Reading school pupils enjoy fun activities to learn about air quality
A new air quality education programme is starting to be rolled out to schools across Reading. The initiative, called Clean Air Living Matters (CALM), aims to raise awareness of poor air quality and increase knowledge of its causes, impacts and solutions with pupils and staff in schools. The programme is being offered to schools in […]
Cleaner air for London’s children as air filters to be rolled out to first 200 schools in the capital in ground-breaking initiative
The Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, has announced bold plans to further protect the health of young Londoners by installing innovative new air filters into some of the London’s most polluted schools. PM2.5 filters will be fitted in every classroom in 200 London schools, spread across London, later this year. This pilot project, if successful, could […]
Clean air investment projects to reduce harmful pollution for Sheffield’s children
Several projects designed to reduce children’s exposure to harmful road pollution around their schools are to be expanded as part of plans to spend money generated from the Clean Air Zone (CAZ). The Council’s Transport, Regeneration and Climate Committee will hear the proposal to invest £1m of the income from the Clean Air Zone. Any […]
Bristol Clean Air Zone could be scrapped in ‘three to four years’ if pollution levels fall
The Clean Air Zone in Bristol could be scrapped “in three to four years” if air pollution falls. Modelling by Bristol City Council shows air quality could improve enough by then to end restrictions on vehicles. If pollutant levels fall below those limits, then the Clean Air Zone could be abandoned, reports ITVX. This would mean drivers […]
Three quarters of high streets have air pollution levels above World Health Organisation annual recommendations, according to new study
Around three quarters (76%) of British high streets may exceed the World Health Organisation’s recommended annual level of air pollution. That is according to a new study from sustainable energy provider GRIDSERVE, which used an air quality measuring device to conduct air pollution spot checks on the main high streets of the 25 largest towns and […]
Transport for West Midlands brings in £19m sustainability initiative to boost bus passenger numbers
Transport for West Midlands (TfWM) plans to provide thousands of individuals with try-before-you-buy bus tickets as part of a £19m government-backed initiative aimed at boosting bus passenger numbers and safeguarding services. The incentive program will be extended to employers, encouraging staff who currently commute by car to sign up for a Swift travel card or […]
City roads should be ‘ripped out completely’ to help tackle pollution, says government adviser
A government adviser has called for roads in cities to be “ripped out completely” to combat air pollution. Dr Gary Fuller, a member of Defra’s air quality expert group, said that cities should instead be turned into “green spaces” where residents and children could relax and play free from pollution, reports the Daily Telegraph. The Imperial College academic has […]
Court rejects legal challenge to Glasgow’s Low Emission Zone
A legal challenge to stop the operation of Glasgow’s Low Emissions Zone (LEZ) has failed. The case, brought by a car repair firm operating within the zone, said the restrictions on high-polluting vehicles would be detrimental for business. Following a two-day hearing in Edinburgh, the Court of Session rejected criticisms levelled at the scheme, saying […]
Hundreds more EV charging points to be rolled out across Hillingdon
APCOA has been selected by Hillingdon Council to deliver a high quality, accessible and convenient electric vehicle charging network across the borough by 2030. As part of increasing, improving and managing EV infrastructure, the programme will include the introduction of new public charging points at off-street council property to help meet demand as more drivers […]
Norwich’s first electric buses have hit the streets
Norwich’s first zero-emissions electric buses have hit the city’s streets today. Seven brand new electric double deckers, owned and operated by First Bus, are now serving passengers on the Pink, Red, Orange and Blue lines. These vehicles are the first of a fleet of seventy that are being rolled out over the coming months, to […]
