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Routes to Clean Air 2022 – Presentations
Vehicle EmissionsWhat’s in a tyre?James Hobday, Business Development Director, Emissions AnalyticsHow “gross emitting” vehicles can spoil local air qualityDr Mark Peckham, Director, Cambustion LtdNew evidence on ammonia emissions from road vehicles based on comprehensive remote sensing dataDr Naomi Farren, Postdoctoral Researcher, University of YorkUpdates on ULEZ, CAZs From evidence to policy – evaluating the health ...
Congratulations to the year’s Ian McCrae Award winner Julian Mann!
Julian Mann was named the winner of this year’s Ian McCrae Award at Routes to Clean Air on the 27th September. This year, entrants were asked to submit an essay on the following topic: To what extent could a higher frequency of heatwaves affect ambient air quality in the UK – particularly in urban areas – as ...
Air quality and climate change: How can both win?
This article is the first thought piece published on the IAQM website. These thought pieces are designed to provide a view on topical issues affecting those working in air quality. This thought piece has been authored by Dr Xiangyu Sheng, IAQM Committee member and member of the IAQM Climate Change Working Group. Although climate change and ...
Entries open for this year’s Ian McCrae Award
Dr Ian McCrae was a very well-respected and widely liked air quality practitioner who worked for TRL. He made significant contributions to the understanding of emissions from transport and their links with air quality. In his honour, the IAQM will present the Ian McCrae Award to an IAQM Associate or Member in the early stages of their career (approximately the first ten ...
IAQM responds to Defra’s environmental targets consultation
Last week Defra closed its consultation on the long-term environmental targets set out as part of the Environment Act 2021. The Environment Act requires that the government set at least one long-term target in each of the following areas: air quality, water, biodiversity, and resource efficiency and waste reduction. It also requires targets to be set ...