Air pollution takes more than two years off global life expectancy
New analysis finds particulate air pollution takes 2.2 years off global average life expectancy, or a combined 17 billion life years, relative to a world that met the World Health Organization guideline of 5 µg/m3.
Thousands of new EV chargepoints to be installed in £20m scheme
The government is boosting its electric vehicle (EV) chargepoint installation programme with a £20m pilot scheme, after local authorities have been struggling to deliver infrastructure over the past few months.