WCRAQ – Air Health Working Party, 23 February 2023 Time: 13:00 -14:30 Chair: Professor Sir Stephen Holgate, Chair of Air Health Working Party, Clinical Professor of Immunopharmacology, University of Southampton What can you learn from Frank’s presentation? ‘Dementia is one…
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30-year-old company gets 500-year accolade
CMS SupaTrak, the integrated fleet intelligence solutions specialist and Founder of the Westminster Commission for Road Air Quality, has joined the Worshipful Company of Carmen as the first corporate member in 500 years of its existence. This pioneering move will…
WCRAQ Annual Parliamentary Reception has record attendance
The Westminster Commission for Road Air Quality (WCRAQ) recently celebrated three years of air quality achievements, with a record attendance of more than 100 guests at its Annual Parliamentary Reception, held at the Houses of Parliament on January 9. The…
Westminster Commission for Road Air Quality – invitation to submit for Air Quality Awards
The Westminster Commission for Road Air Quality is partnering with the Fleet Vision International Gala Dinner and Awards Ceremony, held at the Banking Hall in the City of London on 27 April 2023, and invites its members to send an…
Electra’s refrigerated 19-tonne hydrogen truck completes successful zero emissions trial with major UK supermarket Sainsbury’s
WCRAQ member Electra’s first refrigerated hydrogen truck has successfully completed a three-month trial with major UK supermarket chain Sainsbury’s. The 19-tonne zero-emission Electra eCargo FCEV truck travelled a typical round trip of 208 miles from Sainsbury’s depot in Sherburn-on-Elmet to Newcastle and…
Rosamund Adoo-Kissi-Debrah made CBE in New Year Honours 2023
Rosamund Adoo-Kissi-Debrah has been made CBE in the New Year Honours list for services to public health. Rosamund has been campaigning to introduce the Clean Air (Human Rights) Bill – or ‘Ella’s law’, named after her daughter. Ella became the…
Become a member today and join the WCRAQ Annual Parliamentary Drinks Reception on January 9, 2023
Barry Sheerman MP invites all WCRAQ members on January 9 2023, to the Terrace Pavillion at the Houses of Parliament to celebrate the success of the Commission. To receive your invite, become a member of WCRAQ today and help us…
A combination of behaviour change campaigns and technology could help to keep air pollution at a minimum in schools
WCRAQ is organising a webinar on 14 March 2023, in conjunction with the University of Surrey, GCARE and Global Action Plan on this topic. If you are interested in attending, please, email [email protected]. Creating campaigns that tap the diverse community…
Premature deaths due to air pollution continue to fall in the EU – more efforts required to deliver a toxin-free environment
Europe’s air quality keeps improving, and the number of people dying early or suffering illness due to air pollution is in decline. However, according to European Environment Agency’s (EEA) analysis, published today, air pollution is still Europe’s most significant environmental…
Large parts of Europe are warming twice as fast as the planet on average
The warming during the summer months in Europe has been much faster than the global average, shows a new study by researchers at Stockholm University published in the Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres. As a consequence of human emissions of greenhouse…