Experts call for pollution to be recognised as an occupational health hazard
Safety experts have called for air pollution to be recognised as an occupational health hazard. A new report by the…
Legislation
Exclusive report: is it high time airlines paid tax on fuel?
After World War II, flight would bring together a continent torn apart by conflict. The so-called golden age of air…
Government must to be bolder and set net-zero emissions by 2050, warns report
The UK government must set a target of 2050 for a net-zero emissions economy, but they need to ‘significantly ramp-up’…
Draft Environment Bill ‘severely downgrades’ UK protections post-Brexit
The government’s flagship Environment Bill falls ‘woefully short’ in protecting the UK’s air quality post-Brexit as things stand, MPs have…
Failure to meet air and noise targets cost EU €25bn last year
The European Union’s economy lost almost €25bn last year due to member states’ failures to implement EU laws surrounding air…
ULEZ: will it help to clean up low-income neighbourhoods?
ULEZ has been called the most ambitious scheme to cut air pollution ever seen in the UK — but will it…
Exclusive: Government accused of ignoring clean fuels as red diesel tax ‘loophole’ stays
On the eve of London’s Ultra Low Emission Zone (ULEZ), which will try and stop ‘dirty diesels’ from entering the capital,…
Fast-track EV switch, German businesses tell government
A group of Germany’s leading businesses has urged policy-makers in the country to fast-track a move towards electric vehicles (EVs)….
