Air pollution from vehicles is killing tens of thousands of people every year in the UK alone, write Jean Lambert, Molly Scott Cato & Keith Taylor, an outrage set into stark focus by VW's 'test cheating'. The EU's response? To relax tests and allow cars to be more polluting - with the full support of the UK government.
… Time to crack down on car pollution - the silent killer with … The EU's response? To relax tests and allow cars to be more polluting - with the full … most significant causes of air pollution is cars. Nitrogen Oxide emissions from diesel …
With all diesel cars failing EU clean air standards in real world driving, and the worst 22 times over the limit, there's only one real solution, write Steffen Böhm & Ian Colbeck: adopt sustainable transport strategies to keep cars off our streets and break our dependence on them.
… It's not just VWs - we need fewer cars, and less driving Steffen Böhm Ian … EU audi3-pollution-cut.jpg With all diesel cars failing EU clean air standards in real … sustainable transport strategies to keep cars off our streets and break our dependence …
Right wing MEPs in the European Parliament including UK conservatives today voted car makers a 'get out of jail free' card over air pollution that's killing tens of thousands of citizens a year, allowing their vehicles to emit double the legal limit for nitrogen oxides.
… MEPs vote for killer car pollution at double the legal limit … including UK conservatives today voted car makers a 'get out of jail free' card over air pollution that's killing tens of …
The European Commission is expected to soften its original proposal to limit carbon dioxide emissions for cars produced in Europe, just two weeks after the European Union embraced a "low-carbon economy," saying it would lead the way in the fight against climate change by shifting away from imported oil and natural gas.
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The implementation of the Silvertown Tunnel project has steamrolled democracy and will pollute the local area and trash the climate.
… jams?” We say: reduce the total number of cars on the road. Which we need to do anyway, … is the plan. It has big headlines about non-car transport modes. But the small print, the … The reality is that road transport in private cars is subsidised and supported, and official …
A group of medics and activists shut down Volkswagen's UK headquarters, turning it into an emergency diesel pollution clinic. MARIANNE BROOKER reports
… Volkswagen commit to stop producing diesel cars and go 100% electric. Diesel addiction … said: “As the UK’s biggest seller of diesel cars, Volkswagen is complicit in an air … now.” Volkswagen sells the most diesel cars in the UK; one in five new diesel cars …
What kind of companies is the European Central Bank supporting by buying €46 billion of their bonds under its QE programme? Research by Corporate Europe Observatory reveals a strong preference for oil, gas, tar sands, dirty power generation, armaments, aviation, airports, car makers, motorways, luxury goods and gambling. Our sustainable be future be damned!
… easing' funds fossil fuels, arms, cars and climate change Corporate Europe … generation, armaments, aviation, airports, car makers, motorways, luxury goods and … support to both oil and gas companies, and car-makers, including, Shell, Repsol, …
Active travel activists should take the lead of climate activists and adopt direct action tactics to win their demands.
… coast of England. He wanted to slow down the cars so his disabled wife would to be able to … and other uncontrollable elements from the carriageway. This attitude aligns with a … impact. There is no permanent damage to the car. The need to reinflate the tyres is an …
Why this advert is dangerous to people and nature – and shows advertising needs new controls.
… restrictions" says the advert for a big car in a big national newspaper. It is, in fact, a very big car. The new Land Rover Defender will not fit … . Find a sample letter here. The official carbon pollution figures range from 226 to 340 …
It was a remarkable spectacle, writes Damian Kahya: MPs trying to get straight answers out of VW's top man in the UK over the 'dieselgate' scandal. Of course our cars gave false test results. But who would ever believe those stupid tests anyway? How many people died from all the extra pollution? None! There was no pollution!
… over the 'dieselgate' scandal. Of course our cars gave false test results. But who would … emissions test results for millions of diesel cars has not resulted in any extra emissions … questioning by MPs - including the Greens' Caroline Lucas - focusing on how much more NOx …
The discovery that Volkswagen has been 'gaming' vehicle emissions tests has taken the world by storm, writes Paul Nieuwenhuis. But it comes as no surprise to campaigners who have long been aware of the huge gap between 'official' emissions and real word pollution. Where were the regulators? And why did it take an NGO to uncover the scandal?
… were regularly passed by VW's diesel-fuelled cars. The ICCT decided to test why this was … air pollution tests . Nearly half a million cars have been recalled for containing 'defeat … device' software that only turns on the cars' emissions controls when they are …
Images of burning cars and narratives about Canadian natives breaking the law obscure the real story about the Mi'kmaq people's opposition to shale gas exploration writes Martin Lukacs....
