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#ULEZ and #TCharge are important steps on the path to banning carcinogenic diesel fumes

#ULEZ and #TCharge are important steps on the path to banning carcinogenic diesel fumes in London.  But Mayor Khan must take bigger, stronger and smarter steps to keep his manifesto pledge to ‘restore London’s air quality to legal and safe levels’. The Emissions Surcharge (T-Charge or #TCharge) commenced in London at 7.00am on Monday 23 ... Read more

Open letter to Mayor Khan seeking urgent action on tube dust

Air pollution in the London Underground (‘tube dust’): expert health advice; warnings; and action Dear Sadiq I am writing on behalf of Clean Air in London (CAL) about air pollution in the London Underground (‘tube dust’ and ‘Tube’) to urge you to do much more, much faster to: understand the health risks (adopting a precautionary ... Read more

Blame Maggie Thatcher and every Government since for knowingly poisoning us with carcinogenic diesel fumes

Blame Maggie Thatcher and every Government since for knowingly poisoning us with carcinogenic diesel fumes Government’s new nitrogen dioxide (NO2) plan reveals bigger problems and less action than expected and no commitment to diesel scrappage.  London is still expected to breach the World Health Organisation guideline and legal limit for NO2 in 2030 with no ... Read more

Brixton Road breaches NO2 hourly legal limit for 2017 in five days

Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) hourly legal limit for the whole of 2017 has been breached in London in just five days World Health Organisation guideline is for no human exposure to NO2 over 200 micrograms per cubic metre (ug/m3) measured over one hour.  The EU legal limit, also in UK law, is 18 hours in a ... Read more

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 harmful exhaust emissions including NO2.  Worse, levels of NO2 are higher this year than last in some hotspots ‘Clean Air in London’ estimates there were ... Read more

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: The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development (Agenda 2030) offers great opportunity to align global efforts to achieve a better future for people and the environment ... Read more

‘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 But it’s not good enough.  Diesel must be banned as coal was banned successfully 60 years ago Dear Mayor Khan I am writing on behalf ... Read more

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 June to highlight the issues surrounding air pollution and the links between outdoor and indoor air quality.  Camfil is a world leader in the development ... Read more

Presentations 2016 and 2017

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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 limit for nitrogen dioxide (NO2) in 2020.  41 of these are expected to exceed the limit in 2025 Zac Goldsmith is the only leading candidate ... Read more

‘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 NO2 over 200 micrograms per cubic metre (ug/m3) measured over one hour.  The EU legal limit, also in UK law, is 18 hours in a ... Read more

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 https://cleanair.london/sources/oxford-street-has-breached-nitrogen-dioxide-hourly-limit-value-for-2015/ Mayor Johnson and current Government must join Labour apology on diesel https://cleanair.london/sources/mayor-johnson-and-current-government-must-join-labour-apology-on-diesel/ February Investigation finds few hospitals comply with indoor air quality standards https://cleanair.london/indoor-air-quality/investigation-finds-few-hospitals-comply-with-indoor-air-quality-standards/ ... Read more
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