The UK is expected to have 10,000 hydrogen HGVs on the road by 2035, according to Hannah Bryson-Jones from H2Accelerate. However, much still needs to be done to ensure the technology and skills are in place to facilitate the transition.…
Category: WCRAQ
The Westminster Commission for Road Air Quality (WCRAQ), chaired by Barry Sheerman MP, is a social enterprise aiming to improve air quality using evidence-based research to shape policy and improve legislation.
It aims to advise and inform members of the House of Commons and the House of Lords on road air pollution and its effects and potential solutions to improve air quality policy in the UK. WCRAQ brings air quality professionals and legislators together to identify research-based solutions to air quality problems. These answers should also consider cost, effectiveness, achievability and acceptability.
The Commission comprises six working parties headed by leading experts in their respective fields.
- Air Quality Monitoring – Chair: Ralph Wilce, Wijs Air
- Air Health – Chair: Professor Stephen Holgate, Southampton University
- Planning & Infrastructure – Professor Peter Roberts, Emeritus Spatial Development at the University Of Leeds
- Fuels and Vehicles – Chair: Jason Airey, MD, CMS SupaTrak
- Education – Larissa Lockwood, Director of Clean Air, Global Action Plan
- Policy Working Group
The Commission invites scientists, charities, air quality professionals, transport operations and consultancies and other qualified individuals to become part of this new initiative.
To join the Westminster Commission for Road Air Quality, don’t hesitate to contact [email protected].
Visit www.wcraq.com for more information.
Upcoming Events
Join WCRAQ and come along to our upcoming events…
9 January – Annual Parliamentary Reception, Terrace Pavillion, Houses of Parliament, Westminster
14 March – Air Pollution in Schools Webinar
Latest WCRAQ News
Royal Mail hits first milestone in rollout of renewable fuel to HGV fleet
Royal Mail has hit its first milestone in its Hydrotreated Vegetable Oil (HVO) rollout to fuel its heavy goods vehicle (HGV) fleet, using over 10 million litres and saving over 30,000 tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent. HVO is a renewable…
South Derbyshire District Council trials Hydrogen RCVs
Following a funding bid, South Derbyshire District Council (SDDC) has been awarded a grant via Innovate UK and Local Enterprise Partnership D2N2 to conduct a six-month trial of two hydrogen dual-fuel refuse vehicles and the supporting temporary refuelling infrastructure. Converted…
We need a revolution in urban freight if we are to achieve zero emissions from urban transport
A new study from Clean Cities shows that if cities transform how goods move around our cities, we can expect a significant impact on cutting carbon emissions. Urban freight currently makes up around 25% of all carbon emissions from city road transport…
Call for policy to support H2 HGVs
The H2Accelerate collaboration has published the latest in a series of whitepapers calling for a more robust UK policy framework to support hydrogen trucks and proposing changes that would enable the rollout of a large-scale hydrogen trucking sector. The latest…
From kitchen to vehicle – powering vehicles with cooking oil
Could used cooking oil revolutionise our approach to fuel consumption and sustainability? Dominic Wyatt from the International Drivers Association argues that cooking oil is a biofuel that could play an essential role in a fossil-fuel-free future. Vast amounts of used…
Homes powered by RCVs
Veolia has completed a pioneering vehicle-to-grid trial in the UK using RCVs as a flexible energy source. FVI reports. At Veolia’s Deep Dive Energy Event in London in January, the company unveiled its V2G innovation to enable RCVs to power UK homes…
Fleet powered by waste
Westminster City Council and Veolia UK have rolled out the UK’s largest electric refuse collection fleet powered by an energy-from-waste facility—a world first for the local authority municipal fleet industry. Fleet Vision International met the council’s Waste & Recycling Manager, Jarno Stet,…
Fleet Vision International – THE SHOW returns
Fleet Vision International –THE SHOW is back at the Guildhall on April 11 2024, and it’s bigger and better than ever. Have you registered to attend? Fleet Vision International – THE SHOW is an unmissable event for the international fleet…
Finding an electric niche
Agile electric and hydrogen vehicle manufacturer Electra Commercial Vehicles is thriving in a tumultuous sustainable transport market, and this is down to a business model that prioritises responsiveness, fast turnaround, and the highest quality products, MD Ben Smith tells Ann-Marie Knegt.…