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.
Category: Working Parties
Planning for clean air
How the planning system can help to improve air quality and the planning strategies that can achieve this were the topics under discussion at the WCRAQ Planning Working Party meeting in September. Isabella Stone reports. Dr Louise Brooke-Smith OBE chaired…
Non-tailpipe emissions
The dangers of non-tailpipe emissions and ways to reduce tyre wear were the key topics at the WCRAQ Energy, Fuels, and Vehicles Working Party meeting, reports Isabella Stone. World tyre emissions are poorly understood and usually grouped with other non-tailpipe…
Teaching aids
Thoughtfully created education initiatives can build awareness and action that delivers better quality air for all. On 14 September, Trewin Restorick, Founder and CEO of Hubbub UK, chaired the Education Working Party meeting, discussing how to engage with formal education…
Outdoor air quality affects indoor air quality
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…
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.
Research working party highlights ‘DPF-gate’ as a top priority for the Commission
Chair of WCRAQ Research working party acknowledges the top four priorities of the Commission, including the push for UK to address diesel particulate filters. On 22 February, Dr. James Tate of the University of Leeds chaired the working party meeting…
National Grid discusses the impact of EV on UK infrastructure in Planning meeting
Representative from the National Grid discussed the push to decarbonise the transport sector with renewable energy and preparing for the supply and demand implications of a growing EV market. On 23 February, Dr. Louise Brooke-Smith chaired the first Planning working…
Experts from Renault Trucks and TRL discuss the future of decarbonising UK roads with Energy, Fuels & Vehicles working party
Experts from TRL and Renault Trucks discussed how pushing for legislation change can support better electric vehicle grants in the UK to improve the quality of the air we breathe. On 1 March, Jason Airey, Managing Director of CMS SupaTrak,…
Environmental photographer addresses the invisible issue of air pollution by making it visible in ‘Airborne’
Environmental photographer Sarah Stirk showcased her project ‘Airborne’, which transformed air pollution from an invisible issue to a real threat to children’s lives, and left the Education working party spellbound with ‘beautiful but terrifying’ imagery. On 25 February Trewin Restorick,…