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Port of Long Beach (California) Accomplishes Significant Air Pollution Reductions
Through its Clean Air Action Plan, the Port of Long Beach in California has managed to greatly reduce local air pollution levels, according to the most recent annual Emissions Inventory. Altogether, the Port of Long Beach has managed to reduce…
Wind and Solar Power Costs Offset Through Health and Environmental Benefits
The rollout of renewable energy across the US has earnt its costs back through savings on public health thanks to the cleaner air it enabled, according to a study published last week by researchers at the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory.…
Wind and Solar Power Helped Prevent Up To 12,700 Deaths
The massive increase in wind and solar energy helped prevent the premature deaths of up to 12,700 people over a nine-year period in the US, according to new research which illustrates the wider benefits of ditching fossil fuels beyond limiting…
London to Double Size of Electric Car Charging Network in 2018
London’s network of on-street electric vehicle (EV) charge points will almost double to around 1,500 by the end of 2018 as part of a new £4.5m investment programme. The Mayor’s Office confirmed yesterday that new funding from the Office for…
Roads Could be Covered with ‘Tunnels’ to Absorb Pollution
Major roads could be turned into tunnels covered with pollution-absorbing material in an effort to cut emission fumes and improve air quality. Highways Agency officials are studying a Dutch scheme in which cantilevered canopies are constructed over the most polluted…
UK Government to Ban New Petrol and Diesel Cars and Vans from 2040
The government will today set out a vision for removing the internal combustion engine from Britain’s roads by setting a 2040 date for banning the sale of new petrol and diesel cars and vans. The long-awaited Air Quality Plan will…
Government Urged to Back EU Sharing Cities Electric Vehicle Project
A cross-party group of politicians has called on the government to throw its weight behind an EU-wide working group aimed at accelerating the uptake of clean, low carbon technologies across European cities. In an open letter published in the Sunday…