of London’s Air Quality Fund, Camden will be addressing air quality issues around the borough, from sources as diverse as canal boats and film crews.  Councillor Adam Harrison, Cabinet member for a Sustainable Camden said: ‘It’s great news that we have been successful with these bids. Funding for these […]
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2024-03-17 23:06
Three years since Bus Back Better was published, charity Campaign for Better Transport have looked at how funding has been distributed across local authorities and found some extraordinary imbalances.  It was on this day in 2021 that the Government published ‘Bus Back Better: national bus strategy for England’ with the stated aim of delivering better […]
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2024-03-15 04:35
Researchers have found that pollution from oil and gas flaring in America is responsible for more than 700 premature deaths and 73,000 asthma exacerbations among children annually. They also calculated that the cost to the country in health damage was $7.4bn. The team, from the University of North Carolina, Institute for the Environment, Boston University […]
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2024-03-15 01:12
A kite-flying team from the University of Surrey are one of the beneficiaries of £12 million in funding from NERC, Defra and Innovate UK which has been awarded to projects developing systems for monitoring of our waterways, habitats, soil and greenhouse gas emissions. The Innovation in Environmental Monitoring programme has been designed to support UK […]
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2024-03-14 23:10
Air quality specialists Airly has announced the launch of a new AI tool that has been developed to revolutionise the work of air quality consultants and accelerate the production of air quality assessments in planning applications. Airly Product Lead Marta Steiner said: ‘Working closely with air quality consultants, we have utilised the power of AI […]
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2024-03-14 03:31
A new study by Imperial College London has examined the impact of airborne dust on employees working within the London Underground.  Over 19,000 people are employed by the  London Underground and many of those are exposed to elevated concentrations of PM2.5 on a daily basis. The study – the largest to date – aimed to […]
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2024-03-14 00:36
Adding a fourth light to traffic signals – in addition to red, green and amber – would shorten wait times at street corners for pedestrians, as well as improve traffic flow according to engineers in America. Although we’ll need more automated vehicles on the road first… Last year, having run computational simulations, transportation engineers at […]
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2024-03-13 22:33
A Manchester-based campaign group called Ardwick Climate Action have launched a Green Route to guide residents through the neighbourhood via a series of green sites, relatively protected from the surrounding traffic. Ardwick sits on the edge of the city centre. The constantly busy A6 slices through it and the Bee Network’s cycle lanes haven’t made […]
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2024-03-13 01:19
West Yorkshire Mayor Tracy Brabin has unveiled proposals for a new tram system that will run between Leeds and Bradford, with a later extension to Dewsbury also a possibility.  Subject to being agreed at a final Combined Authority meeting this week,  this will represent a major step forward for the area’s proposed mass transit scheme. […]
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2024-03-12 23:43
The finalists for the 2024 Ashden Awards have been announced today which include eight projects from Africa and nine from the UK The awards recognise climate and energy innovators in both the UK and the Global South, with the latter category focussing entirely on Africa this year. Two finalist have been named in each of […]
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2024-03-12 22:52
A new study by the University of Surrey has found that using air purifiers during the day and opening windows after hours is the most effective way to improve classroom air quality. On the back of the news that Sadiq Khan was to trial the use of air filters in 200 London Schools, the team […]
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2024-03-12 05:37
Liverpool City Region’s Mayor Steve Rotheram has unveiled plans to build the world’s largest tidal scheme between the Wirral and Liverpool, for the city region’s flagship Mersey Tidal Power project. The project would be the largest tidal range scheme in the world, the ‘range’ being the difference in height between the high tide and the […]
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2024-03-11 23:12
The latest Travel Smart Rankings, published today by Transport & Environment, show that 83% of global companies still don’t have plans in place to reduce their corporate flying emissions. The Rankings assess major global corporations on their stated commitments to curtailing the emissions associated with their business flying. The new edition has examined the ambitions […]
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2024-03-11 20:00
The clean air campaign group Mums for Lungs are taking to the streets of Manchester this week to highlight the city’s problem with air pollution. The campaign group point to figures from Public Health England that show Greater Manchester has the highest proportion of children  being hospitalised for asthma – 65% more than the average. […]
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2024-03-11 03:25
