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…
Category: Air Quality News
Cambridge to use AI technology in effort to ease traffic flow and reduce air pollution
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…
Incinerating plastic to generate energy will place net-zero out of reach
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.
Air quality update from ClientEarth
ClientEarth’s Dominic Phinn has published his monthly air quality update. Read his comprehensive analysis of the latest developments on air quality.
Government must extend its tree planting scheme to existing streets, calls RTPI
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…
UK air pollution breached air pollution limits for a decade, EU court rules
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…
Coal mine plans reconsidered by council
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…
Fossil fuel air pollution responsible for one in five global deaths
Premature deaths caused by particulate matter is potentially twice the number previously estimated.
Dennis Eagle’s first 100% electric refuse collection vehicle is deployed
The first completely electric refuse vehicle, the eCollect, designed by OEM Dennis Eagle, has gone into service in the UK. After two years of extensive safety and efficiency tests to get a comprehensive picture of its safety and durability, the…
Schools around Europe share results of air quality projects
The CleanAir@School programme saw over 100 schools across Europe use low-cost, easy-to-use air quality samplers to educate pupils how to collect data on air pollution.