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Category: Air Quality News
Discover the impact of air pollution on children
Join us on June 20 for our Air Health Working Party to see how air pollution affects children disproportionately compared to adults.
Research finds US cars are set to emit a septillion more particles due to lacking filters
A regulatory gap allows automakers like Ford and BMW to make US cars that emit more ultrafine particles that harm human health than equivalent models sold in Europe and other markets, according to new research.
Clean Air and Zero Emissions Zone introduced.
Britain’s first Zero Emissions Zone is now live in Oxford. The zero emissions zone will allow the local councils to collect vital insights into vehicle movements before introducing a larger Zero Emission Zone in Oxford City Centre next year.
WCRAQ continues to push for policy change to save lives from air pollution
Barry Sheerman, MP for Huddersfield, and Chairman of the Westminster Commission for Road Air Quality (WCRAQ) submitted a Ten-Minute Rule Bill to the House of Commons, asking the Government to update the MOT test to include an efficiency test for DPFs (diesel particulate filters). The Bill passed the first test with no objections, and the second reading will take place on 18 March.
The official journal of WCRAQ has been published
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…
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.
Westminster City Council’s electric journey: 1,000 EV charge points successfully installed
Westminster City Council, in partnership with Siemens, has installed over 1,000 on-street Electric Vehicle charge points in the City of Westminster, and is the first local authority to reach this milestone. Westminster City Council working in partnership with Siemen GB&I,…
Survey shows 81% of drivers believe EVs are ‘too expensive’
Four in five motorists find electric cars too expensive, while most drivers are unaware of electric vehicle grants, delaying the switch to cleaner travel, research by the AA shows. The new study discovered that 81 per cent of road users…
Researchers study impact of air pollution on mental health
Researchers at Queen Mary University of London have been awarded a £300,000 grant to examine the impact of air pollution on children’s brain function and mental health. The research team will examine the impact of London’s Ultra Low Emission Zone…