A new study using data from Japan’s GOSAT-2 satellite is offering an insight into how much pollution the world’s major cities are actually producing and revealing that widely used emissions databases may be off the mark, especially when it comes to developing countries.
Portsmouth City Council have launched a new initiative to promote cleaner travel choices with an Air Quality Heroes campaign which has been launched with two short videos featuring local residents explaining how they have changed their travel habits.
Global Action Plan and energy efficiency group CLASP are urging local authorities and housing providers to retrofit their properties with induction hobs, replacing gas cookers which are responsible for nearly 4,000 early deaths each year in the UK.
Under new proposals from Transport for London, people moving to live within London’s Congestion Charge Zone (CCZ) would lose their 90% discount and face bills of over £6,000 a year – unless they drive an electric car.
