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Haringey clean air webinar - this Saturday (6th Feb 2020) Message from Haringey Clean Air Group: Haringey Clean Air Group is following up on last year’s People’s Assembly with a free Webinar on monitoring London and Haringey’s polluted air, and why we need tougher legislation to protect our health.   Do join the event to hear speakers from Imperial College, the British Lung Foundation/Asthma UK, and Client Earth tell us more about hidden pollutants, and what we can do. Time: February 6, ...

Since President Xi Jinping's pledge last September that China will achieve carbon neutrality before 2060, the Chinese government has followed up with a whirlwind of policies and announcements. These include regulations for a national carbon market, a policy on coordinating climate and environmental work and a policy on making financial flows climate-friendly. And much more is expected. China's Ministry of Ecology and Environment has announced that it will push for a climate law and a nat...

Carbon Brief has extracted the key components relating to climate and energy from the 1,250-page document, as well as gauging the views of experts. Some welcomed it as the best free trade deal on climate ever agreed – a potential “game changer” that enshrines in the text both sides’ net-zero targets and a commitment to the Paris Agreement. However, there is also concern about weakening environmental regulations due to the UK’s efforts to “water down” the climate language and dis...

UK Drax Wins Right to Build CCGT Jan 25, 2021 12:20:pm Summary by: William Powell Posted in: UK Drax Wins Right to Build CCGT UK generator Drax has seen off a legal challenge from Client Earth, meaning it may proceed with plans to build a 3.6-GW combined-cycle gas turbine in Yorkshire, it said January 21. ClientEarth has confirmed that it is not appealing to the Supreme Court. A Drax spokesperson said: "Draxs world-leading ambition to be carbon negative by 2030, using ground-breaking bioenergy...

Net Zero Nature brings together global experts, business leaders, NGO’s and innovators to explore why protecting and restoring nature is fundamental to global economic prosperity, investigate the transformative changes businesses must make now to avoid extinction, and consider best practices and latest developments. Register now to secure your place for a unique day of learning, leadership and practical insight. Date: 27 May 2021

In 2014 government officials in Flint, Michigan, were hoping to cut costs by switching the city's water supply from Lake Huron to the Flint River. The

50mph sign. NO speeding fines have been issued to drivers breaking the 50mph limit on Wrexham and Flintshire roads. The limits were introduced as a trial in June 2018 to cut nitrogen dioxide levels on parts of the A483 and the A494, which were made permanent in 2019. Transport Minister Ken Skates decision to issue advisory letters will apply to the following roads, in which the 50mph restrictions were introduced to reduce emissions: A483 Junction 5 to Junction 6, Wrexham A494 Wales/Englan...

BBC News By Alun Jones image captionThe limits were introduced to reduce nitrogen dioxide emissions from vehicles No speeding fines have been issued to drivers breaking the 50mph limit on three stretches of main road and two sections of the M4 motorway in Wales. The limits were introduced as a trial in June 2018 to cut nitrogen dioxide levels and made permanent in 2019. Advisory notices will begin to be issued to speeding drivers to explain the reasons for the 50mph limit. The Welsh Government ...

BBC News By Claire Marshall image captionElla lived near the South Circular road in London, which is notoriously congested For the first time in the UK - and possibly the world - air pollution has been recognised as a cause of a persons death. But was the ruling just a one-off? And what does it mean for others? On 16 December, Southwark Coroners Court in London found that air pollution "made a material contribution" to the death of nine-year-old Ella Adoo-Kissi-Debrah. She had lived near the S...

The A205 South Circular road in Lewisham, south London, near to where Ella Kissi-Debrah lived. Photograph: Dominic Lipinski/PA Measures to tackle illegal air pollution, which kills tens of thousands of people a year in the UK, are being delayed or shelved despite growing evidence of the health risks. Several local authorities have deferred or put a hold on the introduction of clean air zones, which are designed to reduce toxic air from traffic...