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Deregulation drive has crippled progress towards UK's environmental goals, study argues
Deregulation drive has crippled progress towards UK's environmental goals, study argues

Water quality, air quality, nature protection, and the decarbonisation of the housing sector have all been damaged by deregulation and the erosion of enforcement capacity, according to a damning new report from Unchecked UK

  • Policy
  • 04 December 2020
Air pollution linked to 14 per cent of UK Covid-19 deaths, study finds
Air pollution linked to 14 per cent of UK Covid-19 deaths, study finds

Landmark study estimates 15 per cent of worldwide deaths from Covid-19 may be attributable to long-term exposure to air pollution, demonstrating impact of fossil fuels on pandemic

  • Science
  • 27 October 2020
'Deteriorating': England's natural world in worsening state, government warned
'Deteriorating': England's natural world in worsening state, government warned

Natural Capital Committee again warns there has been virtually no zero progress against the government's own biodiversity, water, air, and soil quality goals

  • Policy
  • 26 October 2020
Road haulage groups accused of lobbying against air pollution efforts
Road haulage groups accused of lobbying against air pollution efforts

DeSmog investigation uncovers lobbying by some road and freight trade bodies that may have delayed and watered down local UK measures to tackle illegal levels of air pollution

  • Transport
  • 07 October 2020
NHS becomes world's first health system to commit to net zero
NHS becomes world's first health system to commit to net zero

Plan includes a string of new targets and commits NHS to reducing emissions under its direct control to net zero by 2040, before bringing its supply chain footprint in line by 2045

  • Supply chain
  • 01 October 2020
Study: Cleaner air could net the UK a £1.6bn economic boost
Study: Cleaner air could net the UK a £1.6bn economic boost

New analysis suggests three million working days a year are lost to air pollution

  • Risk
  • 08 September 2020
'Urgent need': Ban Ki Moon joins calls for more funding to tackle air pollution
'Urgent need': Ban Ki Moon joins calls for more funding to tackle air pollution

Ban Ki Moon's call comes as a new report from the Clean Air Fund calls for greater collaboration between philanthropic and government-funded efforts

  • Policy
  • 07 September 2020
Air pollution: Government offers up £2m in latest council funding round
Air pollution: Government offers up £2m in latest council funding round

Applications open for latest round of Air Quality Grant scheme for council projects in England

  • Policy
  • 02 September 2020
Capita bags £355m deal to deliver Transport for London's expanded pollution and congestion zones
Capita bags £355m deal to deliver Transport for London's expanded pollution and congestion zones

New deal is an extension of Capita's existing contracts with TfL and will see it work on the launch of London's expanded pollution charging zone in October 2021

  • Automotive
  • 10 August 2020
To make offices safe during COVID-19, buildings need a breath of fresh air
To make offices safe during COVID-19, buildings need a breath of fresh air

Could the coronavirus crisis change the way we design green buildings?

  • Buildings
  • 19 June 2020
Is home working really the greener option?
Is home working really the greener option?

The coronavirus lockdown may have led to a fall in emissions, but assumptions that home-working automatically cuts carbon could prove to be wide of the mark

  • Efficiency
  • 30 April 2020
Study: Cleaner European air during Covid-19 lockdowns has helped to avoid 11,000 deaths
Study: Cleaner European air during Covid-19 lockdowns has helped to avoid 11,000 deaths

Reduced road traffic and industrial activity has cleaned up Europe's air, likely averting thousands of air pollution deaths, study argues

  • Energy
  • 30 April 2020
Let's make sure we keep the clean air after this crisis
Let's make sure we keep the clean air after this crisis

Green Alliance's Philippa Borrowman makes the case for urgent action to ensure one of the few upsides from the lockdown is maintained

  • Automotive
  • 30 April 2020
'Proven results': Sadiq Khan hails 'bold' London green policies for drop in air pollution
'Proven results': Sadiq Khan hails 'bold' London green policies for drop in air pollution

Introducing the Ultra Low Emission Zone and rolling out more electric buses have delivered significant drop in pollution, Mayor claims

  • Policy
  • 24 February 2020
Crowdfunding drive for underground ecommerce delivery service tops £1m
Crowdfunding drive for underground ecommerce delivery service tops £1m

The idea from British start-up Magway could reduce the UK’s CO2 emissions by six million tonnes per year, its CEO claims

  • Automotive
  • 29 January 2020
Birmingham mulls pollution-busting car ban
Birmingham mulls pollution-busting car ban

Private cars taking 'through trips' could be banned from the city centre under radical plans to improve air quality

  • Policy
  • 14 January 2020
City of London set to host UK's first zero emission street
City of London set to host UK's first zero emission street

Groundbreaking scheme set to launch in Spring 2020 will ban all petrol and diesel cars from street 24 hours a day, seven days a week

  • Transport
  • 17 December 2019
Government urged to make EVs more accessible for low income households
Government urged to make EVs more accessible for low income households

New reports make the case for policies that help make electric vehicles accessible to all income levels by lowering the up-front cost of the technology and boosting second hand market

  • Policy
  • 11 November 2019
Study: Air pollution spikes trigger hundreds of hospitalisations
Study: Air pollution spikes trigger hundreds of hospitalisations

New data from King's College London reveals jump in cardiac arrests, strokes, and asthma attacks on high pollution days

  • Risk
  • 21 October 2019
SDG11: How granular data is helping to tackle the air pollution crisis
SDG11: How granular data is helping to tackle the air pollution crisis

US air sensor pioneer is working with governments, businesses, and communities around the world to ensure action to tackle air pollution - and deliver on SDG11 - is properly targeted

  • Technology
  • 16 October 2019
Government tables 'groundbreaking' Environment Bill
Government tables 'groundbreaking' Environment Bill

Long-awaited legislation to deliver new environmental regulator and legally binding green targets

  • Legislation
  • 15 October 2019
Businesses urged to sign up to new Clean Air Taskforce
Businesses urged to sign up to new Clean Air Taskforce

As government launches latest clean air funding round, Environment Minister Rebecca Pow calls on businesses to join the likes of Uber, Engie, and Philips in backing new initiative

  • Automotive
  • 04 October 2019
'Almost no progress': Much of UK still suffering from chronic air pollution, figures show
'Almost no progress': Much of UK still suffering from chronic air pollution, figures show

ClientEarth analysis of new government data shows 83 per cent of UK areas failed to comply with EU legal limits on nitrogen dioxide last year

  • Policy
  • 03 October 2019
The role of workplace EV charging in the quest for clearer air
The role of workplace EV charging in the quest for clearer air

  • Transport
  • 01 October 2019
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