City Hall introduces new air quality standards for London construction site equipment

James Phillips
clock •

New standards seek to slash emissions from the capital's construction sites by half by 2020

London construction sites will be required to update or replace some of their most polluting equipment, after the introduction of new standards aimed at improving the capital's air quality. City Hall...

To continue reading this article...

Join BusinessGreen

In just a few clicks you can start your free BusinessGreen Lite membership for 12 months, providing you access to:

  • Three complimentary articles per month covering the latest real-time news, analysis, and opinion from Europe’s leading source of information on the Green economy and business
  • Receive important and breaking news stories via our daily news alert
  • Our weekly newsletter with the best of the week’s green business news and analysis

Join now

 

Already a BusinessGreen member?

Login

More on Politics

'Keep oil and gas in the ground': Zack Polanski demands 'clean energy future' for the UK

'Keep oil and gas in the ground': Zack Polanski demands 'clean energy future' for the UK

Green Party leader argues devastating summer of climate extremes 'should have been the final nail in the coffin for new oil and gas'

Michael Holder
clock 02 October 2026 • 4 min read
What does true pragmatism look like in an age of climate crisis?

What does true pragmatism look like in an age of climate crisis?

Andy Burnham has promised a 'pragmatic' approach to North Sea drilling, but who gets to decide what that word even means?

James Murray
clock 01 October 2026 • 8 min read
Change agent: Burnham's support for clean energy is welcome, but tough choices await

Change agent: Burnham's support for clean energy is welcome, but tough choices await

The Prime Minister is serious about climate action and has the political ability to sell his vision, but imminent decisions on North Sea drilling and electric vehicles could undermine his green ambitions

James Murray
clock 30 September 2026 • 4 min read