What will be fuelling our future?
Given the amount of concern there’s been over the levels of Nitrogen Oxide coming from our vehicles, it’s no wonder
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Transport
Manchester unveils proposals for major cycling route
A new £13.4m cycling route has been proposed which would link Manchester city centre with Chorlton. The 5k route has
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Clean Air Zones: what are they and where will they be?
In a bid to reduce dangerous levels of air pollution, Oxford, Leeds, Birmingham, Southampton and Derby will be the first cities
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Tesco to install 2,400 EV charging bays at 600 stores
2,400 EV charging bays will be installed at 600 Tesco stores within the next three years after the supermarket chain
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£1.4m Chatham station redevelopment to begin
A major redevelopment of Chatham railway station is due to begin. The upgrades include a complete remodelling and makeover of
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Nottingham’s air pollution plan rubber stamped
Nottingham City Council’s new plan to tackle air pollution in the city centre has been rubber-stamped by the Government. For the
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£82m Coventry train station plans gets green light
Coventry City Council has granted planning permission for a £82m Coventry Station Masterplan which will completely remodel their 1962 train
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Londoners should turn to eBikes to improve air quality, says Uber
A widespread take-up of shared e-bikes in London could reduce CO2 emissions by 184 tonnes a day, according to a new
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ADEPT calls for an end to ‘sticking plaster’ road repair funding
The Association of Directors of Environment, Economy, Planning and Transport (ADEPT) has called for a systematic change to funding local
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Nissan and EDF Energy partner to advance low carbon transport
Nissan and EDF Energy are joining forces to work together on projects that support the adoption of electric vehicles and
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Leeds council to add more electric vehicles to its fleet
Leeds City Council has begun to replace more than 50 of their existing fleet with electric vehicles. They will now
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Notts council announce partner for ‘once in a generation’ HS2 project
Nottinghamshire County Council has announced that regeneration specialists, LCR, will be spearheading the new East Midlands HS2 station at Toton.
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Wildlife in Wales’ wetlands under threat due to new motorway
Wildlife groups have called on the Welsh government to not allow a new six lane motorway to be built across
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‘Pitiful’ pollution plan reveals local authorities failing to tackle air quality
A new government air pollution plan has revealed air pollution in eight local authorities is at dangerous levels. The new plan,
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‘Misguided’ Manchester regeneration causing housing and transport crisis, report says
Manchester faces a growing housing and transport crisis because of its ‘misguided’ developer-led regeneration approach, according to an Alliance Manchester
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Plastic bottle recycling scheme launched at Leeds car park
CitiPark has launched a plastic bottle recycling scheme at one of their car parks in Leeds. The initiative will last
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Scotland’s renewables boom masking ‘lack of progress’ in other areas
Scotland continues to outperform the rest of the UK in reducing its greenhouse gas emissions, but a report says this masks
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Liquid nitrogen powered lorries trialled in Leeds
A trial backed by Leeds City Council has found engines powered by liquid nitrogen could significantly reduce air pollution. Liquid
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Leadership Spotlight: Håkan Agnevall, president, Volvo Buses
Environment Journal spoke on the phone to Håkan Agnevall, president of Volvo Buses, about changing perceptions of bus travel, the congestion
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More people than ever spending time outdoors, survey reveals
New national statistics published by Natural England show that more people than ever before are visiting and spending time in
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