Emissions specialist joins Commission for improving road air quality.
Author: Ann-Marie Knegt
Green hydrogen: Why we need to clean up transport emissions today, not tomorrow
The Energy, Fuels & Vehicles working party meeting highlighted that transport needs to be cleaned up today, not tomorrow, as the largest emitter of hazardous emissions.
Lawmakers agree new road tolls to incentivise switch to cleaner trucks
European hauliers will slash their costs by driving trucks that reduce carbon and air pollution under a new tolling system agreed by EU lawmakers last night. From 2023, emissions-free trucks will get at least half off road tolls while fossil-fuel trucks will…
Air pollution in Oxford falls by 29% during 2020
Air pollution levels have dropped by 29% over the last year – lowest levels of air pollution since this data was first monitored in 1996.
European Commission sides with citizens in landmark cross-border anti-coal court case
Both the European Commission and the Czech Republic comes out in support of the legal dispute against Poland and its controversial Turow coal mine.
WCRAQ appoints Charlotte Smith as Youth Ambassador to protect children from air pollution
The Westminster Commission for Road Air Quality (WCRAQ) has appointed Charlotte Smith, the 14-year-old founder of EV Thank You, a campaign to improve children’s health worldwide, as its first Youth Ambassador. Charlotte instigates positive behaviour change by thanking drivers of…
Space to breathe: Green infrastructure in urban areas is critical to cleaning our air
The WCRAQ Planning working party meeting, held on June 7, addressed why local authorities should implement or retrofit green infrastructure to clean up our air.
E-scooter trial commences across several London boroughs
E-scooters can now be rented in Canary Wharf, Ealing, Fulham, Hammersmith, Kensington and Chelsea, and Richmond as part of a year-long trial.
Government must include WHO air quality limits in Environmental Bill
The Chartered Institute of Environmental Health (CIEH) has called for UK Government to swiftly adopt World Health Organisation (WHO) standards within the Environment Bill to address the deadly issue of air pollution. After numerous delays, the Environment Bill was brought…
Colchester Council releases toolkit for tackling air pollution in schools
A new online toolkit has been launched to get children involved in reducing the level of air pollution in their local area. As part of the CAReless Pollution campaign, Colchester Borough Council has released a Toolkit for schools to give…