Reports on efforts to improve the air quality in Great Britain. Establishment of standards for the reduction of air pollutant levels; Need for the development of air quality measurement strategies; Proposal for a car scrapping scheme.BeechamLindaEBSCO_AspBmj British Medical Journal...
members have asked whether the government would still comply with any ruling or pay any fine demanded. They have also asked what systems will be in place post-Brexit to ensure the UK Government complies with air quality legislation."
LONDON, Jan. 14 (Xinhua) -- Britain's environment secretary Michael Gove launched Monday a world leading plan to tackle air pollution. The British government said its ambitious new Clean Air Strategy will clean up the air and save lives. Measures set out in the new plan will cut the costs...
1、uk air quality modelling for annual reporting 2004 on ambient air quality assessment under council directives 96/62/ec and 2002/3/ec relating to ozone in ambient air a report to the department for environment food and rural affairs, welsh assembly government, the scottish executive and the ...
With nearly 5% of the UK’s CO2 emissions currently coming from vans, the DfT said the switch to greener vehicles is essential to support the government’s climate change and air quality commitments. Transport minister, Trudy Harrison, said: “When it comes to clean business, this government...
The UK government’s Defence and Security Accelerator (DASA) has launched a new Themed Competition calledRapid Detection of Toxic Gases. Funded by the Home Office, the competition will make up to £1.6m (US$2m) available for innovative proposals that can enhance the ra...
If the UK hits government targets for walking and cycling, more than 13,000 lives and almost £l0 bn would be saved over the next decade, according to a study by the transport charity Sustrans. Xavier Brice, CEO for Sustrans, said that at a time when road transport is "responsible ...
The British government has said the poor air quality has an unnecessary and avoidable negative effect on citizens’ health, and costs up to $3.5 billion in annual lost productivity.Part of the new plan involves an offer of $260 million to local governments to change rules where vehicle ...
Over the past 4 years, local government in the UK has undertaken a process of scientific review and assessment of air quality, which has culminated in a suite of designated air quality management areas (AQMAs) in over 120 of the 403 local authorities in England (including London), Scotland ...
We estimate that if Heathrow were to be expanded as per previous UK Government plans, UK-wide health impacts in 2030 would increase by 4% relative to the 2030 constrained case, but this increase could become a 48% reduction if emissions mitigation measures were employed. We calculate that 24...