The Liverpool City Council cabinet has today approved the acceptance of £3.3 million to fund the conversion of 200 bus engines as part of a wider programme to improve air quality in Liverpool. The £3.3 million in bus retrofitting funding…
Author: Ann-Marie Knegt
UK Government cuts electric car grant to £2,500 and change eligibility
Government has cut the electric car grant from £3,000 to £2,500 and lowered the model cost from £50,000 to £35,000. Consumers purchasing an EV costing over £35,000 will now no longer qualify for the financial incentive to switch to a…
Clean air possible without restrictions, study shows on the anniversary of lockdown
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…
Manchester City Council clean transport plan to be considered
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…
Bath Clean Air Zone: Everything you need to know
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…
£1.5 million investment into air quality monitoring in London
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 to use AI technology in effort to ease traffic flow and reduce air pollution
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…
Incinerating plastic to generate energy will place net-zero out of reach
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.
Air quality update from ClientEarth
ClientEarth’s Dominic Phinn has published his monthly air quality update. Read his comprehensive analysis of the latest developments on air quality.
Government must extend its tree planting scheme to existing streets, calls RTPI
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…