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Environment Bill must deliver stronger, legally binding air quality targets, says ClientEarth
Pressure is piling on the Government to take urgent action on air pollution, including stronger, legally binding targets, in the forthcoming Environment Bill.
Councils told to implement proper climate change plans or face legal action
ClientEarth has issued a legal warning to 100 local authorities across England on notice that they will violate their legal obligations and risk legal challenge if … Read More »
Highways England inaction on air pollution ‘unlawful’, government told
Government plans to tackle air quality must take in pollution on England’s major road network.
Further diesel bans for German cities
Older diesels are to be banned from Bonn and Cologne in Germany from April 2019 following a court ruling.
Defra hints at eight more clean air zones
Defra is requiring eight new councils to draw up plans to curb illegal air pollution, after court-ordered local monitoring showed higher levels of nitrogen dioxide (NO2) … Read More »
UK air quality plans ‘woefully inadequate’, says ClientEarth
Environmental action group, ClientEarth, has slammed the UK Government’s Air Quality Plan and Road to Zero strategies, claiming neither of them solve long-standing problems with national … Read More »
UK rental and leasing sector brings in £49bn a year, BVRLA report shows
The vehicle rental and leasing industry contributes around £49bn per year to the UK economy while playing a major role in supporting domestic vehicle and engine … Read More »
Consultation on clean air zone for Leeds to cover post-2020 ambitions
Leeds City Council is to start a statutory public consultation on its proposed clean air charging zone, including feedback on air quality solutions post-2020.
UK air pollution at unsafe levels, latest WHO data finds
Fine particle air pollution in the UK is exceeding recommended limits in around half of towns and cities in the UK covered by measurements, leading to … Read More »
German cities win right to ban diesel
Germany’s highest administrative court has ruled that cities can ban diesel cars to tackle air pollution in a move that could set a precedent worldwide.
Governments and private sector urged to collaborate on cleaner mobility
The UK and Welsh governments must work with the private sector to help drive the shift to cleaner vehicles, including EVs.
Welsh government to push ahead with air quality plans
The Welsh government is to draw up timetabled air quality plans as it admitted at a High Court hearing that its lack of a plan was … Read More »
Majority support charges for Clean Air Zones
More than half of the British public would back the introduction of charges for Clean Air Zones.
Clean Air Zones must be mandatory, MPs told
MPs on a cross-party inquiry into the UK Government’s air quality plans have been told by environmental lawyers that charging Clean Air Zones must be made … Read More »
Scandal over air quality to increase pressure for new diesel taxes
Pressure is mounting on the government to introduce new diesel taxes as revelations come to light that ministers knew about the health hazards from diesel vehicles … Read More »
Government warned of fresh legal action over air pollution
A growing number of local authorities are failing to meet air quality targets according to environmental law firm ClientEarth, which is threatening fresh legal action against the … Read More »