COVID-19: new call for London`s fleets to turn engines off when parked
(WorldNews Environment)

A new London-wide campaign has been launched today [3rd August] encouraging businesses to tackle air pollution caused by idling engines. The call for action comes amidst emerging evidence that air pollution is linked to poor recovery and higher infection rates of COVID19 due to damage caused to the lungs.* Idling Action`s #enginesoff campaign asks firms to pledge that their fleet drivers and other employees will not leave their engines on when parked. The Idling Action Project, jointly led by the City of London Corporation and the London Borough of Camden, and supported by the Mayor of London, has been running since 2016. It sees 30 London local authorities and the City of London Corporation...