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,…
Category: Working Parties
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,…
Air Monitoring working party calls on UK government to catch up with the Netherlands on diesel particulate filter testing at MOT
The Commission launched the first working party meeting of the year with a discussion on the Netherland’s approach to testing diesel particulate filters (DPFs) during MOT tests, considering the hidden but profound effect of DPFs on UK air pollution levels.…
Air Health meeting addresses how to engage with healthcare professionals
Guest speaker Professor Philip Evans discussed the importance of informing and involving all healthcare professionals on air pollution and the challenges surrounding air quality in and around general practices. In the first Air Health working party meeting of this year,…
The official journal of WCRAQ, Winter 2021, has been published
The third edition of the new thought-leading magazine for the improvement of air quality has now been published. Read your copy today and don’t hesitate to share it with colleagues. Click on the cover to read FVI. What can you read…
WCRAQ appoints new Working Party Chairs
Jason Airey, MD of CMS SupaTrak, and Ralph Wilce, Founder of Wijs Air, have been selected as Working Party Chairs for the Westminster Commission for Road Air Quality (WCRAQ).
A look back at 2020
In spite of all its difficulties, 2020 has been an instrumental year for the Westminster Commission for Road Air Quality. Not only have we officially launched the Commission but brought together six excellent chairs to lead our working parties: Air…
Energy, Fuels and Vehicles working Party discusses how drop-in fuels, electric and hydrogen has a role to play in the future of UK HGV fleets
Jason Airey, founding WCRAQ member CMS SupaTrak Managing Director, deputised for Barry Sheerman MP and Working Party Chair Richard Wenham and welcomed the Energy, Fuels & Vehicles attendees across the industry, including Allison Transmission, Biffa, Dennis Eagle, ECLF, GPS Marine, and Ubico.
Dr Louise Brooke-Smith leads discussion on Planning white paper in WCRAQ working party meeting
Issues ranging from the green infrastructure, joining forces with crucial planning organisations, and the highly anticipated white paper were discussed with a range of academics and industry figures.
Professor Sir Stephen Holgate calls for a strong air pollution narrative during WCRAQ Air Health meeting
After successful Research and Air Monitoring meetings, Professor Sir Stephen Holgate challenged the Westminster Commission for Road Air Quality’s Air Health working party to establish a strong air pollution message to meet the Commission’s objective to mitigate the effects.