Portsmouth Council invite local residents to a sneak preview of the city’s new zero emissions buses’ prior to of 62 them taking to key bus routes in April. The project been funded via a collaboration between Portsmouth City Council, Hampshire County Council, and bus operator First Bus. The partnership was awarded £12.7M from the government’s […]
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2024-03-11 02:39
Expo 2020 Dubai was the world’s showcase for sustainability, safety and security, enabled by data-driven infrastructure that was supported in part by EarthSense Zephyr air quality sensors, providing a global benchmark for future smart cities. Despite its name, Covid saw to it that Expo 2020 actually began at the end of 2021 and ended in […]
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2024-03-11 01:26
We’re delighted to announce that, at short notice, we’ve added the estimable Dr Karen Barrass to our line-up of speakers at the Northern Air Quality Conference in Manchester on 19th March Karen’s extensive experience lies in research and advocacy – developing insight and policy tools and leading campaigns to affect positive change. She founded Climate […]
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2024-03-07 17:00
Typically, rental e-scooters are larger than those popular with private owners. The latter tend to to favour lighter, cheaper models which can easily be carried about. But which are safer? In a new study, a team from Chalmers University of Technology in Sweden compared a large e-scooter and a smaller, light e-scooter with a bicycle […]
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2024-03-07 17:00
From April a new solar farm will power Wolverhampton’s New Cross Hospital for around three quarters of the year. The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust (RWT) in partnership with City of Wolverhampton Council, has built the solar farm at a former landfill site the size of 22 football pitches, adjacent to Bentley Way, Wednesfield.  The facility […]
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2024-03-07 17:00
Three projects have been awarded  funding from Innovate UK to research and develop more sustainable solutions for heating. Addressing the fact that 23% of total emissions in the UK is generated from heating our 30 million buildings, Innovate UK ran a competition, Design Engineering Innovation Lab, to invest in the development of innovative renewable heating […]
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2024-03-07 17:00
With the completion of a new section of cycleway that connects Rotherhithe, Surrey Quays and Deptford  to Cycleway 4, this significant route between central London and Greenwich is now finished. This takes London’s strategic cycle network to over 360km, a four-fold increase on the 90km it covered eight years ago. 20 new Cycleway routes have […]
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2024-03-06 17:00
New research has uncovered the worst cities in Europe for traffic congestion, identifying Dublin as the worst overall and Belfast as the most congested in the UK. Moneybarn’s research used data from the TomTom Traffic Index to record the number of hours lost, the amount of additional CO2 produced, and the cost of fuel wasted due […]
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2024-03-06 17:00
Researchers at the University of Technology  in Sydney have found that magnetite, a tiny particle found in air pollution, can induce signs and symptoms of Alzheimer’s disease. The study, titles ‘Neurodegenerative effects of air pollutant particles: Biological mechanisms implicated for early-onset Alzheimer’s disease’ has been published in Environment International. In order to to better understand […]
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2024-03-05 17:00
The chancellor fails to even mention the environment as he concentrates on putting a few pounds in the electorates’ pockets prior to the next election.  While an increase in the Air Passenger Duty for business class travellers is welcome, drivers of combustion engined cars will find themselves £50 a year better off thanks to the […]
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2024-03-05 17:00
A new report from Greenpeace, comparing the investment in green initiatives across Europe’s top five economies, has found the UK lagging behind. Based on the International Energy Agency’s Government Energy Spending Tracker, Greenpeace looked at clean energy investment support in the UK, Germany, France, Italy and Spain between April 2020 and the end of April […]
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2024-03-05 17:00
The latest census from the Federation of the Royal Colleges of Physicians has revealed that, over the last three months, 55% of consultant physicians had seen more patients with ill health which they determined were due to social and economic factors. This census of consultant physicians is conducted annually by The Medical Workforce Unit  on […]
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2024-03-04 17:00
A year ago, only one in 10 drivers said they were going to wait until after 2030 before they bought their first EV but, 12 months on, that figure has soared to 50%. This has emerged in new research commissioned by the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT), leading the society to call for […]
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2024-03-04 17:00
A team from the University of Cambridge has found that high levels of air pollution can have a significant impact on the performance of teams presented with complex, collaborative, and non-routine problem solving tasks. The team examined data from 15,000 escape room games in London and found that on high pollution days,  the participants could […]
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2024-03-03 17:00
