Feature image is a spoof ad posted in Southwark underground station in London by the Badvertising campaign The British Medical Journal (BMJ) has published an editorial calling for swift action against SUVs and larger cars to reduce harms from road danger and air pollution. “Action is needed locally, nationally, and internationally to curb sales of […]

This is despite predictions from the United Nations of an inevitable pivot towards smaller and more environmentally friendly vehicles because of the urgency of the climate crisis and the rising cost of living. That pivot has not materialised: globally, 54% of the cars sold in 2024 were SUVs, including petrol, diesel, hybrids and electric makes. […]

Parents driving children to private schools is associated with a 27% increase in air pollution and congestion in a south London street, according to campaigners who are calling for private schools to make greater use of sustainable transport. Bus times were also affected, with commuters facing longer delays on local buses at morning peak times on the […]

Over the last half-century, American sedans and station wagons have been replaced by increasingly enormous SUVs and pickup trucks that now comprise 80 percent of new car sales, a phenomenon known as car bloat. Much like secondhand smoke, driving a gigantic vehicle endangers those who never consented to the danger they face walking, biking, or sitting inside […]

Changes designed to encourage people to take other forms of transportation than cars have contributed to a 40% decline in air pollution. That’s because a campaign to make Paris greener, primarily by reducing its dependence on cars, has transformed it into a shining example of what many environmental activists, city planners and transit advocates say […]