A regulatory gap allows automakers like Ford and BMW to make US cars that emit more ultrafine particles that harm human health than equivalent models sold in Europe and other markets, according to new research.
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WCRAQ Air Health Working Party explores the impacts of air pollution on the fetus .
The Westminster Commission for Road Air Quality invited Professor Cathy Thornton, Professor of Human Immunology at Swansea University to discuss the adverse effects of poor air quality on the fetus, including the impact of high levels of particulate matter (PM) 2.5.
Clean Air and Zero Emissions Zone introduced.
Britain’s first Zero Emissions Zone is now live in Oxford. The zero emissions zone will allow the local councils to collect vital insights into vehicle movements before introducing a larger Zero Emission Zone in Oxford City Centre next year.
WCRAQ continues to push for policy change to save lives from air pollution
Barry Sheerman, MP for Huddersfield, and Chairman of the Westminster Commission for Road Air Quality (WCRAQ) submitted a Ten-Minute Rule Bill to the House of Commons, asking the Government to update the MOT test to include an efficiency test for DPFs (diesel particulate filters). The Bill passed the first test with no objections, and the second reading will take place on 18 March.
The official journal of WCRAQ has been published
Fleet Vision International magazine Winter 2022 is out now! Read the WCRAQ working party reports and our update on the Ten-Minute Bill for stricter MOT tests in the UK from page 58 onwards. The seventh issue of the thought-leading publication…
Department for Transport (DfT) launches Low Carbon Strategy Call for Ideas.
The Petrol Retailers Association (PRA) welcomes the Low Carbon Strategy Call for Ideas which summarises the progress while looking at opportunities and challenges for low carbon fuel alternatives in the transport sector.
Barry Sheerman MP files Ten-Minute Rule Bill for stricter MOT tests in the UK
n Tuesday, Our Chairman Barry Sheerman MP presented a Ten-Minute Rule Bill to the House of Commons. A Ten-Minute Rule Bill is how MPs can argue for a particular law to be made or changed.
Energy, Fuels, and Vehicles working party discuss fuel and vehicle alternatives to achieve emission reduction.
Jason Airey, Co-Founder of the Westminster Commission for Road Air Quality began with outlining the main objectives for the Commission; optimise the use of current fuel technologies, investigate hydrogen as a long-term solution and exploring the reduction of non-exhaust pipe…
The disastrous impact of exhaust emissions on human cardiovascular health
Dr Mark Miller, Senior Research Scientist, The University of Edinburgh, highlighted the impacts ultrafine particles have on cardiovascular systems at the WCRAQ Air Health working part on 23 November 2021.
Pollution risk for professional drivers
The Research Working Party heard the results of a study that assesses the exposure of professional drivers in the UK to diesel exhaust pollution and looked at possible solutions.