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City Minutes: How has the pandemic affected air quality in cities?Valentine Quinio and Hubert Thieriot on the fall and rise of air pollution in 2020.
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How are local authorities working towards a post-Covid green recovery?
Three ways in which Covid-19 has affected councils' plans to build a green economy.
What does the impact of Covid-19 mean for net zero and local fuel poverty?
Join us to hear about how decarbonisation could help to level up the country
Is cycling the answer to beating post-lockdown traffic congestion?
The Government has urged more people to cycle and walk, rather than drive, in response to the limits on public transport capacity that COVID-19 imposes. This would require a dramatic change in behaviour.
One more year in power: two policy priorities for the Mayor of London
The mayoral elections have been postponed, meaning the Mayor of London has one more year in power. Valentine Quinio highlights his two most pressing policy priorities for the year ahead.
Tackling toxic air in our cities is also a matter of social justice
When comparing the latest deprivation data to nitrogen dioxide background concentration data, the relationship is clear: the most polluted areas are also disproportionately poorer.
Is there an economic case for Clean Air Zones?
A number of cities across the UK are preparing for Clean Air Zones. Instead of being a trade-off, Valentine Quinio shows that there is an economic rationale for tackling toxic air.
Cities Outlook 2020: Why we must clean up the air we breathe
Senior Analyst and co-author of Cities Outlook 2020 Kathrin Enenkel on how polluted air is killing thousands of people each year, and particularly affects people living in southern cities.