Environment Minister Richard Benyon says review of EU air quality policy must ensure future standards are more successful than previous ones Continue reading
More effective EU vehicle emission standards ‘a priority’
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Monthly Archives: October 2012
Welsh Government ‘misled’ public over air quality
Friends of the Earth Cymru says air quality in the Wales has declined in short-term, despite government announcing improvements Continue reading
Rooftop art installation to highlight air quality problems
Pencil drawn images beamed on roof-mounted screen at St Thomas’ Hospital London to promote air quality awareness
New Thames airport would benefit air quality, study finds
Research by Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) finds that airport would reduce health impacts of UK aviation by a quarter, writes Caelia Quinault
Europe ‘some way off’ achieving air quality goal
Environment Commissioner Janez Potočnik tells Congress in Rotterdam about measures being taken to tackle air pollution, writes Caelia Quinault.
Air-purifying laundry product ‘could be on sale in two years’
Plans in place to commercialise additive which can be washed into clothes so the wearer cleans the air as they walk around, writes Caelia Quinault Continue reading
Access to charging network ‘key’ to electric vehicle uptake
Transport Minister Norman Baker says access to charging points at home and work will ‘build the case’ for shift to electric vehicles, writes Will Date.
Nitrogen dioxide emissions exceeded EU limit in 2011
Data submitted by Defra to European Commission shows that EU Ambient Air Quality levels were breached across UK in 2011
