December 2017 news round-up
With news on: Britain to host zero emission summit; Heathrow invests in EV fleet, and; Surrey air quality study.
International
Ricardo to assess air quality options in three Chinese cities
Environmental consultancy Ricardo has been commissioned by the Asian Development Bank (ADB) to carry out a two-year study into improving…
Brexit ‘opportunity’ for air quality regulation overhaul
The government has ‘significant opportunities’ to improve the regulation of air quality and reduce its burden on public health services…
EU reaches agreement on car-testing reforms
Provisional agreement has been reached in Brussels on reforms of rules around type-approval for new cars, which it is claimed…
Former VW official jailed over emissions scandal
The former general manager of Volkswagen’s US Environment and Engineering Office has been sentenced to up to seven years in…
UN members commit to tackling air pollution
Environment ministers from across the globe – including the UK – have signed a resolution to prevent and reduce air…
London to increase air quality monitoring sites
The Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, has promised a major expansion of air quality monitoring capability in the capital to…
Satellite images track air pollution in Europe
The first images from a UK-built satellite, which has been designed to map air quality across the globe, have been…
