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A new briefing paper from Imperial College London estimates that in 2021, 52% of all small particle pollution from road transport came from tires and brakes. The researchers, from Imperial College London’s Transition to Zero Pollution (TZP) initiative, warn that even though electric vehicles remove the problem of fuel emissions,...

Each year, six million tons of tire wear particles are released globally, and 2.6 million vehicles in London alone emit approximately 9,000 tons of tire wear particles, researchers discuss how these particles limit its potential harm to the environment

TOXIC TYRES - Imperial experts are calling for more to be done to limit the potentially harmful impact of toxic tyre particles on health and the environment.

Air pollution experts have called for more research into technologies that could mitigate the impacts of microparticles from tyre wear.

Imperial experts are calling for more to be done to limit the potentially harmful impact of toxic tyre particles on health and the environment.

In its regular package of infringement decisions, the European Commission pursues legal action against EU Member States for failing to comply with their obligations under EU law. These decisions, covering various sectors and EU policy areas, aim to ensure the proper application of EU law for the benefit of citizens and businesses.

Sir James Bevan outlines a vision for the city of the future

SINGAPORE COLLABORATIONS - The High Commissioner of Singapore to the UK visited Imperial to see the Colleges cutting-edge medical robotics work and other collaborations.

Some 300 textile industry plants in the EU will have to comply with new legal norms adopted under the EU Industrial Emissions Directive.

NEW FUNDING - Imperial academics have been awarded new grants for energy research projects funded by the Henry Royce Institute.