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Engine-idling actions have key role in battling harmful pollution, says TRL

London’s Engine Off initiative sets a standard for towns and cities across UK, says TRL Academy director

Mark Moran
01 March 2021
TRL findings show that if 50% of all cars in London idled at a set of traffic lights for just one minute nearly 30,000 kg of CO2 would be released
TRL findings show that if 50% of all cars in London idled at a set of traffic lights for just one minute nearly 30,000 kg of CO2 would be released

 

Road transport research body TRL has called for local authorities to replicate an evidence-based initiative that seeks to tackle engine-idling.

As new public Idling Action London advertising campaign launches encouraging all London drivers to turn off their engines when stationary, TRL emphasised that air pollution is not only a problem in the capital.

Speaking at the Westminster Commission for Road Air Quality Working Group meeting on 1 March, Richard Cuerden, director of the TRL Academy said:...

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