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Electric buses and rail freight hold keys to better air quality

01 November 2013
 

Messrs Laxen and Moorcroft ably chronicle the failure to effectively tackle the problem of outdoor air pollution (‘Air quality action plans aren’t delivering their promises – but don’t blame councils’ Viewpoint LTT 18 Oct). 

Relying on engines becoming less polluting was rather naive in the face of rising traffic volumes, particularly of diesel-engined vehicles. In the 1990s Parliament passed two Traffic Reduction Acts but governments have done nothing to...

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