air quality

Government announces £11m air quality funding boost for local authorities

Politics

Government announces £11m air quality funding boost for local authorities

Funding will help councils beef up regional air quality strategies and boost public awareness of pollution risks

clock 11 March 2022 • 2 min read
Robust target-setting in the Environment Bill can drive the growth of the green economy

Legislation

Robust target-setting in the Environment Bill can drive the growth of the green economy

The Environment Bill must lead to a target-setting regime that spurs the growth of environmental markets and scales up critical net zero technology and innovation, argues EIC's Matthew Farrow

clock 24 August 2021 • 3 min read

Automotive

Sadiq Khan recommits to ULEZ expansion, pledges to drive green recovery

Newly re-elected Mayor of London promises to policies to improve air and tackle climate crisis at heart of second term

clock 14 May 2021 • 2 min read

Risk

CBI: Clean Air Zones can deliver economic boost to cities in wake of Covid

Clean Air Zones deliver an average 18 per cent reduction in polluting nitrogen oxide in cities that will significantly reduce local rates of pollution-related illness, new research finds

clock 15 April 2021 • 3 min read

Policy

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

clock 04 December 2020 • 4 min read

Science

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

clock 27 October 2020 • 2 min read

Policy

'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

clock 26 October 2020 • 5 min read

Transport

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

clock 06 October 2020 • 8 min read

Supply chain

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

clock 01 October 2020 • 4 min read

Risk

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

clock 08 September 2020 • 3 min read