TV presenter and campaigner Chris Packham has been given permission to challenge the Government over its decision to abandon statutory environmental commitments. The legality of Rishi Sunak’s relinquishing of green policies will be determined in the high court later this year. It was in September that the Government announced that its green targets risked bankrupting […]
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2024-03-03 17:00
Residents of Sunderland are a step closer to enjoying driverless transport after the city took delivery of three self-driving, emission-free Aurrigo Auto-Shuttles.  The Sunderland Advanced Mobility Shuttle initiative will see the shuttles ferrying passengers between Sunderland Interchange, Sunderland Royal Hospital, and the University of Sunderland City Campus on public roads. A safety driver will be […]
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2024-03-03 17:00
The UK100 network of local leaders have responded to the revelation that the Great British Insulation Scheme is around 60 years behind schedule, by highlighting new case studies which show how local authorities are leading on retrofit. UK100 Chief Executive Christopher Hammond says: ‘Everyone in the UK deserves a warm, safe home that they can […]
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2024-03-03 17:00
The new International Energy Agency (IEA) Emissions Report has revealed that CO2 emissions increased by 410 million tonnes (1.1%) in 2023, which represents a slight improvement on last year’s report which revealed a 490 million tonnes increase in 2022. The total emissions for last year were a record-breaking 37.4 billion tonnes.The positive news is that […]
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2024-02-29 17:00
New research from Collaborative Mobility UK reveals that if drivers in London opted to drive an electric vehicle that belonged to a car club, rather than buy their own, they would be, on average, £5,573 better off. Collaborative Mobility UK (CoMoUK ) is a charity dedicated to the social, economic and environmental benefits of shared […]
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2024-02-29 17:00
A new study undertaken by Purdue University in Indiana has found that  a gas stove can emit more nano-sized particles into the air than internal combustion engined vehicles, possibly increasing the risk of developing asthma or other respiratory illnesses. These particles are extraordinarily small. At Air Quality News we tend to deal with PM10 and […]
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2024-02-29 17:00
88% of Gen-Z shoppers say that they now distrust ESG claims made by major brands and, with two-thirds of business leaders in the US admitting that their companies practiced greenwashing, you can understand why. The problem has become so serious the EU have stepped in with a move to prevent companies making claims such ‘Environmentally […]
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2024-02-28 17:00
By Louis Hodge, Associate Director, School Systems and Performance at the Education Policy Institute. Last week Sadiq Khan revealed plans to install air filters in 200 London schools, stating: ‘I want every single child to breathe clean air in and around their school’ This is certainly a worthwhile goal. The evidence on the impact of […]
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2024-02-28 17:00
The UK100 network of local leaders have responded to the revelation that the Great British Insulation Scheme is around 60 years behind schedule, by highlighting new case studies which show how local authorities are leading on retrofit. UK100 Chief Executive Christopher Hammond says: ‘Everyone in the UK deserves a warm, safe home that they can […]
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2024-02-28 17:00
…. or more specifically, with heat pumps powered by community wind power. That’s the question that Possible have asked, and they have found that it is not only feasible but it has the potential to cut home heating bills as well as emissions. It’s well accepted that the decarbonisation of home heating needs to accelerate […]
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2024-02-27 17:00
Next month, Sustrans will be celebrating the 15th birthday of their Big Walk and Wheel, the UK’s biggest inter-school walking, wheeling, scooting and cycling to school competition. 1,598 schools have already registered, with over half a million pupils (522,702) taking part. On each day of the challenge, which runs from 11th-22nd March, schools compete to […]
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2024-02-27 17:00
NHS England have this morning unveiled a new air quality alert system for London’s health professionals, which will warn of impending air pollution episodes 24 hours in advance. The press release reads: The London Air Quality and Health Programme Office has collaborated with a wide range of partners across London’s healthcare system and the Mayor […]
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2024-02-27 17:00
On the first anniversary of  Sheffield’s Clean Air Zone going live, Greg Fell, Director of Public Health, Sheffield City Council has been explaining the purposes of the Zone and explaining what else the council are doing to improve air quality in the city. Last month we reported on early data which show there has been […]
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2024-02-26 17:00
London Gatwick has revealed that by using Hydrotreated Vegetable Oil (HVO) in their diesel vehicles they have reduced their carbon emissions by 90%, a saving of more than 950 tonnes annually. HVO fuel is made almost entirely from used cooking oils and can reduce greenhouse gas emissions by up to 90% and air particulates by […]