… 2013 News Energy Fracking Activism police cars.jpg Are images of burning police cars a political smokescreen? Images of burning cars and narratives about Canadian natives …
Unnoticed by most of the media, New Labour has embarked on a roadbuilding scheme just as large as the one the Tories bragged was ‘the biggest since the Romans’. All over the UK, however, ordinary people have noticed, and everyone – from doctors and teachers, to old-style road protestors – are once again saying: enough is enough. Paul Kingsnorth reports
… Protestors Activism Campaigns UK Cars Politics And Economics Science And … designations. They would encourage increasing car use and contribute further to climate … focused instead on restricting the demand for car use, and promoting alternatives – not just …
Air pollution in London and other British cities is intolerable, writes Caroline Allen. Faced with the same deadly problem Paris has just imposed restrictions on cars - but here politicians do nothing. It's time to elect some who will act for public health!
… British cities deserve clean air! Caroline Allen | 16th March 2014 Comment … other British cities is intolerable, writes Caroline Allen. Faced with the same deadly … Paris has just imposed restrictions on cars - but here politicians do nothing. It's …
Fares for public transport around London should be abolished, says a new campaign briefing from Fare Free London.
… help rapidly to cut the number of private cars, vans and HGVs on the roads – and so cut … bumped up public transport use and reduced car journeys, before Margaret Thatcher’s … alone”. Reducing demand for travel in high-carbon modes – mainly, private cars – is …
Climate policy should be the big issue for voters heading for the polls in May's Euro elections, writes Olaf Corry - the EU's emissions are plenty high enough do matter, and the European Parliament is at the heart of the action.
… to strengthen climate policy further. New EU carbon standard for cars Just last week the Parliament also voted to lower the required average carbon dioxide emissions (grams per kilometre: …
MEPs vote today on proposals to cut air pollution by setting up an independent EU monitoring body to ensure that a scandal like Dieselgate never happens again, writes Keith Taylor. However fears are growing that Brexit promises the UK a bonfire of environmental laws including those on air pollution. We need a strong, new Clean Air Act now!
… action. The scandal implicated most major car manufacturers in a concerted, deliberate … to trick laboratory tests into thinking their cars produced much lower levels of nitrogen … itself, which excoriates their friends in the car industry. The inquiry's Tory rapporteur …
An impassioned plea to the Mayor of London to chance his mind about the Silvertown Tunnel - based on local and global climate fears.
… policy has to focus on reducing the number of cars, and that most cars queuing for the Blackwall Tunnel in the … climate scientists have warned that, to hit decarbonisation targets, no new fossil-fueled …
European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker and US President Donald Trump are trying to give TTIP a second life in a different form.
… to Trump’s threat to slapp tariffs on EU-made cars? Don’t most Europeans believe in taking … on the international stage? Sadly, German car-makers in particular want to avoid US … change must come before the interests of the car industry lobbyists. Hard-won standards …
London is pressing ahead with a £2 billion climate-trashing tunnel project just as UK prepares to host COP26 international climate negotiations.
… went through it, would cause plenty of carbon dioxide emissions. Transport for London … What counts, after all, is not the number of cars using a particular stretch of road, but the inexorable increase in the number of cars – and in this case, HGVs – provided for …
The Tyre Extinguishers took action against 'hundreds' of gas-guzzling SUVs to make it 'impossible' to own one in a city.
… windscreen. SUVs feature elements of standard cars but are larger and have off-road … models are generally less fuel efficient than cars. Marion Walker, of The Tyre …
Lessons we can learn from the emergence of the Gilets Jaunes (Yellow Vest) movement.
… many yellow vests resorted to using their cars not out of choice but out of necessity, … of about £1750). Their reliance on cars also resulted from cuts to public … changes to other forms of consumer spending, cars and homes are for many people inescapable …
A new report from leading physicians published today reveals the excess mortality caused by UK air pollution, writes Vanessa Amaral-Rogers. The Government has already been found in breach of the EU's Air Quality Directive, but its policies remain weak. Will it finally step up to prevent early deaths from this silent killer?
… lung, brain and kidney development, and miscarriage, increases in heart attacks and … problem. In the UK today, about half of cars run on diesel, compared to just 14% in … can be seen to be safe, with any exposure carrying an associated risk. As a result, the …
Official statistics suggest Europe is making progress on Sustainable Development Goals: the truth is we are falling seriously behind.
… der Leyen declared the just transition to a carbon-neutral wellbeing economy her top … of average CO2 emissions of new passenger cars, instead of the more accurate and … Waste While the emission levels of new car models have gone down due to better …