Category Archives: UK

Diesel legislation wars set to drag on

Posted on June 3, 2015 by Respro® UK Ltd

The European Union’s newly agreed diesel emissions test plan is a groundbreaking one, as for the first time it seeks to take regulatory testing of vehicles out of the laboratory and on to real roads. It’s a move that looks … Continue reading →

Posted in Air Quality, Europe, France, Germany, London, UK | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Sheffield looks to Space to solve region’s air pollution crisis

Posted on May 29, 2015 by Respro® UK Ltd

Yorkshire-based telematics organisation The Floow have been appointed by the University of Sheffield in coordination with the European Space Agency to provide insight into air pollution in South Yorkshire. Prompted by the Sheffield City Council’s Action Plan 2015 interpreted DEFRA … Continue reading →

Posted in Air Quality, Europe, UK | Tagged , , , , , , | Leave a comment

‘Embrace green tech to clean up London’s toxic air’

Posted on May 26, 2015 by Respro® UK Ltd

Londoners were urged today to “embrace not fear” green technology, amid spiralling concerns over the death toll from toxic air on the capital’s streets. Lord Deben, chairman of Britain’s Committee on Climate Change, made the plea to dramatically speed up … Continue reading →

Posted in Air Quality, Europe, London, UK | Tagged , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

European automakers criticize new tests to weed out ‘dirty diesels’

Posted on May 25, 2015 by Respro® UK Ltd

European automakers voiced concern over an upcoming regulation that will require diesel car emissions to be tested under “real world” conditions. The new rule will require diesel vehicles sold in the EU to undergo tests on roads rather than in … Continue reading →

Posted in Air Quality, Europe, France, UK | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

The Air We Breathe

Posted on May 20, 2015 by Respro® UK Ltd

When you think of air pollution you may imagine smog filled cities from bygone times, but today our air quality has reached dangerous levels. Much of this pollution is from the dash for diesel and it’s now landed our Government … Continue reading →

Posted in Air Quality, London, UK | Tagged , , , , | Leave a comment

Weak EU air pollution standards risk thousands of lives, says report

Posted on May 20, 2015 by Respro® UK Ltd

Weak draft EU rules for coal plant emissions could result in 71,000 deaths and €52bn (£37bn) of health costs across Europe in the decade to come, according to new research published on Wednesday. A Greenpeace investigation earlier this year found … Continue reading →

Posted in Air Quality, Europe, UK | Tagged , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Air pollution killed 550 people in Northern Ireland in one year

Posted on May 15, 2015 by Respro® UK Ltd

Air pollution killed 550 people in Northern Ireland in 2011, according to a new study. That represented almost 4% of annual deaths here, the study by the Department of the Environment (DoE) said. The purpose of the cross-border study carried … Continue reading →

Posted in Air Quality, Europe, UK | Tagged , , , , | Leave a comment

Lambeth gets tough on polluting drivers

Posted on May 14, 2015 by Respro® UK Ltd

Fines will be issued to bus and taxi drivers who leave their engines running as part of an effort to tackle high levels of air pollution in Lambeth. Figures from campaign group Clean Air London showed that some roads in … Continue reading →

Posted in Air Quality, Europe, London, UK | Tagged , , | Leave a comment