Newly released report shows 75 per cent of SUVs are purchase by those in towns and cities Approximately 75 per cent of the 360,000 SUVs sold in 2019 in the UK were purchased by people living in town and cities,…
Category: Air Quality News
Electric car sales rise by 14 per cent in the UK in spite of lockdown
The sale of plug-in vehicles made up nearly 14 per cent of total new car sales across March.
Exposure to air pollution while exercising increases risk of adverse cardiovascular health in young adults
In a study released this week, researchers at the Seoul National University College of Medicine investigated the trade-off between the health benefits of physical activity and the potential harmful effects of increased exposure to air pollution. Researchers studied data from…
Uber adds electric vehicle option for London customers
Uber users in central London can now request an electric vehicle, as opposed to a hybrid or internal combustion engine to ‘encourage riders to take action on climate change’. The ride-hailing app announced that from today, ‘Uber Green’ will now…
38,000 European deaths spared by record air pollution decline as fossil fuel burning drops
A record decline in air pollution emitted by traffic and the transport industry last year spared 3,600 lives and 5,600 new cases of childhood asthma in the UK, alongside 38,000 deaths in Europe, according to a recent study. The Covid-19…
Airlines pressured to become carbon neutral with cleaner air quality measures
The airline industry has suffered great financial loss during the pandemic and it is undeniable that the environment has benefitted from a lack of international travel. A report released by IQAir has revealed that 84 per cent of countries have…
Portsmouth to implement a new Clean Air Zone from November 2021
Portsmouth City Council has been awarded £6.6 million in government funding to implement a new Clean Air Zone, where drivers of some of the most polluting vehicle types will be charged. In March 2020, Portsmouth City Council was issued a…
New scheme to boost fleet operator confidence and the uptake of renewable fuels
A new scheme powered by the Zemo Partnership will give fleet operators more information about greenhouse gases and sustainability performance of renewable fuels supplied in the UK. A study conducted by the Zemo Partnership has found that the uptake of…
Air pollution levels exceed WHO limits in 25 per cent of UK homes
Over 8 million addresses are affected by high levels of particulate matter and nitrogen dioxide. Researchers at Imperial College London used computer models to produce estimated concentrations of particulate matter and nitrogen oxide across the UK addresses accurate to 20…
Liverpool City Council secures £3.3 million funding to retrofit 200 buses to clean up emissions
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…