The failure to consider air pollution as a factor in the higher rates of coronavirus deaths among minority ethnic groups is “astonishing” and “wholly irresponsible”…… read more
Author: Ann-Marie Knegt
The Westminster Commission for Road Air Quality Launches
A new commission has been set up under the Chair of Barry Sheerman MP to reduce road air pollution and to influence Government policy to promote cleaner air. The Westminster Commission for Road Air Quality (WCRAQ) aims to reduce air pollution…
Meet our Working Party Chair for Air Quality Monitoring – Professor Roland Leigh.
The Westminster Commission for Road Air Quality consists of six working parties chaired by the foremost experts in their fields. The Westminster Commission for Road Air Quality is delighted to introduce our Chair for the Air Quality Monitoring working party…
New York City is to transition to an all-electric city fleet by 2040
The executive order from Mayor Bill de Blasio was announced on 6 February 2020 at his State of the City Address and it also requires the city to procure the safest possible vehicles for its fleet. NYC currently operates the…
Electra secures the largest order of electric RCVs ever in the UK
Blackburn: Electra Commercial Vehicles takes on landmark order for 27 electric RCVs from Manchester City Council and BIFFA. Blackburn-based Electra Commercial Vehicles has announced that Biffa has purchased 27 Electras for its Manchester City Council waste management agreement. This investment…
Come and help us shape air quality policy!
The Westminster Commission for Road Air Quality, Chaired by Barry Sheerman MP, is looking for new members to join our five working parties. The Westminster Commission for Road Air Quality is a social enterprise which has the objective to improve…
ClientEarth Newsletter & Covid-19
Initial studies suggesting a link between the impact of Covid-19 and polluted air discussed in ClientEarth April News Letter