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Seminar – Next steps for a national air quality plan
Westminster Energy, Environment and Transport Forum Next steps for a national air quality plan Thursday, 15th June 2017 Central London Guest of Honour Catriona Henderson, Deputy Head, Joint Air Quality Unit, Defra and DfT This seminar will provide opportunity to assess Government’s plans for improving air quality levels. It comes in the context… Read more »
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Conference on Air Quality May 2016
Air quality in the UK: policy priorities, best practice and industry engagement TUESDAY, 17TH MAY 2016 Following the publication of the Government’s plans to improve air quality in cities and proposals to establish five new Clean Air Zones by 2020, this conference will examine the next steps to improve air quality across the UK,… Read more »
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Air pollution – nearly 700 premature deaths in South Yorkshire.
Statistics on premature deaths from air pollution have been highlighted again today by the Charity Brake – see link below for article in The Star. The statistics were originally published in a report by Public Health England in 2014 and are broken down by Local Authority area. The deaths are calculated on the amount of PM2.5,… Read more »
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Clean Vehicle Technology Fund
The SYPTE have successfully bid for funding for technology to improve emissions on a number of buses on routes in South Yorkshire. All the buses in the project travel through areas of poor air quality in South Yorkshire. It is hoped that this will go some way to improving the AQMAs and the general air quality… Read more »
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New ECO-stars website!
The successful South Yorkshire ECOstars scheme has launched its own new website. The website has all the latest news and information on the scheme. It has areas for members and the other twelve UK schemes details. It also has infomation on the current membership and how your company or local authority can join the scheme. To… Read more »
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Local Air Quality Progress Reports
The 4 South Yorkshire Councils are in the process of completing and submitting the latest Progress Reports to the Government. These reports show the latest monitoring from last year and an update of the progress on the actions taking place to improve air quality. Once approved these reports will be available on the care4air website… Read more »
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Sheffield Low Emission Study Report
The whole urban area of Sheffield was declared an Air Quality Management Area in 2010, as it broke the health-based EU Limits for Nitrogen Dioxide gas and PM10 fine dust particles, both of which are damaging to human health and the environment. Overall, the adverse effects of poor air quality are such that it has… Read more »
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The 6th Air Quality Management Area (AQMA) Declared in Doncaster.
Doncaster Council declared the 6th area in the borough as an AQMA in December following monitoring over a number of years. The area exceeds the annual average objectives laid out for nitrogen dioxide. The area is close to the A1 in Skellow. A further assessment and action plan will be produced over the coming years… Read more »
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Speed reduction to improve air quality along the M1
The government is proposing to set up a 60mph speed limit for a 32-mile stretch of the M1 between junction 28 and junction 35a, in a bid to cut pollution. This will be the first time in the UK that this a lower speed limit will be used to reduce air pollution. It will be… Read more »
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Electric car clocks up zero-emission miles
An electrically powered pool car is proving popular with employees at Barnsley Council.
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Air Quality linked to higher risk of Lung Cancer and heart failure.
Further studies have again linked poor air quality with increased health risks. These latest reports have linked levels of particulate pollution with a higher risk of lung cancer. Both studies were published in The Lancet and the article from The Guardian summerises the findings.
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Care4Air New Site Launched
The Care4Air partnership are pleased to welcome you to the new website.
