health

Automotive

Ban cars from idling near schools, says UK public health agency

Public Health England call for raft of urgent measures to tackle air pollution

clock 11 March 2019 • 2 min read

Management

How to build greener, healthier cities

Mott MacDonald's Catriona Waddington sets out the key actions policymakers and businesses can take to build healthier cities

clock 05 March 2019 • 3 min read

Risk

Pollution map reveals unsafe air quality at almost 2,000 UK sites

London, Leeds, Doncaster and Maidstone are among the worst affected

clock 27 February 2019 • 3 min read

Transport

#LoveCleanAir: Pollution campaigners launch Valentine's call for vehicle scrappage scheme

Mayor of London Sadiq Khan increases diesel scrappage scheme funding, as calls grow for national programme to take most polluting cars off the streets

clock 14 February 2019 • 4 min read

Policy

Study: Millions of NHS patients registered at GP surgeries facing 'toxic air'

New analysis by UK100 green cities network shows 17.9 million NHS patients in England are registered at GP practices that exceed WHO guidelines

clock 11 February 2019 • 3 min read

Policy

There is nothing a father wants less than to recognise the nurses at children's A&E - It's time for real action to tackle air pollution

UNICEF's Alastair Harper issues a heartfelt plea for bolder action to tackle air pollution

clock 30 January 2019 • 4 min read

Energy

Bringing SDG3 to life: Inside AstraZeneca's healthy, clean energy drive

AstraZeneca is focusing on SDG3 through projects that target prevention of ill health, but its initiatives promise multiple co-benefits, including for the environment

clock 21 January 2019 • 5 min read

Management

SDG3: How to build a healthy business

Five lessons for businesses looking to embed SDG3 into their operations

clock 15 January 2019 • 4 min read

Policy

Seven business takeaways from the new Clean Air Strategy

Latest plan to tackle UK air pollution will see government adopt WHO guidelines on particulate matter - but how will the new goal translate into action on the ground?

clock 14 January 2019 • 11 min read

Infrastructure

NHS to assess benefits of smart meters for dementia and mental health patients

Government highlights research on how energy use data gleaned from smart meters can be used to better monitor at-home dementia and mental health patients

clock 09 January 2019 • 2 min read