Meet Early Career Researchers, Kayla Schulte (TRANSITION’s Engagement Officer), Ajit Singh and Rabee Jibrin in the COP26 Universities Network Green Zone Exhibition to explore the role of hydrogen fuel cells in powering a low carbon public transport future
Join the TRANSITION Clean Air Network and University of Birmingham’s Institute for Global Innovation for this online evening of expert interviews, discussion and audience questions. How can we tackle vehicle microplastics for the benefit of people and the planet?
On 22 September 2021 the World Health Organisation launched updated Global Air Quality Guidelines providing clear evidence of the damage air pollution inflicts on human health. The guidelines recommend new ambitious air quality limits to protect health by reducing levels of key pollutants, some of which also contribute to climate change. The new guidelines have profound implications for air quality and transport policy in the UK.
The ACU just published a profile piece on the TRANSITION Clean Air Network under their Global Challenges theme: ‘UK Universities Team Up for Clean Air and Better Public Health’.
On 14 July 2021 the UK Government published its long-awaited Transport Decarbonisation Plan: an ‘ambitious greenprint’ to decarbonise all modes of domestic transport by 2050. This is a letter to the Secretary of State for Transport in reply to the announcements.
“In pursuit of cleaner air, we should pay as much attention to the design of our built environment as to the design of vehicles and transport services“ Suzanne Bartington and James Leving write in their blog for the Clean Air Programme website. “Following progression of the white paper proposals, and seeking opportunities to shape environmental policy, should be of key interest to the clean air community.”
The TRANSITION Clean Air Network held a webinar on Clean Air Day in partnership with the University of Birmingham Institute for Global Innovation. The event focused on the question: What do we know about in-vehicle air quality, and explored differences in air pollution exposure inside buses, trains, motor vehicles, and along active travel routes in the UK.
Thursday 17th June is Clean Air Day for 2021, and comes as the Birmingham Clean Air Zone begins to tackle road-transport related air pollution in the city centre. It is maybe ironic that this was once seen as an environmental solution: Around 125 years ago, one environmental challenge facing major cities was horse manure in the streets – with up to 100,000 horses working in the largest cities, this was a highly visible issue.
Understanding air quality inside buses, trains, automobiles, and along active travel routes in the UK. The TRANSITION Clean Air Network in partnership with the University of Birmingham Institute for Global Innovation will host a webinar on Clean Air Day – the UK’s largest day of Clean Air Action.
The University of Birmingham-led TRANSITION Clean Air Network is funding five new research projects aimed at improving air quality by reducing harmful transport emissions.