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Westminster City Council’s electric journey: 1,000 EV charge points successfully installed

April 28, 2021April 30, 2021 Ann-Marie KnegtAir Quality News, Recent News

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

April 27, 2021April 27, 2021 Ann-Marie KnegtEnergy, Fuels & Vehicles, Recent News

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…

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Survey shows 81% of drivers believe EVs are ‘too expensive’

April 26, 2021April 26, 2021 Ann-Marie KnegtAir Quality News, Recent News

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…

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Researchers study impact of air pollution on mental health

April 23, 2021April 23, 2021 Ann-Marie KnegtAir Quality News, Recent News

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…

Earth Day Summit aims to gather international support to slash emissions

April 22, 2021 Ann-Marie KnegtAir Quality News, Recent News

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

April 22, 2021April 22, 2021 Ann-Marie KnegtAir Quality News, Recent News

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

April 21, 2021April 21, 2021 Ann-Marie KnegtRecent News

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…

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50% of schoolchildren concerned about air pollution in the UK

April 20, 2021April 20, 2021 Ann-Marie KnegtAir Quality News, Recent News

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…

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Recycling air pollution residue into construction material

April 19, 2021April 19, 2021 Ann-Marie KnegtAir Quality News, Recent News

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…

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EV drivers seek reform of public charging infrastructure

April 16, 2021April 16, 2021 Ann-Marie KnegtAir Quality News, Energy, Fuels & Vehicles, Recent News

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…

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