The Latest in Air Quality Action
Find out about the latest news in air quality and how EMSOL is working with key partners.
How Quieter Deliveries are Key to Reducing Noise
How and why quieter deliveries are key to noise reduction With the rise of online delivery and the increase in demand due to the global pandemic, it’s meant that deliveries have been made at all kind of hours and in large volumes. As cities become increasingly noisy...
EMSOL Teams up With Croydon Council to Tackle Pollution
The following is taken from our feature in Croydon Digital. Once upon a time London was nicknamed The Big Smoke, thanks in no small part to The Great Smog of 1952, and to be honest, the nickname wouldn’t seem too out of place today either! The capital certainly has a...
Post-Covid: How can the Construction Industry Ensure Sustainable Development
Like many other industries, the Construction industry has been impacted by COVID-19 in numerous ways such as supply chain challenges, health and safety implications, slower developments and longer project timelines. One of the main challenges the industry faces is...
Our Interview for London Tech Week
EMSOL Won 'Tech For Good' at London Tech Week Elevating Founders the following is an interview from the event. Can you give a brief overview of EMSOL EMSOL develops technology solutions which enable organisations to increase revenue and profitability through the...
Help Reduce Air Pollution: 3 Easy Things You Can Do for Clean Air Day
The importance of our own carbon footprint and reducing air pollution According to the UK Government and the World Health Organisation, air pollution is now found to be the largest environmental threat to people in the UK, with long-term exposure causing between...
EMSOL Launch Social Distancing and Infection Tracing Platform ‘Work Safe’ To Help British Business Stay Open
SOCIAL DISTANCING AND INFECTION TRACING PLATFORM ‘WORK SAFE’ LAUNCHES TO HELP BRITISH BUSINESS STAY OPEN - Social distancing and infection tracing solution Work Safe, launched by EMSOL, will help workers prevent infection through safe social distancing - Work Safe...
How do local authorities respond to COVID and ensure sustainable development?
The impact of COVID and the importance of sustainability in local areas The UK has already faced economic downturn because of the impact of COVID. Local councils up and down the country have been at the forefront of helping communities to improve the economic, social,...
Noise Pollution and How EMSOL is Working to Reduce it
The rise of noise pollution in 2020 Noise pollution is a major concern in big cities and urban landscapes all across the world. We all know that harmful emissions from petrol and vehicles are an issue, and many governments and businesses are taking steps to mitigate...
EMSOL Wins Tech For Good Vertical at London Tech Week Elevating Founders
For the past three years, our work empowering organisations to take targeted action on transport pollution and make a real impact is something we are genuinely proud and passionate about. Following another year of London Tech Week, we are proud to announce EMSOL as...
How noise and air pollution can impact your health
The importance of reducing air and noise pollution Nowadays it’s very difficult to find a place that’s both quiet and has good air quality unless you’re living in a remote area. Even if you’re working from home in countryside areas, there can still be an increase in...
EMSOL Helps You Reduce Pollution in Your Urban Supply Chain
Don’t just monitor supply chain vehicle pollution. Take simple, practical, daily steps to reduce it.
Bristol Backtracks – Are Clean Air Zones the Right Solution?
What evidence suggests that clean air zones effectively reduce air pollution for good? With green living, sustainability and a spotlight on pollution, clean air zones (CAZs) have been continuously promoted as a step in the right direction. One city that has been...
Delay in London Low Emission Zone Should Not Stop Us Reducing Pollution
Construction projects across London are an on-going part of life in the capital and are essential for businesses to grow. While developments to help improve the city and boost the economy are essential, these projects also face issues of poor air quality and...
What are the top 5 worst cities for noise pollution?
What are the top 5 worst cities for noise pollution? Large cities such as London, Toyko and New York City are renowned for their busy lifestyles with lots of noise. If you live in a city you also know what it’s like to hear constant sounds like traffic,...
Monitoring Noise Pollution During Delivery
Air and noise pollution from the urban supply chain is a crucial issue for any site and its surrounding community. As we wrote about recently, noise pollution can be detrimental to health and quality of life. EMSOL is working with Cross River Partnership to monitor...
