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Tag Archives: Low Emission Zone (LEZ)
Brussels imposes €350 fine on dirtiest diesels
Drivers of the most polluting diesel vehicles can now be fined in Brussels after a grace period expired on Sunday (30 September), just as air pollution in the Belgian capital looks ready to heavily influence local elections. Anyone driving diesel … Continue reading
Posted in Air Quality, Europe
Tagged Air Pollution, Belgium, Brussels, diesel exhaust fumes, Low Emission Zone (LEZ)
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Low-Emission Zone now operational in downtown Haifa; Israel’s first; initially targeting heavy diesels
Israel’s Ministry of Environmental Protection (MoEP) and Haifa Municipality have begun operating a low-emission zone (LEZ). As of 2 February 2018, polluting heavy diesel vehicles were no longer allowed in downtown Haifa. These buses and trucks must install a particulate … Continue reading
Posted in Air Quality, Middle East
Tagged Air Pollution, Haifa, Israel, Low Emission Zone (LEZ)
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Edinburgh’s bid for low emission zone
Edinburgh is to bid to have Scotland’s first Low Emission Zone to tackle air pollution. Councillors have agreed to approach the Scottish government, which has said it will fund one pilot by 2018. Lorries, vans and buses which did not … Continue reading
Posted in Air Quality, Europe, UK
Tagged Air Pollution, Edinburgh, Low Emission Zone (LEZ), Scotland, UK
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Lasers to track vehicles’ emissions in pollution test
Drivers of polluting vehicles will have their emissions tracked next week in the first use of laser-based roadside technology in Scotland, The Scotsman has learned. A busy junction in North Lanarkshire will be used to test the device, which analyses … Continue reading
Posted in Air Quality, Europe, UK
Tagged Air Pollution, Carbon Dioxide CO2, Carbon Monoxide CO, Low Emission Zone (LEZ), Nitrogen Dioxide NO2, Scotland, UK
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Oxford city centre zero emissions zone study launched
A study looking into banning all petrol and diesel vehicles from the centre of Oxford has been launched. The city and county councils have jointly commissioned the £30,000 study in a bid to reduce air pollution. If agreed, the zone … Continue reading
Posted in Air Quality, Europe, UK
Tagged Air Pollution, Low Emission Zone (LEZ), Oxford, UK
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Brixton Road breaches annual air pollution limit in five days
A south London road has breached its annual air pollution limit for 2017 in just five days. Readings taken in Brixton Road found levels of nitrogen dioxide (NO2), linked to nearly 5,900 early deaths a year, repeatedly breached the EU … Continue reading
Posted in Air Quality, Europe, London, UK
Tagged Air Pollution, Brixton, EU, London, London Mayor, Low Emission Zone (LEZ), Nitrogen Dioxide NO2, Sadiq Khan, UK
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The truth about London’s air pollution
Invisible pollution kills up to 9,000 people a year in the capital. But under government plans, from school gates to shopping streets, Londoners will be breathing dangerous air until 2025. What more can be done? In the morning, this traffic … Continue reading
Posted in Air Quality, Europe, London, UK
Tagged Air Pollution, Brixton, Cheltenham, Clean Air Act 1956, dieselgate, Earls Court, Hackney, King's College London, Knightsbridge, London, Low Emission Zone (LEZ), Nitrogen Dioxide NO2, Oxford Street, PM - Particulate Matter, Poplar, The Great Smog, UK, Ultra Low Emission Zone (ULEZ), World Heath Organization (WHO)
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Should cars be banned from Manchester city centre for one day a month to cut pollution?
The idea is part of a ‘Air Quality Manifesto’ drawn up by the environmental charity Global Action Plan Pollution is so bad in Manchester city centre that there are calls for cars to be banned for a whole day every … Continue reading
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Tagged Air Pollution, Low Emission Zone (LEZ), Manchester, UK
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