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…
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Earth Day Summit aims to gather international support to slash emissions
The Earth Day summit will focus on harnessing ambition, finances, and innovation to tackle climate change. President of the United States of America, Joe Biden, today hosts a two-day virtual climate summit with 40 world leaders, streamed live for public…
The key technologies for winning the fight against climate change, according to IDTechEx
Each year, April 22nd marks Earth Day, a worldwide event that aims to diversify, educate and activate the environmental movement. Since the first Earth Day in 1970, activists across the world have used the occasion to push for an increased awareness…
Ella Kissi-Debrah: Coroner calls for legally binding air pollution targets
The coroner of the nine-year-old schoolgirl whose death in 2013 was ruled as being partially caused by air pollution, has called for a change in the law. In December 2020, coroner for inner south London Philip Barlow ruled that air…
50% of schoolchildren concerned about air pollution in the UK
Concerns among UK children about air pollution has increased by 10 per cent since a 2018, a poll by YouGov commissioned by walking and cycling charity Sustrans has revealed. The YouGov poll surveyed 1,305 pupils between the ages of six…
Recycling air pollution residue into construction material
Innovative Ash Solutions has been accredited by the Scottish Environmental Protection Agency regulator to use air pollution control residues as low-strength cementitious products. Air pollution control residue (APCr) is a hazardous waste produced by cleaning the flu gases in energy-from-waste…
EV drivers seek reform of public charging infrastructure
Interventions should be made in the areas of payments, roaming, making data available, pricing transparency and reliability, a survey of over 1,000 drivers conducted by the Electric Vehicle Association (EVA) has revealed. The survey by EVA showed that the average…
Global carbon emissions driven by wealthiest 1 per cent
Policy makers are called upon to ensure the wealthy ‘polluter elite’ switch to more sustainable behaviour, as new report reveals they are responsible for twice as much emissions as the world’s poorest 50 per cent. It has been widely acknowledged…
Microplastics not a micro problem: Polluting our land, air and oceans
Numerous recent studies point to microplastics being much more dangerous to human and environmental health than previously thought, while it is calculated that by 2030, UK tyre wear will have accounted for up to 350,000 tonnes of ocean microplastics alone.…
Two-thirds in European cities support 2030 ban on petrol and diesel cars
63 per cent of Europe’s city residents support a ban on the sale of new petrol and diesel cars after 2030, according to a recent YouGov poll. People across 15 cities in eight countries, including Paris, Budapest and London, took…