Reduce your business impact on air pollution with Liftshare
Air pollution is no longer a silent killer. Attributing to an estimated 64,000 deaths in the UK per year, causing strokes and dementia, air pollution is high on the agenda.
This year, the UN encouraged the world to #BeatAirPollution, whilst councils across the UK rolled out more Clean Air Zone plans. The Government has a long term strategy…
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The excitement of the festive period is over, we’re all on a cranberry sauce come-down and blue Monday is looming. But, fear not! Liftshare have got you covered! We’re giving one lucky winner a year’s cinema pass to Odeon or Cineworld to help you beat the winter blues.
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Can we let you in on our New Year wish? You promise you won’t tell anyone? Well it’s quite simple, really. We’d like you to make a small change in 2019.
You see, a small change can make a big difference. What’s the small change? We’d like you to try sharing…
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To start with some startling statistics, the World Health Organisation estimates that there are 4.2 million deaths per year as a result of outdoor (or ‘ambient’) air pollution, and in 2016 it contributed to 7.6% of all deaths. It is estimated that, of those, 40,000 deaths a year in UK are linked to air pollution.
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London’s new mayor Sadiq Khan has laid out new plans to combat air pollution in the capital, including an additional pollution charge and an expansion of the planned ULEZ (Ultra Low Emission Zones).
The new charge will sit on top of the £11.50 per day congestion charge, and will cost £10 more from 2017 for all cars sold before 2005.
“With nearly…
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New research suggests that some of the most popular diesel cars pollute more when the temperature is below 18c.
Emissions Analytics, a pollution and air quality testing company, have said that they’ve measured a significant rise in the emissions of poisonous gas from certain car models in cooler temperatures.
The company tested 213 models of diesel cars, spanning…
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James Corden has been announced as the host of this year’s Tony Awards – the highlight of the American theatre scene’s year.
To make sure he gets to rehearsals on time, he picks up some friends en route to liftshare the journey in high-occupancy-vehicle lanes… and those friends just happen to be Hamilton star and Grammy-award-winner Lin-Manuel Miranda, Tony Award…
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The European Union has released new guidelines on the sharing economy, encouraging member states to support businesses in the space by recommending new policies to give greater consistency for consumers.
The EU Commission estimate that €27bn was made in gross revenue from sharing economy platforms in 2015 throughout member states. Their findings indicate that 52% of EU citizens are aware of the…
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All cars registered before 1997 will be banned from Paris as of July 1st, under a new law aimed at combating the French capital’s smog and congestion issues.
Following the monthly car ban at the Champs Elysees, French newspaper Le Monde has reported that all cars dated pre-1997 will be banned from the city centre on weekdays, as well as…
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The UK’s top judges have given the UK Government an ultimatum to lower pollution across the country, and as part of this new demand, drivers of diesel cars might be susceptible to higher transport taxes. The move comes in response to the nitrogen oxide particles expended by vehicles fuelled by diesel, and their potential to trigger breathing problems in those exposed.
The Mirror…
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