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Smart City: Mayor Sadiq Khan Promises Funding Boost for 100 Clean Tech Firms
Mayor Sadiq Khan yesterday unveiled a new fund promising to provide £1.6m of funding to 100 London-based clean tech firms, in support of his vision to make the capital the "world's leading...
Nespresso Bid to Recycle Coffee Pods
The coffee company Nespresso - part of the Swiss multinational Nestlé - is to trial a scheme to make it easier for consumers to recycle their used aluminium capsules in the UK,...
Report: Offer Londoners Cash to Cut ‘Out of Control’ Plastic Bottle Waste
The Mayor of London should look at offering residents free water refills and bottle return schemes in order to combat the capital's 'out of control' plastic waste problem, according to the London...
Reports: Diesel Drivers Could Face Pollution Charge in 35 English Towns and Cities
Diesel cars, coaches, trucks and vans could reportedly face additional charges of up to £20 to travel through town and city centres across England under new air pollution measures drawn up by...
Mayors of London and Paris to Steer New Car Pollution Scoring Scheme
Plans to rate cars based on the amount of air pollutants they emit in real world driving conditions are being developed in London and Paris, the two cities' Mayors jointly announced today.
Sadiq...
Use Buggy Covers to Combat Air Pollution Danger, Parents Warned
Parents should use covers on their prams during the school run to protect their infants from air pollution, experts have warned.
Scientists tested the pollution levels inside prams to assess the exposure of...
London Mayor Launches Capital’s First Low Emission Bus Zone
London has officially launched its first Low Emission Bus Zone, ensuring that only the greenest buses are allowed to travel through one of the capital's pollution hot spots.
The new designation for Putney...
London is Charging Old, Polluting Vehicles a £10 Fine to Drive in the City
A new law will charge old, polluting cars a £10 fee to drive in central London. London’s mayor Sadiq Khan said that the “T-charge” will help quell the massive amounts of pollution...
65 Per Cent of British Public Support New Clean Air Act, Says Survey
More than half of the British public believe air pollution levels across the UK are damaging to their health and almost two-thirds back proposals for new laws to tackle the issue, according...
Caffè Nero Teams Up with Bio-Bean and First Mile to Turn Waste Coffee Into Fuel
Caffè Nero has revealed details of a scheme to recycle coffee grounds from 122 of its London stores to make low-carbon fuel.
The scheme, which was formally announced late last week but which...
City of London Grants ClientEarth £100,000 to Expand Air Pollution Work
ClientEarth has been awarded £100,000 to expand its work tackling air pollution in the UK capital by the City of London Corporation's charity arm, City Bridge Trust.
Announced late last week, the funding...
London Exceeds Annual Air Pollution Target in Just Five Days
London broke the annual limit for air pollution just five days into 2017, according to data from the capital’s main monitoring system.
A site on Brixton Road in south London surpassed hourly limits...
London Mayor To Double Funding To Tackle Air Pollution
Campaigners, health charities and neighbourhood groups have welcomed plans by the London mayor, Sadiq Khan, to more than double funding to clean up the capital’s dirty air.
London is one of the most...
Make Central London Diesel-Free to Solve Air Pollution Crisis – Report
Ridding inner London of virtually all diesel vehicles would solve the capital’s air pollution crisis, according to research published as the high court is due to rule on the government’s air quality...
