As air quality declines, the risk of issues like respiratory disease increases. However, many don’t realise that risk of conditions like diabetes, heart disease and stroke also increase. At the same time, while 90% of people agree with the need for climate action¹, local projects often struggle to win sufficient support.

Residents of Sunderland are a step closer to enjoying driverless transport after the city took delivery of three self-driving, emission-free Aurrigo Auto-Shuttles.