Pollution Archives - London Business News | Londonlovesbusiness.com https://londonlovesbusiness.com/tag/pollution/ Business News Tue, 20 Feb 2024 13:09:56 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://londonlovesbusiness.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/LLB-favicon.jpg Pollution Archives - London Business News | Londonlovesbusiness.com https://londonlovesbusiness.com/tag/pollution/ 32 32 Cleaner air for London’s children as air filters to be rolled out to first 200 schools in the capital https://londonlovesbusiness.com/cleaner-air-for-londons-children-as-air-filters-to-be-rolled-out-to-first-200-schools-in-the-capital/ Tue, 20 Feb 2024 13:09:56 +0000 https://londonlovesbusiness.com/?p=166749

The Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, has today announced bold plans to further protect the health of young Londoners by installing innovative new air filters into some of the London’s…

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Sadiq Khan slams the ‘scandalous’ five-fold increase in sewage dumped into London’s rivers https://londonlovesbusiness.com/sadiq-khan-slams-the-scandalous-five-fold-increase-in-sewage-dumped-into-londons-rivers/ Wed, 24 Jan 2024 12:44:46 +0000 https://londonlovesbusiness.com/?p=165114

The Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan has today revealed shocking new analysis showing that between April and December 2023, Thames Water released sewage into London’s waterways for 6,590 hours, 11…

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Calls for Khan to remove advertising for wood burning fireplaces from the Tube https://londonlovesbusiness.com/calls-for-khan-to-remove-advertising-for-wood-burning-fireplaces-from-the-tube/ Mon, 15 Jan 2024 13:11:16 +0000 https://londonlovesbusiness.com/?p=164450

Calls have been made this week for the Labour Mayor of London Sadiq Khan to remove advertising for wood-burning fireplaces on the Tube network due to their impact on air…

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Vorspin, transforms cargo e-bikes in London as part of the Mayor’s goals on clean air https://londonlovesbusiness.com/vorspin-transforms-cargo-e-bikes-in-london-as-part-of-the-mayors-goals-on-clean-air/ Thu, 07 Dec 2023 07:03:41 +0000 https://londonlovesbusiness.com/?p=161436

Vorboss, a purpose-built network for London businesses, is introducing the Vorspin, and has become the first telecoms company to design a cargo e-bike kitted out to splice fibre in the…

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Sadiq Khan helps boroughs tackle toxic air with £5.3 million in new funding https://londonlovesbusiness.com/sadiq-khan-helps-boroughs-tackle-toxic-air-with-5-3-million-in-new-funding/ Tue, 07 Nov 2023 13:37:49 +0000 https://londonlovesbusiness.com/?p=158955

The Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, today encouraged boroughs to apply for a share of £5.3 million in new funding made available to support ambitious projects that reduce air pollution,…

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ULEZ expansion is working with 95% of vehicles across inner and outer London now compliant with clean air standards https://londonlovesbusiness.com/ulez-expansion-is-working-with-95-of-vehicles-across-inner-and-outer-london-now-compliant-with-clean-air-standards/ Tue, 31 Oct 2023 09:08:01 +0000 https://londonlovesbusiness.com/?p=157298

The Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan has welcomed a new ‘one-month on’ report, released today, showing that the Ultra Low Emission Zone (ULEZ) expansion has been highly effective at reducing…

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Ocean pollution is set to worsen 274% by 2050 https://londonlovesbusiness.com/ocean-pollution-is-set-to-worsen-274-per-cent-by-2050/ Thu, 26 Oct 2023 05:57:15 +0000 https://londonlovesbusiness.com/?p=154080

With ocean pollution set to worsen by 274% by 2050, the UK Government has recently brought in additional bans on single use plastic products in an effort to meet the…

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Air pollution alert issued for London due to a likelihood of ‘high ozone levels’ https://londonlovesbusiness.com/air-pollution-alert-issued-for-london-due-to-a-likelihood-of-high-ozone-levels/ Sat, 09 Sep 2023 07:35:33 +0000 https://londonlovesbusiness.com/?p=142447

The Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, has triggered a ‘high’ air pollution alert for Saturday as London experiences the effects of pollution caused by a build-up of local emissions and…

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The UK’s largest-ever scrappage scheme now open to all Londoners with a non-compliant car https://londonlovesbusiness.com/the-uks-largest-ever-scrappage-scheme-now-open-to-all-londoners-with-a-non-compliant-car/ Mon, 21 Aug 2023 10:44:11 +0000 https://londonlovesbusiness.com/?p=140461

As part of the Mayor’s ambitious plans to clean up London’s air, the expanded Ultra Low Emission Zone (ULEZ) will cover all London boroughs from 29 August and from Monday all Londoners can…

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Mayor’s ULEZ is a step in the right direction, but the ‘strain on tradespeople must be at the forefront of minds’ https://londonlovesbusiness.com/mayors-ulez-is-a-step-in-the-right-direction-but-the-strain-on-tradespeople-must-be-at-the-forefront-of-minds/ Tue, 01 Aug 2023 13:06:24 +0000 https://londonlovesbusiness.com/?p=138114

London’s Ultra Low Emissions Zone (ULEZ) will be extended to cover the entire capital later this month, after the High Court backed the plan. This means all tradespeople operating within…

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