Fleet Vision International magazine Winter 2022 is out now! Read the WCRAQ working party reports and our update on the Ten-Minute Bill for stricter MOT tests in the UK from page 58 onwards. The seventh issue of the thought-leading publication…
Author: Ann-Marie Knegt
Department for Transport (DfT) launches Low Carbon Strategy Call for Ideas.
The Petrol Retailers Association (PRA) welcomes the Low Carbon Strategy Call for Ideas which summarises the progress while looking at opportunities and challenges for low carbon fuel alternatives in the transport sector.
Barry Sheerman MP files Ten-Minute Rule Bill for stricter MOT tests in the UK
n Tuesday, Our Chairman Barry Sheerman MP presented a Ten-Minute Rule Bill to the House of Commons. A Ten-Minute Rule Bill is how MPs can argue for a particular law to be made or changed.
Energy, Fuels, and Vehicles working party discuss fuel and vehicle alternatives to achieve emission reduction.
Jason Airey, Co-Founder of the Westminster Commission for Road Air Quality began with outlining the main objectives for the Commission; optimise the use of current fuel technologies, investigate hydrogen as a long-term solution and exploring the reduction of non-exhaust pipe…
The disastrous impact of exhaust emissions on human cardiovascular health
Dr Mark Miller, Senior Research Scientist, The University of Edinburgh, highlighted the impacts ultrafine particles have on cardiovascular systems at the WCRAQ Air Health working part on 23 November 2021.
Pollution risk for professional drivers
The Research Working Party heard the results of a study that assesses the exposure of professional drivers in the UK to diesel exhaust pollution and looked at possible solutions.
Planning for clean air
How the planning system can help to improve air quality and the planning strategies that can achieve this were the topics under discussion at the WCRAQ Planning Working Party meeting in September. Isabella Stone reports. Dr Louise Brooke-Smith OBE chaired…
Non-tailpipe emissions
The dangers of non-tailpipe emissions and ways to reduce tyre wear were the key topics at the WCRAQ Energy, Fuels, and Vehicles Working Party meeting, reports Isabella Stone. World tyre emissions are poorly understood and usually grouped with other non-tailpipe…
Teaching aids
Thoughtfully created education initiatives can build awareness and action that delivers better quality air for all. On 14 September, Trewin Restorick, Founder and CEO of Hubbub UK, chaired the Education Working Party meeting, discussing how to engage with formal education…
Outdoor air quality affects indoor air quality
The Westminster Commission for Road Air Quality’s Air Monitoring Working Party highlighted the urgent need to protect students from dirty and toxic outside air penetrating classrooms in addition to ensuring that there are sufficient air changes to reduce the risk…