Four reasons SUVs are less safe and worse for the environment than a regular car

The controversial cars are under attack.

Tom Stacey, Senior Lecturer in Operations and Supply Chain Management, Anglia Ruskin University • conversation
May 25, 2022 • ~6 min

SUVs: four reasons why they are less safe and worse for the environment than a regular car

The controversial cars are under attack.

Tom Stacey, Senior Lecturer in Operations and Supply Chain Management, Anglia Ruskin University • conversation
May 25, 2022 • ~6 min

Leaded petrol is gone – but lead pollution may linger for a very long time

The world recently celebrated the end of leaded petrol, as sales ceased in Algeria.

Paul Monks, Professor of Atmospheric Chemistry and Earth Observation Science, University of Leicester • conversation
Sept. 3, 2021 • ~4 min

Polluting SUVs will be on roads for the next two decades – what should we do with them?

SUVs accounted for 7% of the European market in 2009. Today, it's almost 40%.

Tom Stacey, Senior Lecturer in Operations and Supply Chain Management, Anglia Ruskin University • conversation
April 12, 2021 • ~5 min

Cycling is ten times more important than electric cars for reaching net-zero cities

Active travel can help tackle the climate crisis earlier than electric vehicles – even if you swap the car for a bike for just one trip a day.

Christian Brand, Associate Professor in Transport, Energy & Environment, Transport Studies Unit, University of Oxford • conversation
March 29, 2021 • ~6 min

Telework mostly benefits white, affluent Americans – and offers few climate benefits

Working from home has become the new norm for many during the pandemic. But it's an opportunity that divides along racial and economic lines – and isn't as beneficial to the environment as many believe.

Taylor Dudley, MBA Candidate, Questrom School of Business; Research Assistant, Institute for Sustainable Energy, Boston University • conversation
July 22, 2020 • ~7 min

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