environment
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Bristol Council votes to ban diesel cars from city centre
All privately owned diesel vehicles will be banned from the city centre between 7am and 3pm from March 2021.
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‘If the water was killing hundreds of people every year, there would be an outcry’
Air pollution scientist Dr Gary Fuller on congestion charging, changing the conversation, and how we can protect ourselves.
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‘From climate to jobs, there is no justification for Bristol airport expansion’
The plans are based on dodgy data, argues Priyanka Raval
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Opinion: Electric cars are not the answer
The popularity of electric cars looks set to increase, but they are no green panacea, argues Adam Reynolds.
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Government piles pressure on mayor over dirty air
A Clean Air Zone that includes charging private cars must be considered, said Therese Coffey MP.
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Lawyers are threatening action over council’s “seriously flawed” clean air plans
Environmental lawyers say timescales to tackle illegal pollution are unacceptable
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Wood-fired pizza ovens release as much of a deadly pollutant into Bristol air every hour as hundreds of diesel cars
Data analysis finds pizza restaurants are emitting significant amounts of dangerous particulates – should they be regulated?
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How to win over the masses: what next for Extinction Rebellion Bristol?
Activist Graham McGrath reflects on the movement’s need to diversify its tactics and reach new people.
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Extinction Rebellion may have dominated the headlines – but controversial debates are afoot in City Hall too
A round up of climate change news from Bristol you may have missed this week.
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‘It’s time to force supermarkets to reduce plastic waste’
A Bristol plastic attack rebel says we must call time on corporate freedom to pollute, after Sir David Attenborough backs campaign to hand back plastic.
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Farming’s devastating impact on urban air pollution
Ammonia – one of the major sources of pollution is unregulated and unmonitored by the government.
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Campaigners dial up pressure on Mayor in day of clean air protests
Rees promises action but little in the way of detail and timeline