Oxford City Council become the first local authority to establish a city-wide air pollution target.
Tag: green transport
Post-lockdown gridlock forecast urges drivers to take to cycle routes and walking paths
Transport experts urge Britons to get used to driving less to avoid gridlock on the roads as coronavirus restrictions lift, further suggesting councils provide better cycling routes and walking paths to get the public out of their cars.
Amazon’s first custom electric van plans for 100,000 vehicle fleet – everything you need to know
Amazon has just revealed the first of its planned custom electric delivery vehicles, complete with built-in Alexa, expected to be delivering packaged within a year. The company plans to have 100,000 on the road by 2022, and 100,000 by 2030.…
3 million working days lost annually to pollution
The importance of green and healthy growth has been highlighted by a new study, Breathing Life into the UK Economy, from CBI Economics on behalf of the Clean Air Fund. It suggests the UK stands to benefit by £1.6 billion…
Edie: BP suggest that world has already passed peak oil
Edie reports that BP has predicted that the world’s oil demand may not rebound to pre-COVID levels.
Cenex: The death of the business trip – workers set to shun travel for remote working due to environmental concerns
Environmental concerns and the changing work landscape could lead to a noticeable drop in both domestic and international business travel
Emissions Analytics: What else is coming out of our tailpipes?
We are in danger of over-regulating familiar, easy-to-measure emissions such as CO2 and NOx while ignoring a wide range of other, potentially harmful substances that can now be measured but are being ignored.
Telegraph: How airships could provide the future of green transport
Zeppelins and dirigible airships are with us again after eighty years out of favour – faster and hopefully much safer than in the inter-War era – promising ultra-low carbon air transport for the net-zero age. It may not be long before we…