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Number plate cameras installed as Greater Manchester rolls out one of Europe's biggest clean air zones
Number plate recognition cameras are being put in place ahead of the launch of the Greater Manchester-wide Clean Air Zone, set to launch in the spring.
Smart motorway tech failures raise further safety concerns
Computer systems controlling smart motorway signs crashed three times in four days in April this year, adding to fears for drivers’ safety.
Thursday, 02 September 2021
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- Scotrail engineers vote for strike action after pay talks collapseAbout 250 workers who maintain and repair trains backed strike action in a dispute over pay and conditions.
Financial Times
- US truck fleets seek out foreign drivers to solve labour shortageMexico, Canada and South Africa are among the countries in recruiters’ focus
The Guardian
- Without help for oil-producing countries, net zero by 2050 is a distant dream | Ali Allawi and Fatih BirolTo meet climate targets and avoid economic collapse, countries such as Iraq need international support in the transition to clean energy• Ali Allawi is deputy prime minister and finance minister of Iraq. Fatih Birol is executive director of the International Energy AgencyIn the Middle East and north Africa, global warming is not a distant threat, but an already painful reality. Rising temperatures are exacerbating water shortages. In Iraq, temperatures are estimated to be rising as much as seven times faster than the global average. Countries in this region are not only uniquely affected by gl...
Times Online
- Greener E10 petrol bars older cars from one in five forecourts [subscription]About a fifth of petrol stations will be effectively out of bounds to drivers of older cars after the shift towards a new eco-friendly alternative fuel, The Times has learnt.
- Shell to spark growth with electric vehicle chargers [subscription]Royal Dutch Shell plans to install 50,000 on-street electric vehicle chargers in Britain by 2025 to cement its leading position in the market.
Bolton News
- First Clean Air Zone enforcement camera installed in BoltonThe first roadside camera to enforce the Clean Air Zone policy across Greater Manchester has been installed in Bolton.
Other Regional Press
- Partnership to convert landfill waste into hydrogen for transportRENEWABLE fuels company Raven SR has entered into an agreement with a Republic Services sanitary landfill in Northern California to convert organic waste into hydrogen that can be sold at commercial fuel stations.
- Transport Secretary urged to stop council pushing "anti-motoring agenda" in BathThe Transport Secretary is being urged to stop council leaders installing a ring of steel around Bath to “further their anti-motoring agenda”.
Business Live
- Number plate cameras installed as Greater Manchester rolls out one of Europe's biggest clean air zonesNumber plate recognition cameras are being put in place ahead of the launch of the Greater Manchester-wide Clean Air Zone, set to launch in the spring.
New Civil Engineer
- Engineer backs plan to link Scottish islands with subsea tunnelsA leading Scottish engineer has backed proposals for undersea road tunnels which could improve the connectivity of Scotland's island communities.
- Smart motorway tech failures raise further safety concernsComputer systems controlling smart motorway signs crashed three times in four days in April this year, adding to fears for drivers’ safety.
Other News Sources
- What impact will E10 have on transport and drivers?E10 has rolled out across Britain’s forecourts but how green it is and what will it cost drivers?
- Portsmouth transport bosses are set to ditch double yellow lines plan on residential streetControversial plans to paint double yellow lines along with length of a residential street in Paulsgrove are set to be shelved.
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