Air management

DEFRA has launched a toolkit to help firms calculate the socio-economic impact of their projects or policies in relation to air quality

London mayor Sadiq Khan has said he will seek a judicial review of the government’s decision to back the expansion of an energy-from-waste in the south-east of the capital

Improvements in air quality triggered by the coronavirus lockdown must be defended as the UK eases restrictions on travel and businesses, an air quality expert has said

The operators of large combustion plants are now able to delay compliance with new emissions limit values due to come into force in July if they have been affected by the Covid-19 lockdown, the Environment Agency has announced

The Environment Agency has refuted multiple claims it was ‘completely unprepared for lockdown’ and that IT kit and systems failures are hindering its staff’s capacity to work effectively

Global CO2 emissions fell by 17% in early April when many countries were locked down due to the Covid-19 pandemic, according to a study from the University of East Anglia

Accreditation and permit work is steady but some sector-based work is drying up and consultancies are having to devise digital workarounds to undertake compliance checks. Adam Branson talks to consultants about operations under lockdown

Infographic: Click through to see how measures to fight the coronavirus pandemic have reduced traffic on London’s streets, leading to marked reductions in nitrogen dioxide (NO2) levels at the capital’s most polluted sites

An expanded district heat scheme deriving warmth from an unlikely source is helping more than a thousand homes cut their energy bills in north London

Since the coronavirus lockdown, the number of commercial and private flights being taken has plummeted across the world