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‘The math just does not add up’
‘It means cash-flow difficulties’
IOC fellow Allison Kemp has been awarded the honour of Member of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the October 2020 Queen's Birthday Honours list.
The citation was for services to transport and logistics.
An announcement was made today for Clean Air Day 2020 by DEFRA's joint heads of their Air Quality Unit.
Two English cities have formally announced the start dates for their clean air zone vehicle and emission control measures.
DEFRA have also announced the upcoming availability of a Clean Air Zone communications toolkit for all key stakeholders and partners. This will augment the clean air resources already to be found at their UK AIR web portal.
‘Letting London breathe’
Dr Andy Neather, TfL. ‘I wanted to let IOC fellows and members know about an important phase beginning today of the Mayor’s plans to expand the Ultra Low Emission Zone (ULEZ). Today, (Wed Oct 7th) sees the launch of an extensive marketing campaign to raise public awareness of next year’s expansion of the ULEZ.’
On 25 October 2021, the existing central London ULEZ will expand out to the North and South Circular roads.
DPD confirms plans to operate zero or low emission-only delivery solutions
· Initiative part of Europe-wide drive by DPDgroup involving 225 cities in 20 countries, impacting 80 million inhabitants,
· Across Europe, 7,000 alternative delivery vehicles will be deployed,
· 89% reduction in carbon emissions and 80% in pollutants in the selected locations.
- 335 sites and service partners are now matrix-certified based on three ISO standards
-There are plans to expand the certification to include occupational health and safety according to ISO 45001 in 2021
-The certification confirms the highest quality, environmental and energy management standards
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