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2024-02-26 17:00
A new air quality education programme is being rolled out to schools across Reading, thanks to a collaboration between the Council, the University of Reading, engineering consultancy Stantec and social enterprise Design Nature. Called Clean Air Living Matters (CALM), the scheme will run until April 2025 and aims to raise awareness of poor air quality […]
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2024-02-25 17:00
New research from Transport & Environment has revealed that more and more people are choosing to buy an SUV, with sales breaking the one million mark for the first time last year.  A 23% increase from 2022. Extrapolating recent increases in sales, T&E speculate that by 2027 SUVs could make up 75% of new registrations. While […]
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2024-02-25 17:00
As we recently reported, there are a number of ways in which the huge amount of heat generated by data centres can be repurposed. In that most recent example, it was to warm 10,000 new London homes through a local heat network. Heat networks currently provide about 3% of total UK heat and the government […]
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2024-02-25 17:00
A campaign group who have been fighting against the planned scrapping of a low traffic neighbourhood in Tower  Hamlets are celebrating after a judge granted them a two-day hearing at the High Court.  Last year, Lutfur Rahman, the controversial Mayor of Tower Hamlets, announced he would rid the borough of LTNs and rip out the […]
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2024-02-22 17:00
RenewableUK are calling on the government to make sure the price is right for the next round of auctions for renewable energy projects, to avoid the pitfalls of last September’s fifth round which attracted no bids for offshore wind at all. In a new report, RenewableUK have identified that there are 14 wind farms already […]
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2024-02-22 17:00
Last year the Breathable Cities programme, set out to find and assist startups working in the air quality field.  The organisers, Growth Studio and Impact on Urban Health, received more than 70 applications, eventually resulting in 10 startups being chosen. The startups were rewarded with an intense 14 week programme, the benefits of which include […]
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2024-02-22 17:00
Battersea & Wandsworth Trades Union Council, along with the Trade Union Clean Air Network (TUCAN), have launched a campaign for an improvement in air quality in Tooting’s two markets halls. As with many other such places, Broadway Market and Tooting Market – which sit next to each other on Tooting High Street – have been  […]
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2024-02-21 17:00
Not long after praising the Las Vegas Raider‘s stadium for being  the greenest in America, we turn to gentler environment of Oxford where the town’s football club – Oxford United – have announced plans to build the first stadium in the country powered solely by electricity. The club are having their hands forced slightly, as […]
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2024-02-21 17:00
Based on the premise that plants are considered to be relatively effective at removing particulate matter from the air, research in America has studied the connections between childhood cancer, air pollution and local ‘greenness’. The new study, led by the University of Minnesota’s Masonic Cancer Center and the University of Michigan Medical School has been […]
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2024-02-21 17:00
The government have announced that the plug-in taxi grant, which offers a discount on the purchase of eligible taxis, will continue for another 12 months, until April next year. However the amount available has been cut from £7,500 to £6,000  The grant was launched in 2017 and has, to date, provided more than £50 million […]
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2024-02-20 17:00
EarthSense has announced a distribution agreement with Al Murabit Company, a leader in supplying the oil and gas industry in Iraq. The partnership with EarthSense will enable Al Murabit Company to offer air quality monitoring and consultancy services to companies in Iraq, which includes upstream, midstream and downstream segments of the oil and gas industry. […]
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2024-02-20 17:00
Negotiators from the European Parliament and the EU Council yesterday reached a provisional agreement on new rules to tighten air quality standards across Europe. The headline figures are the proposed new limits on PMs and NO2: For PM2.5 , the annual limit value is to be more than halved from 25 µg/m³ to 10 µg/m³. […]
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2024-02-20 17:00
Climate charity Possible are calling for a ban on car manufacturers advertising SUVs. ‘We banned tobacco advertising because smoking kills,’ they say. ‘Now it’s time to put a stop to the promotion of highly polluting Sports Utility Vehicles.’ Possible are hoping the British public might be similarly motivated to take a stand and are asking […]
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2024-02-20 17:00
There’s nothing like the school holidays to make you realise how much school traffic there actually is. Particularly when you’re sat at your desk half an hour earlier than normal. But while for most of us the school run is a phenomena more noticed by its absence, parent campaign group Solve the School Run are […]
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2024-02-20 17:00
