8 Oct 2020Registration is now open for the ADMS User Group Meetings, 18–19 November 2020, Online

The annual ADMS User Group Meetings are a great opportunity to hear the latest ADMS model news and advice from CERC consultants and model developers and to hear talks by model users about their own applications of the software. Normally held as two one-day meetings, with one day for ADMS 5 users and one day for ADMS-Urban & ADMS-Roads users, this year due to the COVID-19 pandemic we are holding a two-day meeting online for all users of ADMS software.

Tickets are available to order through Eventbrite until 23:30 on Sunday 15th November and cover the full two-day event. Organisations with a valid software support contract are entitled to one or more tickets free of charge depending on the type of licence held. Meeting connection details will be sent to registered participants before the event. The draft programme will be published soon.

7 Oct 2020Clean Air Day – 8th October

The 8^th October 2020 is Clean Air Day, a UK-wide campaign to improve public understanding of air pollution and its effects on our health, while promoting easy actions we can take to help tackle it. We are encouraged to make a pledge to reduce air pollution on this day, such as working from home, giving cars a day off or avoiding domestic fires. CERC staff are continuing to work from home almost every day, due to COVID-19 restrictions, while contributing to scientific and public understanding of air pollution.

During the COVID-19 lockdown we experienced cleaner air due to widespread shifts to low pollution behaviours. CERC quantified emission reductions in London using inverse modelling techniques, with emissions up to mid-July remaining at less than 50% of average levels from January to early March (see figure). CERC's air quality forecasting services including airTEXT for Greater London, Chelmsford, Colchester and Cambridge inform the public of the daily variation in air quality, along with high-resolution maps which can be used to identify lower-pollution routes for active transport in their local area.

The online event Clean Air Day Live will include a special focus on the relationship between coronavirus and air pollution, and the new possibilities our changed habits have opened up for the future. To find out more, go to www.cleanairday.org.uk, or tweet @cleanairdayuk #CleanAirDay to get involved.