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…
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…
This week, Bath became the first English city outside London to introduce charges for the highest polluting vehicles. Commercial vehicles, such as buses and lorries, that do not meet the required emission standards will now have to pay a daily…
Cambridge will be trialling a new Artificial Intelligence (AI) traffic signal control to cut congestion and minimise emissions at Cambridge’s busiest junctions. This new project has been funded by the Greater Cambridge Partnership (GCP) and uses technology to investigate the…
We must remove plastics from waste sent to incinerators to reduce carbon impact. By 2035, plastics will contribute to increased air pollution levels to a greater extent than landfill, reveals a report by Eunomia, commissioned by ClientEarth.
ClientEarth’s Dominic Phinn has published his monthly air quality update. Read his comprehensive analysis of the latest developments on air quality.
The Government’s plan to line new developments with trees should also be extended to include existing communities, the Royal Town Planning Institute (RTPI) has said. While the RTPI has welcomed the government’s initiative to ensure all new developments have access…
The EU’s top court confirmed that the UK ‘systematically and persistently’ failed to take action on toxic levels of nitrogen dioxide pollution, which remain illegally high in 75 per cent of urban areas. Following years of warning from the European…
Cumbria County Council confirm it will re-examine heavily-criticised plans for the UK’s first deep coal mine in over 30 years. Plans put forward by West Cumbria Mining for a new mine were initially approved by the Cumbria County Council late…
Premature deaths caused by particulate matter is potentially twice the number previously estimated.