The World’s largest renewable energy park has begun to supply power to India’s national grid for the first time, albeit it a relatively modest 551 MW of its planned 30 GW capacity. Covering over 726 km² –  roughly the size of Singapore – energy from the Khavda park will ultimately be sufficient to power 16.1 […]
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2024-02-19 17:00
Sadiq Khan, has announced a pilot project which will see air filters installed into some of London’s most polluted schools. PM2.5 filters will be fitted in every classroom in 200 schools across London. If successful, the pilot project could lead to this being expanded to cover every school in London. The schools in the pilot […]
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2024-02-19 17:00
Portsmouth City Council have introduced a variety of new traffic control technology, to assist cyclists, the disabled and motorists. For cyclists, there are new. low level cycle signals with early release functions. These are similar to the main traffic signals but positioned at a lower level, making it easier for them to be seen, with […]
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2024-02-19 17:00
As we approach three years since the adoption of the latest London Plan, and we enter an election year for the post of Mayor of London, now is an opportune time to reflect on the success of the latest London Plan and its policies. Policy T2 ‘Healthy Streets’ forms part of the latest London Plan […]
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2024-02-18 17:00
New research by Transport & Environment has uncovered a huge disparity between the number of smaller, affordable battery electric vehicles coming to market from European car manufacturers and the number of high-priced  SUVs. They found that since 2015, the average price of an EV in Europe has increased by 39% whereas in China,where the focus […]
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2024-02-18 17:00
Traditionally, estate agents are expert at massaging unappealing features and unpalatable facts into something altogether less off-putting. Imagine then, that  you are looking at a potential new home and there, right in front of you, is a message telling you that this property will harm your health. This is something you might well encounter when […]
The post US Estate Agent becomes first to provide air quality data on all homes appeared first on AirQualityNews.
2024-02-15 17:00
New research in China suggests not only a link between air pollution episodes and suicide, but that as little as one week can separate the two events. On a brighter note, the research also points out that in China – where 16% of the World’s suicides take place – efforts to improve air quality has […]
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2024-02-15 17:00
Imperial College’s Environmental Research Group (ERG) are to work with Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust and Hammersmith & Fulham Council to collaborate on research aimed at improving air quality in the borough. The three year programme will aim to raise awareness of air quality in the borough and effect behavioural change to reduce residents’ exposure to […]
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2024-02-15 17:00
The Environmental Defense Fund will soon be launching their  MethaneSAT satellite which will provide global, high-resolution coverage of methane emissions from oil and gas facilities around the world, as well as surface-level methane from other major sources of human-caused emissions. This week Google have announced that they will be working with EDF on the project, […]
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2024-02-14 17:00
In 2021, FedEx Express set a global target for 50% of all newly-procured parcel pickup and delivery vehicles to be electric by 2025. To this end they added 23 electric vans to their London fleet last year and have now augmented those with eight new cargo bikes. The electrically assisted four-wheel delivery bikes are expected […]
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2024-02-14 17:00
Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS) are one of the pivotal components in powering Net Zero, one application of BESS is allowing the power generated from renewables such as wind and solar photovoltaic (PV) to be stored until it’s needed. This helps to minimise the amount of renewable energy generated in favourable conditions going to waste […]
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2024-02-13 17:00
DEFRA has published the annual Emissions of air pollutants in the UK figures and, while the trend for most major sources of air pollution is downwards, domestic wood burning is once again under the spotlight. The emissions covered in these figures are particulate matter (PM10 and PM2.5), nitrogen oxides, ammonia, non-methane volatile organic compounds and […]
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2024-02-13 17:00
Starting later this month, Transport for London will be welcoming a member of their Youth Panel to attend and contribute to, their quarterly Safety, Sustainability and Human Resources Panel (SSHRP) and Customer Service and Operational Performance Panel (CSOPP) meetings. The independent Youth Panel was created in 2009 and is made up of around 30 volunteers, […]
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2024-02-13 17:00
In a landmark partnership with the Welsh Government Commercial Delivery (WGCD), Lyreco has launched a new programme focussing on well-being and environmental initiatives to deliver social value benefits to the Welsh public sector organisations and the local communities they serve. As one of six Welsh suppliers, Vortex proudly announces its partnership with Lyreco as a […]
The post Vortex partners with Lyreco UK and Ireland on Cymru Clean Air Scheme appeared first on AirQualityNews.
