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How and when will Sadiq keep his clean air pledge if he doesn’t #BanDiesel?

Many roads in central London will tend to have the highest concentrations of nitrogen dioxide (NO2) in the world as a result of diesel vehicles emitting 90-95% of the most ...

World cities must lead on Sustainable Development Goals and Agenda 2030

Written evidence submitted by Clean Air in London to the Environmental Audit Committee’s inquiry into the Sustainable Development Goals in the UK Executive summary Clean Air in London’s (CAL’s) submission: ...

‘Generous 6/10’ for Mayor’s action plan to battle London’s toxic air

Your plan contrasts strongly with Boris Johnson’s who bought us 1,000 ‘vanity buses’, championed ‘car is king’ policies and we found guilty of public health fraud on an industrial scale ...

Camfil is sponsoring our keynote speech on indoor air quality

Camfil’s ‘Clean Air Roadshow’ is coming back to London to raise awareness of the health effects of air pollution. Camfil is bringing their Clean Air Roadshow back to London in ...

352 reasons ‘not’ to vote for Zac Goldsmith

352 reasons to vote for the Greens (or Lib Dems) with second preferences to Sadiq Khan London has all 352 road links in the UK expected to exceed the legal ...

‘Breathtaking’ breach of NO2 annual legal limit in eight days

Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) hourly legal limit for the whole of 2016 has been breached in London in just eight days World Health Organisation guideline is for no human exposure to ...

Most-read stories in 2015

A look back at the campaign letters and media releases that proved the most popular in 2015. January Oxford Street has already breached nitrogen dioxide hourly limit value for 2015 ...

Our One Atmosphere film | Lessons from 10 years of campaigning

One Atmosphere film launched Film about the most important lessons learned from 10 years of campaigning on air pollution Ban diesel and wood burning in cities as we banned coal ...

Mayoral candidates must address air pollution killing Londoners

‘Clean Air in London’ (CAL) commissioned the Office for National Statistics (ONS) to update for the first time its ranking of the top 10 death categories for every borough in ...

QC Opinion for ‘Clean Air in London’ on Air Quality Law (including Heathrow)

Simon Birkett, Founder and Director of Clean Air in London, said: “The law about air pollution is not being properly applied.  So ‘Clean Air in London’ (CAL) asked Harrison Grant, ...

Defra NO2 consultation: ‘Plan for plans by others’ is inadequate

Defra buries consultation for diesel bans in cities minutes before Corbyn announcement Consultation promises further consultation in ‘early 2016’ on a ‘four tier’ national framework to ban or charge pre-Euro ...

Camfil air filters reduced air pollution by up to 93% during worst smog episode

Camfil air filters reduced air pollution in a London office by up to 93% during the worst air pollution episode so far this year Daily mean outdoor particle air pollution ...

Clean Air in Cities app

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The app shows current levels of ozone (O3) and fine particulate matter (PM2.5) globally and the health impact of long-term exposure to PM2.5 for populations in England