Clean Air Act

Great Smog’s 70th anniversary – Take action!

Great Smog’s 70th anniversary – Take action! 70 years ago, people were worried about respiratory effects from short term exposure to visible particles from solid fuel burning.  On the eve ...

Clean Air in London exposes cosy world of the wood stove industry

CAL wrote to Defra on 11 August 2021 to raise serious concerns and ask 17 questions about the cosy world of the wood stove industry and its regulators and Defra’s ...

Implementation of Ecodesign Regulations from 1 January 2022 is an important step on the path to banning wood burning

Only ecodesign-compliant wood burning stoves will be able to enter the UK market from 1 January 2022 Clean Air in London (CAL) has discovered weak historic emission standards, confusion and ...

Ban wood burning in urban areas

Clean Air in London (CAL) calls for wood burning ban in urban areas CAL has identified 12 facts or principles about wood burning, climate change and air quality after seven ...

‘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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

‘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 ...

New Clean Air Act

Written evidence submitted to Parliament’s Super Inquiry into Air Quality   Improving air quality inquiry I am writing on behalf of Clean Air in London (CAL) to respond to the unprecedented joint ...

Response to ‘Call for Evidence – Review of the Clean Air Act’

Call for Evidence excludes the Government’s views or proposed policy options and has not considered the feasibility of implementing selected stakeholders’ views for ‘improving’ the Act Clean Air Act must be updated for modern ...

Updating the Clean Air Act for modern fuels and technologies

Clean Air Act and Solid Fuel Burning in London What is the Clean Air Act? The Clean Air Act is legislation that regulates how fuels are burnt in homes, commercial ...

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Clean Air in Cities app

Download our app to keep up to date with air pollution at your location

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