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Annual Reports
TfL: Around a third of lorries over 12 tonnes operating in Greater London are significantly cleaner than they were one year ago, according to Transport for London's (TfL's) first monitoring report examining the impact of the Low Emission Zone. The report sets out the conditions prior to the start of the scheme on 4 February 2008 and provides a baseline against which the scheme impacts can be analysed in future.
Using the network of cameras that have been put in place to monitor the scheme, TfL is able to measure changes in the emissions performance of affected vehicles and estimate the impact of the Low Emission Zone on air quality, public health and the economy.
Press release ~ Low Emission Zone Impacts Monitoring Baseline Report (scroll down) ~ London Low Emission Zone ~ LEZ map ~ Approved abatement equipment & suppliers ~ Vehicle compliance checker
NE: Climate change is causing a number of widespread British birds to lay their eggs much earlier than 40 years ago. That’s just one of the trends revealed in the latest State of the UK’s Birds report – an annual publication produced by a coalition of conservation organisations looking at the fortunes of the UK’s bird populations.
The report, which is produced by a partnership of organisations, also shows that birds are impacted by climate change in other ways too. Information from the British Trust for Ornithology shows that song thrushes rear fewer young during dry summers. Song thrushes feed their chicks largely on earthworms which are much harder to find in drier ground.
