Tag: Air Pollution
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Volkswagen Group Retools German Factories for EVs
The biggest European automaker is retooling and building new facilities in Germany for Electric Vehicles.
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Air Pollution is the 4th Leading Health Risk Factor
A new report shows air pollution has contributed to 6.7 million deaths in 2019.
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London’s ULEZ Shows Significant Reduction of Emissions and Pollutants
There has been a 44 % reduction of NO2 levels in the central London Ultra Low Emission Zone (ULEZ)
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This crisis will reshape the way we understand city living
Tel Aviv Foundation’s CEO says city leaders need to listen and be patient to learn from the current crisis. Also, the large events and crowds won’t be back for some time, but that could be a good thing
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London adds five new Low Emission Bus Zones
In his latest measure to tackle London’s lethal toxic air, the Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan has added five new ‘clean air’ Low Emission Bus Zones in some of the capital’s worst polluted hotspots. Only buses that meet the cleanest emission standards will operate within the new Low Emission Bus Zones, which have been delivered […]
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Mayors of Paris and London Announce Car Scoring System to Curb Pollution
Car buyers will soon be able to identify the most environmentally friendly models on the road and choose new cars that will help reduce air pollution in cities The mayors of Paris and London, Anne Hidalgo and Sadiq Khan The announcement was made following a closed-door meeting between mayors, senior city officials and representatives of several major […]
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Bike2Work project got half a million people out of their cars
Approximately 300 companies in 12 European countries became cycle-friendly in 2015–2016, bringing over half a million commuters on their bicycles. Courtesy of Bike2Work “Since the 20th of February, 2017 any of these companies, governmental or non-governmental organizations can get certified for being Cycling Friendly Employer (CFE)! ‘With our project partners we delivered this scheme that […]
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Buying a Diesel Car Today is Selfish and Irresponsible
We all know that pollution, like tobacco, kills! We also know that diesel fuel is extremely dirty. Unfortunately, until a few years ago, the automobile industry had deceived us into believing that diesel was as clean or cleaner than gasoline. Volkswagen, the German automaker caught installing cheating devices to pass emissions tests, went as far […]
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Sadiq Khan asks Volkswagen to pay £2.5m in lost congestion charge
Mayor of London Sadiq Khan says 80,000 VW owners have not paid congestion charges for years because their cars were marketed as cleaner. Now that the world knows otherwise, he thinks Volkswagen should pay up. Khan recently wrote to Volkswagen asking it to compensate London and its residents for the damage caused by the higher emissions […]
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A young mayor tackles one of Europe’s most polluted capitals
As mayor of Tirana, Albania, Erion Veliaj has introduced alternatives modes of transport to the city’s traffic-clogged streets and made the public a full partner in the process. Tirana’s colorful buildings — Wikimedia Commons At a roundtable on walkable and cyclable cities at the Smart City Expo World Congress in Barcelona this week, Erion Veliaj, the mayor of […]