The Westminster Commission for Road Air Quality’s Air Monitoring Working Party highlighted the urgent need to protect students from dirty and toxic outside air penetrating classrooms in addition to ensuring that there are sufficient air changes to reduce the risk…
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Health Research
The WCRAQ Air Health Working Party meeting highlighted the effects of air quality on children in Bradford and how the findings impact future projects, writes Isabella Stone.
Real-world emissions data
How can you take action to reduce pollution if you cannot identify where it is coming from? Reducing pollution requires real-world data on vehicle emissions performance, argues Ben Fielden from EMSOL.
Campaigning for the kids
Mums for Lungs was set up by a group of parents in South London in 2017 campaigning to solve the problem of London’s toxic air, writes Celeste Hicks. When I was pregnant with my first child, I had a breath…
Ending car emissions pledge needs to be backed by actual targets
by targets set down in law, green group Transport & Environment (T&E) has said.
ULEZ expansion: Green transport surges in popularity among Londoners
Greener transport options have grown in popularity among Londoners according to a new ULEZ survey conducted by Bikesure. The survey asked the opinions of over 1,000 members of the general public on greener transport alternatives, finding that 72.2 per cent have…
Air pollution shortens life expectancy more than smoking, HIV or war
Air pollution costs up to six years of billion’s lives according to a new report by a US research group.
Royal Mail trial electric vehicle range-boosting tyres to reduce emissions
The Royal Mail has commenced trialling tyres that aim to increase the range of electric vehicles and reduce non-tailpipe emissions.
3.1 million children in England attend schools in areas that exceed WHO limits
98 per cent of schools in London are in areas that surpass Word Health Organisation pollution limits, an analysis by New City Hall has found.
Risk of dementia increased 16 per cent with higher levels of air pollution
Small increases in level of fine particle pollution are linked to a 16 per cent increase in the risk of dementia among locals.