Mayor of West Midlands calls for EV battery gigafactory
The Mayor of the West Midlands Andy Street has called for an electric vehicles (EV) battery ‘gigafactory’ to be built…
Freight & Transport
AstraZeneca commits to all electric vehicle fleet by 2030
The global pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca is the latest company to commit to switching its entire fleet to electric vehicles (EVs)…
‘Play fair on clean air’, Greater Manchester tells government
The Greater Manchester Combined Authority (GMCA) has urged the government to back its clean air proposals with funding or risk…
All new ships should be zero-emission capable by 2025, says DfT
All new ships for UK waters ordered from 2025 should be designed with zero-emission capable technologies, the Department for Transport…
Enclosed rail stations exceeding annual limits for NO2 in two weeks
Nitrogen Dioxide (NO2) levels in Edinburgh Waverley and London King’s Cross train stations exceeded annual limits in just two weeks,…
Freight emissions reduced ‘substantially’ in London scheme
Air pollution from freight deliveries was substantially reduced in five London boroughs following a Defra-funded project, a report has found….
£500,000 grant awarded to cut Thames’ shipping emissions
A £500,000 grant from the Mayor of London’s Air Quality Fund will be spent on reducing pollution from boats on…
Extinction Rebellion to take action against idling in Wandsworth
The Wandsworth branch of the campaign group Extinction Rebellion has announced its plans to raise awareness of idling by stopping…