Understanding noise pollution: What is it and how can you reduce it?
Understanding noise pollution: What is it and how can you reduce it? As the world only gets busier every single year with increased activities and a growing urban population, it means that there are only going to be higher levels of noise pollution and sounds. As we...
What Young People Think About Air Pollution and How it Matters
The effects of air pollution Air pollution is now understood to be responsible for worsening people's quality of life and even shortening their life. It is responsible for various health concerns and does not discriminate in causing harm - although your chances of...
A fair and clean solution – targeted air quality action
Alex Pocklington, Principal Impact Assessment at Croydon Council talks about why they selected EMSOL to help take air quality action in their borough. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l91rB2jfDIY&ab_channel=EMSOLAirQualityAction
A possibility to have a tangible impact on air quality
A possibility to have a tangible impact on air quality Ethan Stratford, President, LSE Sustainable Futures Society talks about why they selected EMSOL to "democratise the process of sustainability" on the London School of Economics campus....
EMSOL – Air Quality Action
EMSOL empowers organizations to take specific actions for improving the quality of the local environment. This is through targeted air and noise pollution identification which benefits the communities our customers operate in....
Why Noise Complaints Are On the Rise
The rise of noise pollution complaints during lockdowns As the UK national lockdown has ended and we’re seeing the impact of what a ‘new normal’ looks like, it has become clear that the shift back to the hustle and bustle has become all too much for many. With UK...
Noise – the Silent Pollutant
What if we were to tell you that there is a pollutant out there, that we come into contact with every single day, that has a huge impact on our mental and physical health? It is a pollutant that, at best, reduces concentration levels and increases stress levels when...
EMSOL working with Mace and the LSE to target urban supply chain pollution
Read about how EMSOL worked with Mace and the London School of Economics to take action during the construction phase of new build.
EMSOL to Manage Urban Supply Chain Noise Pollution in Collaboration with Cross River Partnership
Safe, sustainable development is a key priority for healthy cities. But ensuring this is hard, especially with fast-growing, complex urban supply chains. The lockdown has brought quiet streets and cleaner air to those living in cities. We need to protect these gains...
Improving Respiratory Health By Targeting Air And Noise Pollution
By giving innovators and teams the information and the tools necessary to reduce transport pollution, we can help businesses do their part in reducing respiratory health issues and lowering respiratory mortality. With respiratory issues at an all-time high and the threat of another coronavirus peak looming, it’s more important than ever for businesses to take action now.
Webinar: Respiratory Health Challenges for the Urban Supply Chain
EMSOL will host our 4th webinar on the 23rd July sharing best practices for improving pollution. This follows successful webinars featuring expert speakers from Skanska, LSE, Transport for London, HS2, and Network Rail who shared how their organisations are tackling air quality challenges.
What’s missing from the Rail Air Quality Strategy Framework?
The RSSB’s recently-released Air Quality Strategy Framework is a huge step in the right direction but something’s missing. EMSOL have been working for months with rail partners to mitigate local emissions and we’ve learned beyond a doubt that monitoring is a crucial first step before taking action, to show real improvements from investment. Here’s what we’re proposing instead, based on what’s worked.
How Start-ups are Tackling Air Pollution
COVID-19 has dealt a heavy impact on all our lives and disrupted business-as-normal. This pause in travel and economic activity has led to a noticeable impact on air quality in our major cities. After two months of lockdown in the UK, in mid-May, car traffic in London...
Reaching Net-Zero in the Transport Sector
On 2nd June, 2020 the Net-Zero All Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) held a webinar to discuss decarbonising transport with a keynote address from the Parliamentary Under-Secretary for Transport, Rachel Maclean MP and Shadow Minister for Green Transport, Kerry McCarthy...
EMSOL in The News: UK Tech News
COVID-19 lockdown has proven that it’s possible to achieve dramatic air quality improvements – technology has to be the force to help sustain it. Freddie Talberg, Co-Founder, EMSOL, considers the impact that lockdown has had on air quality.