Mr CElk - Rob Gibson

Zero-emissions vehicle adoption and satellite-measured NO2 air pollution in California, USA, from 2019 to 2023: a longitudinal observational study Using a natural experiment, we found that within-ZCTA increases in ZEV registrations were associated with reductions in NO2 air pollution measured by satellite and replicated with ground-level monitor...

Zero emissions (at source) vehicles improve public health. Who knew?

www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...

Heathrow Airport runway change 'will make our village unliveable' Longford residents worry about the future of their village if the change is introduced.

'Heathrow runway change will make our village unliveable' www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Bravo.

Yesterday the Court began hearing challenges to Gatwick Airport expansion brought by @CAGNE_Gatwick and a local resident working with @GCgatwick.

AEF supports our member groups prioritising environment & community health over unmitigated growth. 1/3

US EPA backs industry lawsuit to undo its own work on air pollution rule In an extraordinary legal manoeuvre, the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) switched sides in a federal lawsuit, joining industry groups and asking a federal appeals court to overturn recently a...

Particle Pollution.
More misery for US citizens.
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...

Damn it, something I'd not thought of. No American products for me so no more Ernie Balls after 40 years of use.

If true, this is a terrible mistake, especially with the prospect that solar panels would be optional. The failure to have a clear vision and get the basics right is demoralising and irresponsible. No wonder the young people I teach feel angry at politicians on climate change action.

Hi Ian, what is your view on the major London airports having the right to allow flights right through the night versus my 'right' to undisturbed sleep?

Airbus Chief Says Goal of Clean Aviation by 2050 Is at Risk The aviation industry is at risk of missing its goal of eliminating carbon emissions by 2050, the head of Airbus SE said, less than two months after the world’s biggest planemaker delayed plans to bui...

"Clean aviation by 2050 is at risk," says Airbus boss. This is, to put it mildly, putting it mildly. 🧵

I cannot help but wonder who will be paying the surface transport costs associated with a third runway at Heathrow.

BBC World Service - The Documentary, LOUD: Is noise an invisible killer? How our noisy world is increasing health problems from heart attacks, to sleep and anxiety

www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/w...

Noise: The invisible killer in all our lives The BBC's James Gallagher investigates the invisible killer all around us.

Well.

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Great visualisation from ITV using AEF’s analysis of recent figures from @thecccuk.bsky.social, which show that demand can be met by current airport capacity, without need for airport expansion.
www.itv.com/news/2025-02...

I hope they don't see this as an opportunity to water down specific objectives in order to get their poorly thought out infrastructure projects through planning.

Number crunching: Potential increase in GDP from new third runway at Heathrow v estimated fall in world GDP for every 1°C rise in global temperatures.

Did they have preservation orders on them I wonder. Maybe check and dob in if you are of a mind to.

I thought economists needed to be numerate. Seems not.

www.itv.com/watch/news/r...

Latest from "Nature" on noise research.

www.nature.com/research-int...

Why Heathrow's third runway plans are a net zero nightmare Plans for a third runway at Heathrow Airport have been slammed by environmental groups as “catastrophic”, “desperate” and “irresponsible”.

UK Government engaging in fantasy economics again

www.bigissue.com/news/environ...

Private aviation is making a growing contribution to climate change - Communications Earth & Environment Carbon dioxide emissions from private aviation increased by 46% between 2019 and 2023, with almost half of flights covering less than 500 km in distance, according to an analysis of flight tracking da...

While private jets are a problem - they’re only a small part of the problem (3% of aviation emissions).

International aviation carbon dioxide emissions totaled 492 million metric tons (MtCO₂) in 2023.

Of which private jets accounted for 15.6 of the 492.

I take it IPP stands for "Imprisonment for Public Protection" in this context?

Slight non sequitur, UK standards for air pollutants need to be revised to reflect latest WHO guidance.

Exposure to air pollution in England, 2003–23 | Institute for Fiscal Studies We set out how air pollution (PM2.5) has changed across England and explore inequalities by ethnicity, income deprivation, region and age.

#airpollution in England is falling - BUT "the only source of PM2.5 emissions that increased [2003-2022] is domestic combustion" i.e. wood burning in homes, says @theifs.bsky.social

ifs.org.uk/publications...

I have a similar problem with guitars.

Chris Whitty needs to tell UK government to adopt WHO air quality guideline values immediately. Cure UK limit values are 30 years past their sell by date.

Think of the virtual emissions!

Sadly all I see is a massive virtual source of NOx.🙁

Heathrow’s new biggest shareholder backs airport expansion French private equity group Ardian says groups it invests in need to have a ‘growth plan’

Heathrow’s new biggest shareholder backs airport expansion

#suprisesuprise

www.ft.com/content/f116...

The radical new aircraft threatening Heathrow’s grip on global travel A new aircraft model that entered service this month is poised to change the way we fly – and weaken the dominance of mega-airports such as Heathrow in the process.

Maybe the death of the 'hub airport'?

www.yahoo.com/tech/radical...

Was this before or after the horses bolted? 🐎😀