2024-02-13 17:00
You don’t need to tell the editorial staff at Air Quality News that there is limited variety in available photography to illustrate stories concerning air pollution, but this seems set to change… Recognising that air pollution is not particularly visual,  Clean Air Fund have partnered with Climate Visuals to offer a newly commissioned collection of […]
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2024-02-12 17:00
After taking a time out to call on Premier League football teams to kick domestic flights into touch, climate charity Possible are calling for a ban on car manufacturers advertising SUVs. ‘We banned tobacco advertising because smoking kills,’ they say. ‘Now it’s time to put a stop to the promotion of highly polluting Sports Utility […]
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2024-02-12 17:00
Joby Aviation, a California-based company who have developed an all-electric, vertical take-off and landing air taxi have reached an agreement with Dubai’s Road and Transport Authority (RTA) to launch air taxi services in the Emirate within two years. JoeBen Bevirt, founder and CEO, Joby Aviation, said: ‘It is an honor to partner with the government […]
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2024-02-12 17:00
Each year over 17 million people die due to cardiovascular diseases. Behavioural risk factors such as smoking and a poor diet are known to increase the risk of dying from CVD but air pollution is not considered such a risk because of uncertainty as to how exposure to air pollution can be modified.  A new […]
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2024-02-11 17:00
Green Party London Assembly Member Siân Berry has published a briefing that highlights the gap between Sadiq Khan’s stated ambitions in the Mayor’s Transport Strategy (MTS) and the lack of progress towards meeting the strategy across many of the city’s boroughs.  Siân has examined the types of projects included in recent borough delivery plans to […]
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2024-02-11 17:00
A new report from the US-based research organisation First Street Foundation has revealed how recent improvements  in America’s air quality are being eroded by climate-change impacts, particularly the wildfires which are becoming increasingly prevalent across North America. The report, titled ‘Atrocious Air’, links climate change to current and future ozone (O3) levels, projecting future smoke […]
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2024-02-11 17:00
Despite the focus of the press being elsewhere, the 58th Superbowl was noteworthy for one particular detail – it was the first title decider played in a stadium powered 100% by renewable energy. It was back in October, when the Las Vegas Raiders faced the Green Bay Packers, that the Allegiant Stadium first hosted a […]
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2024-02-08 17:00
Late on Sunday night – at least for those of us in the UK – the 58th Superbowl will kick off in Las Vegas. Whatever happens on the pitch the game will be noteworthy for one particular detail – it will be the first title decider played in a stadium powered 100% by renewable energy. […]
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2024-02-08 17:00
Lunaz’s upcycled refuse trucks have been cleared to enter service in London, having achieved the highest five-star Direct Vision Standard (DVS) rating for driver visibility. The Direct Vision Standard, along with the HGV Safety Permit Scheme, is part of the Mayor of London’s Vision Zero plan to eliminate all deaths and serious injuries on London’s […]
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2024-02-08 17:00
Cumbria-based Community Nuclear Power (CNP) have announced they have signed an agreement with American energy giants Westinghouse, that could lead to the first privately funded deployment of small modular reactors (SMR) anywhere in Europe. The agreement is to build four Westinghouse AP300 SMRs (pictured below) in the North Tees Complex, an industrial estate created on […]
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2024-02-08 17:00
Last year, The Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh recommended that air quality monitors should be placed at all Scottish city primary schools for a period of at least one year, followed by a similar monitoring of all urban secondary schools. The college have now produced a proposal for a pilot scheme that would see […]
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2024-02-07 17:00
The United States  yesterday strengthened the annual health-based national ambient air quality standard for fine particulate matter (PM2.5) from a level of 12 µg/m³ to 9 µg/m³.  The current daily PM standard of 35 µg/m³ has not been changed. The EPA claim this reduction will prevent up to 4,500 premature deaths, save and 290,000 workdays […]
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2024-02-07 17:00
Raigmore Hospital in Inverness, Scotland has taken delivery of a pop-up EV charging unit, installed in under eight hours and capable of charging up to 12 vehicles at a time. The Papilio3 pop-up solar car park and electric vehicle charging hub, which has been supplied and installed by 3ti, is built around a recycled shipping […]
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2024-02-07 17:00
