Environment

UK passengers will also be able to try the first electric coach service between London and Stansted Airport in a new trial.

The new trolleybuses will operate on electricity to address the environmental challenges of the city.

Glass Futures won the contract to carry out the study. which will investigate and recommend the most cost-effective and environmentally efficient way to clean up the glass industry’s emissions.

The move aims to encourage the use of cleaner fuels in the home – wood-burning stoves and coal fires are the single largest source of particulate matter pollutants.

The university has also called on the Universities Superannuation Scheme to abandon its £1bn investments in fossil fuels.

The Mayor’s Office notes before Sadiq Khan came into power. London’s air exceeded the hourly legal limit for nitrogen dioxide for more than 4.000 hours.

Urban areas including Mexico City. Cape Town. Los Angeles. Iskandar and Leicester landed the top ranking on the list. which bases its scores on emissions output. climate vulnerabilities and risk mitigation.

An estimated 20 to 30 percent of crude oil is burnt or wasted leading to oil refineries being the second largest source of greenhouse gases after power plants.

Air pollution not only affects people’s health but also the ecosystems and food production and is linked to climate change.

Air pollution from burning fossil fuels is generating economic losses of $8 billion a day. according to a Greenpeace report.