The Mexican Motorcycle Helmet Coalition has launched with new data on motorcycles trends at its first meeting, organised by the Institute for Transportation and Development Policy (ITDP) with support of the FIA Foundation.
‘School streets’ schemes have increased five-fold in less than four years and deliver low-cost interventions for cleaner, safer journeys to schools world-wide, according to new global analysis by the Child Health Initiative’s Global Advocacy Hub.
A TRUE study of real-world emissions has begun in Mexico City, marking the first TRUE Latin America remote sensing campaign. The testing and analysis, led by the ICCT and supported by FIA Foundation, is being performed in collaboration with Mexico City Secretaría del Medio Ambiente (SEDEMA).
A new TRUE study of real-world vehicle emissions in New York City has two key findings in relation to truck emissions in NYC: First, less than 10% of diesel trucks on the road are responsible for more than two-thirds of the fleet's tailpipe PM2.5 emissions; and second, people of colour living in the city are exposed to more PM2.5 from diesel trucks than average while non-Latino white residents are exposed to less.
New research from The Real Urban Emissions (TRUE) Initiative in Warsaw highlights the impact of old and imported used vehicles on urban air quality and recommends actions for the city to take to address their high real-world emissions.
A €1 million contribution on behalf of the FIA and the FIA Foundation is being made to support humanitarian actions to alleviate the suffering of refugees caused by Russia’s war against Ukraine.
An emergency convoy of donated fire engines and lifesaving equipment to Ukraine has been organised by UK charity FIRE AID, supported by the FIA Foundation.