APRIL Meeting of the Measurement Group, Wednesday 12th October 2022 – Virtual Meeting

The APRIL network met virtually on Thursday 17th May 2022. Topics discussed included: Download Will Hicks, PhD student, Imperial College London - The Impact of lockdown and meteorological conditions on non-exhaust emissions in London Download Andrew Grieve, Imperial College London - Cultivating grass-roots activism : The Breathe London Community Programme Download Dan Peters, Environmental Defence …

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APRIL Meeting of the Transport Group, Tuesday 17th May – Virtual Meeting

The APRIL network met virtually on Thursday 17th May 2022. Topics discussed included: Zahrah Ali & Taryn Ferguson, GLA – London’s pathway to net zero transport & upcoming London-wide ULEZ consultation Download The Path to Net Zero Road Transport -Daniel Mehlig, PhD student at Imperial College London - The government has outlined a pathway to …

APRIL meeting: Manchester Special, Tuesday 23rd November 2021 – Virtual Meeting

During this “Manchester special” we heard from four academics at the University of Manchester about their research, which is highly relevant to the work we do in London. This was followed by a discussion about how different cities and regions in the UK and better share knowledge and collaborate on air pollution research. Prof Sheena …

APRIL special meeting on COVID-19

Previous meetings covered the way the lockdown and changes in behaviour due to Covid 19 have reduced air pollution. At this meeting two speakers illustrated how our understanding of air pollution and dispersion can be applied to infection routes and transmission of the virus, and on links between air pollution and Covid infection. Professor Paul …

APRIL meeting of measurement group, 23 June 2020 – Virtual meeting

The APRIL network met virtually on Thursday 23 June 2020. Topics discussed included: Impact of the ULEZ to date (2020)  Rosalind O'Driscoll, Greater London Authority Breathe London (low cost sensor network calibration) ,Professor Rod Jones, University of Cambridge Small Sensors Dr Dave Green, Kings College London NERC supersite Max Priestman, Kings College London

Meeting of the Health and Exposure Group, Thursday 23 April 2020

For the first time APRIL was hosted virtually, we had over 90 attendees and received positive feedback so will definitely look at hosting more online sessions in the future. Rosalind O’Driscoll from the GLA gave an an update on the impact of COVID-19 on London’s air pollution: Impact of COVID-19 on London’s air pollution James …

Meeting of the Transport Group, Friday 6 March 2020

Friday 6 March (15:00 – 17:00) City Hall, Committee Room 1 There were three presentations at this meeting of the APRIL Transport Group Oli Lord from City Hall will give an update on London’s Electric Vehicle policy and delivery Anna Krajinska from Transport and Environment will present on pollution from diesel particulate filter (DPF) regeneration …

Past meeting: Transport Group, Thursday 18 July 2019

Thursday 18 July 2019, 15:30 – 17:30 at City Hall, Committee Room 2 There were three presentations at this meeting of the APRIL Transport Group: 1.     Nick Molden of Emissions Analytics talked about his latest PEMS measurements of new cars under real-world driving conditions. Slides available here. 2.     Mark Peckham of Cambustion Ltd answered the …

Past meeting: indoor air quality, Monday 13 May

Monday 13  May,  16.00 – 18.00, City Hall, Committee Room 3 This is the first APRIL meeting addressing indoor air pollution- a topic of increasing interest. After an introduction from the GLA on their work in this area we shall address three aspects. The first by Nicola Carslaw considers indoor sources including domestic uses of …

Past meeting of the Transport Group, Monday 4 March

APRIL meeting of the Transport Group Monday 4 March, 14.00 – 16.00, City Hall, Committee Room 3 The meeting will start with an update from Elliot Treharne (Head of Air Quality, Greater London Authority) on the Ultra Low Emission Zone (ULEZ) which comes into force on 8 April 2019. Speakers will include: Elliot Treharne- ULEZ …