air quality

Legislation

Children in hundreds of London schools exposed to illegal levels of air pollution

New figures show 443 schools across the capital now breaching EU air pollution limits, including nearly 90 secondary schools

clock 01 July 2016 • 2 min read

Marketing

The soup kitchen putting London's air quality on the menu

Free colour-coded menu is changed daily according to air pollution levels at pop-up scheme that aims to raise awareness of problem

clock 01 July 2016 • 5 min read

Management

Volkswagen's $15 billion lesson on the stakes of sustainability

Could the regulatory hammer dropped on Volkswagen after the emissions scandal actually be a good thing for environmentalists?

clock 01 July 2016 • 3 min read

Haulage

Government to tackle HGV emissions with new green accreditation scheme

Transport minister says new scheme will help reassure HGV operators they will get a return on their investment from low carbon technologies

clock 01 July 2016 • 2 min read

Management

New West End Company launches UK's first business-led air quality plan

New strategy aims to deliver cleaner air to the capital's busiest shopping district

clock 29 June 2016 • 2 min read

Policy

Long term global energy strategy 'could prevent 3.3 million air pollution deaths'

IEA report calls for clean energy strategy, investment and targets in order to prevent 3.3 million global air pollution deaths by 2040

clock 27 June 2016 • 3 min read

R&D

World first: Sainsbury's trials delivery truck cooled by liquid nitrogen

Supermarket giant becomes the first company to start commercial trials with refrigerated delivery truck cooled by a liquid nitrogen powered engine

clock 22 June 2016 • 2 min read

Policy

Mayor Sadiq calls for London air pollution signs and alerts

Transport for London told to 'urgently' develop package of public alerts and signs to raise awareness of air pollution

clock 21 June 2016 • 2 min read

Automotive

European commission warned of car emissions test cheating, five years before VW scandal

Documents seen by Guardian show that the commission's in-house science service told it in 2010 that tests had uncovered what researchers suspected to be a 'defeat device'

clock 20 June 2016 • 6 min read

Policy

UK air pollution court battle fast-tracked

ClientEarth's legal challenge over government air quality plans will now be heard by the High Court in October

clock 17 June 2016 • 2 min read