Despite committing to a zero pollution ambition, the European Commission’s latest action plan may not propose any new binding actions to clean up Europe’s air, water and soil. Today, the European Commission published its much-awaited Zero Pollution Action Plan – one of…
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Dublin City Council teams with Google to tackle air pollution
Google will partner with Dublin City Council to measure air quality levels across the city over a year-long project to help inform future clean air initiatives.
Electric cars cheaper to produce than petrol or diesel vehicles by 2027
According to forecasts by BloombergNEF, electric vehicles will be cheaper to produce than internal combustion engine cars by 2027 due to the decreasing cost of manufacturing batteries and increasingly electric-orientated production lines. Electric cars will surpass the manufacture of fossil…
Electric revolution: 1 in 7 UK new car sales have a plug
Ultra-low emission vehicles now account for over half a million cars on British roads, as more drivers make the switch to zero-emission motoring. The statistic that over half a million ultra-low emission vehicles are being driven reveal the UK is…
Majority of Londoners would like more action to improve air quality, study reveals
Over two thirds of London residents want to see reductions in traffic emissions in order to breathe cleaner air, a new survey by the Clean Cities Campaign suggests. The majority of Londoners want to see more action from the mayor…
Childhood air pollution exposure increases risk of mental health in adulthood
Children exposed to higher levels of air pollutants are more likely to suffer from poor mental health during adulthood by the age of 18, a study published in the JAMA Open Network Journal reveals. Multidecade research involving 2,000 children, all…
Air pollution spikes may impair memory and verbal fluency in older men
Even short-term spikes in air pollutants can damage brain health, a study by Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health suggests. Exposure to spikes in air pollution, even for only a few weeks, has been found to impair the ability…
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,…
Reconomy wins waste and recycling contract with ITM Power
Sheffield hydrogen specialist, ITM Power, has appointed Reconomy to manage its waste and recycling services at its Gigafactory near Meadowhall. This year, ITM Power, the creator of Green Hydrogen, opened the world’s largest electrolyser factory. The Gigafactory is set to…
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…