Transport & Highways

London’s dirty air: how bad is it?

The cold, calm weather of the past few days has seen London and the south east experience very high levels of air pollution. Emissions from cars and wood burning stoves have seen levels of particulate matter soar to their highest concentrations since 2011.

We look at how scientists assess the scale of dirty air across the UK and the long term trends. And just how dangerous is the air that we breathe?

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A combined approach to clean air

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Cometh the hour, cometh the potholes

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Fixing London’s congestion problem

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The challenges of sustainable transport

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Four major cities move to ban diesel vehicles by 2025

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Improving flood resilience in towns and cities

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Heathrow third runway ‘to breach climate change laws’

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Standing up for transport in the south east

The chair of the newly-formed Transport for the South East group says authorities will speak with ‘one voice’ to develop a strategic plan to transform the region’s infrastructure and drive economic growth.

Speaking to Environment Journal, the leader of East Sussex County Council, Cllr Keith Glazier admits in the past the region has missed ‘out on a coordinated approach to transport issues’.

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Q&A with Matt Trevaskis: head of electric vehicles at the Renewable Energy Association

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Lack of action could derail the UK’s low-carbon economy, warns CCC

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Air quality regulations ‘at risk’ from Brexit

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Sadiq’s most important strategy as mayor

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On the (electric) buses

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What happened to the UK’s environment plan?

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Which new low-carbon technologies can be developed and commercialised quickly?