Rechargeable lithium metal batteries, which offer high-energy density and longer shelf life, could power an EV for 500 to 700 miles on a single charge, twice the range of lithium-ion being used today. The problem with lithium metal however, is that such batteries lose their capacity to store energy after relatively few cycles of charging […]
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2024-02-06 17:00
Just over a year ago a Norfolk Southern train, carrying a variety of hazardous chemicals, derailed outside East Palestine, Ohio. Among the chaos, Five tanks of vinyl chloride remained intact but the East Palestine fire chief concluded that a controlled release and burn of the chemical into the air would be the most prudent course […]
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2024-02-06 17:00
A new report from the Institute for Public Policy Research paints a bleak picture of the current state of active travel in England, with a co-author of the report observing that cycling peaked in the UK 75 years ago. It calls on the next government to arrest the decline in investment on active travel infrastructure, […]
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2024-02-05 17:00
The group of drivers most likely to be discouraged from switching to a battery electric vehicle – those that regularly drive long distances – are exactly the ones who we should encourage to switch first, according to a new report. The New Automotive report, titled ‘Switch first, save fast: helping high mileage drivers change to […]
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2024-02-05 17:00
It is widely expected that the Clean Heat Market Mechanism which the Government planned to launch in April, will now be scrapped, paving the way for boiler manufacturers to continue installing gas and oil boilers over heat pumps without penalty.  The scheme was to have imposed fines on boiler makers who were not meeting their […]
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2024-02-04 17:00
Among a number of new measures announced today is a grant to help state-funded education institutes to install EV charging infrastructure.   The Department for Transport funded grant will provide up to 75% of the cost to buy and install charge points, up to a maximum of £2,500 per socket, for up to 40 sockets. The […]
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2024-02-04 17:00
Residents of Paris yesterday voted for a huge increase in parking charges for the heaviest, bulkiest and most polluting SUVs in the capital. From September 1st, parking fees for SUVs  in the centre of Paris will jump from €6 to €18 per hour and further out from €4 to €12 per hour. Despite the referendum […]
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2024-02-04 17:00
The boroughs of Hackney, Newham and Tower Hamlets have launched an online tool, known as Air Aware, to enable residents to check live air pollution levels in the area. Air Aware, shows live particulate matter and nitrogen dioxide levels, helping people to make informed choices about their exposure to air quality. It also features a […]
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2024-02-01 17:00
I have touched on this topic in a few of my blogs over the last two years as it is something I’m concerned about, the phenomenon on autobesity. I don’t know who coined the phrase, but it is great and really gets across the negative implications of cars getting bigger. It is a fact that […]
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2024-02-01 17:00
Environmental Standards Scotland is calling for a tightening of the air pollution limits for particulate matter that is currently set out in the Air Quality Standards (Scotland) Regulations.  Environmental Standards Scotland (ESS) was set up to replace the European Union’s scrutiny and enforcement role after Brexit, to ensure environmental laws and standards are adhered to […]
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2024-02-01 17:00
Campaign group Possible are calling on Premier League teams to stop taking flights to domestic games, an indulgence they say is particularly egregious as they’re barely saving any time doing so. Manchester City are cited as especially guilty of this, having taken a private jet to ten of their 19 domestic Premier League games last […]
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2024-02-01 17:00
The INGENIOUS project, composed of the University of York, the University of Manchester, and the University of Sheffield, in partnership with Born in Bradford and Stockholm Environment Institute, is organising a webinar to discuss the importance of indoor air quality (IAQ) in social housing in the UK. The webinar is titled: Beyond Awaabs Law: Priorities […]
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2024-02-01 17:00
NASA’S DC-8 flies low to study air quality NASA Armstrong’s DC-8 aircraft is flying low to study air quality in a collaborative research project with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), called AEROMMA: studying Atmospheric Emissions and Reactions Observed from Megacities to Marine Areas. Scientists from NOAA and aircraft personnel from the NASA Armstrong […]
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2024-02-01 17:00
Zemo Partnership have used the publication of their new report: Delivering Net Zero in a Changing World to announce the formation of a new Council for Net Zero Transport,  to help shape decarbonisation in UK transport. Zemo Partnership is a public-private partnership working to accelerate a sustainable shift to low carbon fuels and zero emission […]
