The clean air experienced during the initial coronavirus lockdown can be sustainable long-term with the realistic switch to cleaner transport, a new analysis by Transport & Environment (T&E) shows. The study is released as we surpass the one anniversary of…
A new transport strategy for Manchester city centre is to be considered for approval by Manchester City Council’s Executive this week. The strategy will guide how city centre transport is improved across the next two decades and has been informed…
This week, Bath became the first English city outside London to introduce charges for the highest polluting vehicles. Commercial vehicles, such as buses and lorries, that do not meet the required emission standards will now have to pay a daily…
The Mayor of London and Michael R. Bloomberg have jointly invested £1.5 million into running a sensor network across hospitals, schools and other priority locations. The combined investment of £779,000 from Sadiq Khan and £720,000 from Bloomberg Philanthropies is intended…
Cambridge will be trialling a new Artificial Intelligence (AI) traffic signal control to cut congestion and minimise emissions at Cambridge’s busiest junctions. This new project has been funded by the Greater Cambridge Partnership (GCP) and uses technology to investigate the…
We must remove plastics from waste sent to incinerators to reduce carbon impact. By 2035, plastics will contribute to increased air pollution levels to a greater extent than landfill, reveals a report by Eunomia, commissioned by ClientEarth.
ClientEarth’s Dominic Phinn has published his monthly air quality update. Read his comprehensive analysis of the latest developments on air quality.
The Government’s plan to line new developments with trees should also be extended to include existing communities, the Royal Town Planning Institute (RTPI) has said. While the RTPI has welcomed the government’s initiative to ensure all new developments have access…
The EU’s top court confirmed that the UK ‘systematically and persistently’ failed to take action on toxic levels of nitrogen dioxide pollution, which remain illegally high in 75 per cent of urban areas. Following years of warning from the European…
EVBox has partnered with online parking platform YourParkingSpace to offer electric vehicle drivers a pre-bookable park and charging points across the UK. After a successful trial at the Holiday Inn Express in Bicester, the new project will roll out charging…