Air quality Archives - Exeter Green Party https://exeter.greenparty.org.uk/news/category/air-quality/ Grow a Greener, Fairer Exeter Tue, 17 Dec 2024 16:34:11 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.1 https://exeter.greenparty.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/21/2024/06/cropped-WhatsApp-Image-2024-05-29-at-15.13.04-32x32.jpeg Air quality Archives - Exeter Green Party https://exeter.greenparty.org.uk/news/category/air-quality/ 32 32 Greens push to set School Streets in motion https://exeter.greenparty.org.uk/news/2024/12/16/greens-push-to-set-school-streets-in-motion/ Mon, 16 Dec 2024 20:22:20 +0000 https://exeter.greenparty.org.uk/?p=4215 Green Party councillors will present a motion this Tuesday calling on Devon County Council to work with schools and communities to increase the number of School Streets in Exeter. School Streets are designed to improve child safety by creating car-free areas outside schools for short periods at the start and end of the school day. […]

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]]> Exeter Green Party secure public consultation on future of former bus station site  https://exeter.greenparty.org.uk/news/2024/12/06/exeter-green-party-secure-public-consultation-on-future-of-former-bus-station-site/ Fri, 06 Dec 2024 18:42:38 +0000 https://exeter.greenparty.org.uk/?p=4186 Exeter Green Party has secured a commitment to engage with public on the future of the old bus station site in the city centre. A survey the Green Party launched [1] asking local residents for ideas on how the site should be used found no appetite for the Labour-led Council’s plan for a temporary car […]

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]]> Exeter incinerator city’s largest carbon emitter: Greens call for urgent roll-out of food waste collections https://exeter.greenparty.org.uk/news/2024/10/16/exeter-incinerator-citys-largest-carbon-emitter-greens-call-for-urgent-roll-out-of-food-waste-collections/ Wed, 16 Oct 2024 10:44:11 +0000 https://exeter.greenparty.org.uk/?p=4014 The Green Party has said improving recycling rates and rolling out food waste collections across the city must be an urgent priority after a BBC investigation found that burning waste to generate electricity is now the dirtiest way the UK generates power. Nearly half of the rubbish produced in UK homes is now being incinerated, […]

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]]> Council U-turn on dangerous Paris Street roundabout crossings  https://exeter.greenparty.org.uk/news/2024/02/02/council-u-turn-on-dangerous-paris-street-roundabout-crossings/ Fri, 02 Feb 2024 08:04:29 +0000 https://exeter.greenparty.org.uk/?p=3145 A  Freedom of Information (FOI) request by Exeter Green Party has revealed that Exeter City Council acknowledge there are serious issues to address in relation to crossings around the Paris St roundabout, something they had previously denied. Green Councillors Andy Ketchin and Carol Bennett raised the issue of dangerous crossings around the Paris St roundabout […]

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]]> Greens urge councillors to reject plans to suspend Active Streets trial in Heavitree and Whipton https://exeter.greenparty.org.uk/news/2024/01/18/greens-urge-councillors-to-reject-plans-to-suspend-active-streets-trial-in-heavitree-and-whipton/ Thu, 18 Jan 2024 17:51:51 +0000 https://exeter.greenparty.org.uk/?p=3134 The Green Party have called on councillors to resist the suspension of the Active Streets trial in Heavitree and Whipton. The scheme was due to run for 18 months. However, a report from the Director of Climate Change, Environment and Transport at Devon County Council to the HATOC committee recommends that, if on or after […]

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]]> Ticket offices remain open – now for public ownership and proper investment in local rail https://exeter.greenparty.org.uk/news/2023/11/03/ticket-offices-remain-open-now-for-public-ownership-and-proper-investment-in-local-rail/ Fri, 03 Nov 2023 10:09:34 +0000 https://exeter.greenparty.org.uk/?p=3091 The following letter on the government’s U-turn on plans to close all railway station ticket offices in Exeter and Devon is from Councillor Catherine Rees.  The screeching halt to the closure of railway ticket offices is a huge victory for people power. Across the country, including in Exeter, people have protested, signed petitions and responded […]

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]]> Labour councillors refuse to put brakes on air pollution caused by idling https://exeter.greenparty.org.uk/news/2023/10/17/labour-councillors-refuse-to-put-brakes-on-air-pollution-caused-by-idling/ Tue, 17 Oct 2023 20:33:02 +0000 https://exeter.greenparty.org.uk/?p=3074 Labour councillors have refused to back a Green Party motion brought to Full Council calling for an anti-idling campaign for Exeter [1]. Greens say idling vehicles increase exhaust fumes in the air and that the resulting pollution is linked to a range of health problems. They urged Exeter City Council to adopt a range of […]

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]]> Council urged to hold its nerve on delivering Low Traffic Neighbourhoods https://exeter.greenparty.org.uk/news/2023/08/07/council-urged-to-hold-its-nerve-on-delivering-low-traffic-neighbourhoods/ Mon, 07 Aug 2023 15:08:04 +0000 https://exeter.greenparty.org.uk/?p=3027 As the government orders a review into Low Traffic Neighbourhoods (LTN) schemes, Exeter Green Party councillors are urging Devon County Council to ‘hold its nerve’ and continue to deliver trials of LTNs ‘with confidence’.  Heavitree councillor Catherine Rees said: “In their desperation for votes, the Conservative government is fueling culture wars by ordering a review […]

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]]> Labour failing to grasp seriousness of local business Co-Cars going under, say Greens https://exeter.greenparty.org.uk/news/2023/07/26/labour-failing-to-grasp-seriousness-of-local-business-co-cars-going-under-say-greens/ Wed, 26 Jul 2023 14:35:53 +0000 https://exeter.greenparty.org.uk/?p=3019 Green Party co-leader of the opposition in Exeter, Diana Moore, has criticised Exeter City Council for failing to meet with local enterprise Co-Cars to discuss what support they might need to rework their business model and continue operation in the city. Co-Cars, including Co-Bikes, ceased trading last week citing financial difficulties brought on by the […]

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]]> Greens push for higher frequency bus services, lower fares and greater bus priority in meeting with Stagecoach boss https://exeter.greenparty.org.uk/news/2023/03/29/greens-push-for-higher-frequency-bus-services-lower-fares-and-greater-bus-priority-in-meeting-with-stagecoach-boss/ Wed, 29 Mar 2023 15:44:47 +0000 https://exeter.greenparty.org.uk/?p=2777 Exeter Green Party councillors have said they are hopeful ‘buses are moving in the right direction’ in the city following a meeting with Stagecoach boss, Peter Knight. The councillors say they particularly welcome the company’s interest in pursuing ideas for low cost travel for children and young people and restructuring fares to make them fairer […]

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