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2024-01-31 17:00
Researchers have started a six week study to measure emissions from domestic wood burning stoves, using a dedicated laboratory-based test facility in Manchester. Because the current estimates of how much wood burners contribute to air pollution are based around their use in optimal condition, the researchers want to examine their performance under ‘non-ideal’ operational conditions […]
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2024-01-31 17:00
New research centering on Australian cities has determined that, over a 20 year period, approximately 1,454 people have died due to extreme air pollution events such as bushfires and dust storms. Furthermore, their results suggest that nearly a third of these deaths would be prevented with just a 5% reduction in PM2.5 levels on days […]
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2024-01-31 17:00
New research facilities and equipment, supported accommodation, science laboratories, hospices and a virtual museum are some of the projects awarded a share of over £14 million from the Wolfson Foundation that have been announced today. In their latest funding round, the Foundation – established in 1955 by Sir Isaac Wolfson – have awarded over 70 […]
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2024-01-30 17:00
An investigation by the research organisation International Council on Clean Transportation (ICCT) suggests that the gap between official CO2 emission figures of new ICE cars and their real-world values has increased from 8% in 2018 to 14% in 2022. 2018 marks the year in which the Worldwide Harmonised Light Vehicle Test Procedure (WLTP) – which […]
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2024-01-30 17:00
Newcastle City Council has today confirmed that Jesmond’s Low Traffic Neighbourhood scheme, which was introduced on a trial basis in March 2023, will not be implemented full time. Bollards will be removed next week. The council said that the pilot had achieved many of the objectives set out when introducing the scheme but some residents […]
The post Newcastle scrap Jesmond LTN pilot following public consultation appeared first on AirQualityNews.
2024-01-30 17:00
Transport for London (TfL) have announced how much funding they will be distributing to the London boroughs over the next financial year (2024/25) as part of the Local Implementation Plan (LIP). Because the boroughs are responsible for around 95% of London’s streets, the LIP funding is used to help support the Mayor’s Transport Strategy with […]
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2024-01-29 17:00
EarthSense, the air quality expert, today announced that its second largest network of Zephyr air quality monitors in the UK will be deployed across Worcestershire to provide real time data that will help local authorities drive improved air quality policies to help mitigate the sources of pollution and improve public health. For the three-year monitoring […]
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2024-01-29 17:00
Coldplay, who have taken steps to reduce the environmental impact of touring in the past, are to support Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s Environmental Solutions Initiative in their research to investigate the carbon footprint of the live music industry. The Warner Music Group and Live Nation will also be co-funding the research. In 2022 Coldplay partnered […]
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2024-01-29 17:00
While prenatal exposure to air pollution has previously been linked with long-term respiratory problems, a team from the Penn State College of Medicine in collaboration with the Maternal-Infant Research on Environmental Chemicals, set out to investigate the lesser studied impact of prenatal air pollution exposure on newborn babies. Chintan K. Gandhi, assistant professor of pediatrics […]
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2024-01-29 17:00
A new circulation plan for Edinburgh, Our Future Streets – which will be debated later this week – proposes closing major roads in the city centre.  By 2030, the city aims to have reduced car miles travelled by 30% to improve conditions for pedestrians and placemaking. Four options are under consideration. The North and South Bridges […]
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2024-01-28 17:00
Last week the Government released figures that show a 49% rise in applications for a heat pump grant in December 2023, compared to the same month in 2022.  However progress needs to be faster than this. According to the Climate Change Committee, the  UK is not on track to hit the target of 600,000 annual […]
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2024-01-28 17:00
The winners of £33 million of government funding to develop green technologies for ports and ships have been announced. 33 projects across will deliver demonstrations, factory trials and feasibility studies of innovative clean maritime technologies. The funding comes from the fourth round of the government’s Clean Maritime Demonstration Competition (CMDC4), which focuses on developing a […]
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2024-01-28 17:00
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