The World Health Organization has acknowledged “evidence emerging” of the airborne spread of coronavirus, after a group of scientists signed a letter urging the organization to update its guidance on the disease’s transmission. One of the signatories, Joe Allen, an…
As the UK is easing lockdown restrictions, WCRAQ’s Chair of Air Health, Professor Stephen Holgate, has released a new report outlining the possibility of 120,000 further coronavirus deaths in a second wave of infections this winter.
ClientEarth’s June 2020 update outlines air quality news and its relevance to business. Many people have noticed cleaner air and clearer skies during lockdown. This has resulted in widespread calls for measures to clean up our air permanently from the…
This week in Parliament, the leader of the Westminster Commission for Road Air Quality, Barry Sheerman MP, questioned the Under-Secretary of State for Transport, Rachel Maclean, exactly how government are planning to tackle air pollution. Sheerman asked whether the government…
Yesterday, the World Health Organization acknowledged new emerging evidence that the novel coronavirus does spread more widely in the air than previously suggested. Airborne transmission cannot be ruled out in crowded, closed or poorly ventilated areas. Speaking in Geneva this…
Find out how CMS SupaTrak are using their telematics technology to push for air monitoring, with OWL and WCRAQ, in order to highlight the dangers that air pollution poses.
Edie questions whether Johnson’s “build build build” policy is really committed to protecting the UK’s natural environment: Prime Minister Boris Johnson will announce a multi-billion-pound “New Deal for Britain” that prioritises jobs and infrastructure growth to respond to the economic…
People with COVID-19 who live in US areas with high levels of air pollution are more likely to die from the disease than people who live in less polluted places, according to a new nationwide study from Harvard TH Chan School of Public Health. The study,…
Air pollution is the largest environmental risk to UK public health. A cross-party group of MPs are to explore whether the COVID-19 pandemic can act as a catalyst for change. Click here to read more
A new commission has been set up under the Chair of Barry Sheerman MP to reduce road air pollution and to influence Government policy to promote cleaner air. The Westminster Commission for Road Air Quality (WCRAQ) aims to reduce air pollution…