Sian Berry’s manifesto (Green Party) scores 10/10 for clean air policies
Clean Air Scorecard 2021 Clean Air in London (CAL) has scored the manifestos of the leading candidates for Mayor of London in a Clean Air Scorecard for the elections in 2012, 2016 and 2021. This is our final scorecard for 2021: CAL 395 Ranking of Mayoral candidates 2021_Final 300421 Our Clean Air Scorecard 2021 is ... Read more
‘Clean Air in London’ calls for “Ella’s Law” after landmark verdict
Landmark verdict confirms that air pollution significantly caused and significantly contributed to the death of Ella Roberta Adoo Kissi-Debrah on 15 February 2013. ‘Clean Air in London’ calls for new Clean Air Act before COP26 to be called ‘Ella’s Law’ Philip Barlow, Deputy Coroner, delivered his verdict touching on the death of Ella Roberta Adoo ... Read more
Inquest touching the death of Ella Roberta Adoo Kissi-Debrah
The inquest into the death of Ella Roberta Adoo Kissi-Debrah on 15 February 2013 is to be held before Deputy Coroner Philip Barlow at 16 Tooley Street, London SE1 2HQ from Monday 30 November to 11 December 2020. Links: 1. Inquest https://www.innersouthlondoncoroner.org.uk/news/2020/nov/inquest-touching-the-death-of-ella-roberta-adoo-kissi-debrah 2. Media BBC (29 November 2020) Rosamund Adoo Kissi-Debrah: “Did air pollution ... Read more
Defra must comply fully with the Aarhus Convention
Clean Air in London’s response to Defra Consultation on the UK’s Implementation Report 2021 The Convention on Access to Information, Public Participation and Decision Making and Access to Justice in Environmental Matters (the Aarhus Convention) Dear Secretary of State I am writing on behalf of Clean Air in London (CAL) in response to the Department ... Read more
A new Clean Air Act before COP26
On the eve of Clean Air Day 2020, Clean Air in London is calling for a new Clean Air Act before COP26 The Conservative Party gave us the first Clean Air Act in 1956. However, air pollution is still the UK’s largest environmental health risk and has made us more susceptible to COVID-19. We know ... Read more
Draft Environment Bill is just ‘smoke and mirrors’. We need a new Clean Air Act!
The Government has unveiled a new Environment Bill that is extremely disappointing and pale in comparison to its ground-breaking predecessor in 1995. Worse, days after the Prime Minister claimed that the Environment Bill would update the Clean Air Act 1993, our analysis shows that it would do little or nothing to clean air over the ... Read more
ULEZ is another important step on the path to banning diesel
Air pollution is the world’s largest environmental health risk, killing about seven million people every year. The ULEZ is being implemented almost exactly 10 years after ‘Clean Air in London’ (CAL) called for such a ‘Berlin-style’ inner low emission zone in London. Air pollution monitor in the Strand has reported 18/18 exceedances of nitrogen dioxide ... Read more
Sixth Global Environment Outlook GEO6
UN Environment’s sixth Global Environmental Outlook (GEO6) was published at UNEA4. GEO6 is the most comprehensive report on the global environment since 2012. It: covers air, land, oceans/marine, freshwater and biodiversity; shows that the overall environmental situation is deteriorating globally; and that the window for action is closing. Quote Simon Birkett, Founder and ... Read more
‘Clean Air (Human Rights) Bill’ published with full legal text
Baroness Jenny Jones (Green Party) ‘introduced’ the Clean Air (Human Rights) Bill to the House of Lords on 5 July 2018 i.e. the 62nd anniversary of the first Clean Air Act receiving Royal Assent and the National Health Service’s 70th birthday. The full legal text was published online on 6 July 2018. https://cleanair.london/clean-air-act/ The ‘first ... Read more
#CodeYellow for Liverpool Marathon and Great Manchester Run
Clean Air in London has issued a #CodeYellow warning to the organisers of the ‘Rock and Roll Liverpool Marathon’ and ‘Great Manchester Run’ for MODERATE air pollution on Sunday 20 May 2018 This warning follows a number of days of forecasts of MODERATE air pollution in Liverpool and Manchester for Sunday 20 May 2018. ... Read more
Europe at its ‘best’ is taking UK at its ‘worst’ to Court on NO2 air pollution
European Commission (Commission) has referred the UK to the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) for its failure to comply with limit values for nitrogen dioxide (NO2) ‘as soon as possible’. France and Germany have also been referred to the CJEU on NO2. Hungary and Italy have been referred over persistently high ... Read more
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