Policy

EU (much) more ‘competent’ than UK Government on air quality

Call for Evidence: Environment and Climate Change Only the EU has competence to set Europe-wide product standards and environmental limits 75% of UK respondents to a recent Eurobarometer survey on ...

Carcinogenic diesel exhaust disclosed for every significant road in London

Clean Air in London used powerful European access to environmental information laws to obtain 1.5 million pieces of data from the Mayor of London.  Thousands of pages published Top three ...

Effective local action on air pollution in London

Presentation at Mapping for Change conference ‘Effective local action on air pollution in London’ at University College London on 17 April 2013. Details at: http://www.mappingforchange.org.uk/mapping-for-change-to-host-air-pollution-conference-in-april/ Useful links https://twitter.com/cleanairlondon and https://www.facebook.com/CleanAirLondon 1.  Keith ...

Investigation into Government’s failure to control carcinogenic diesel exhaust

Government has sought to blame European engine emission standards for oxides of nitrogen (NOx) for its failure to comply with nitrogen dioxide (NO2) limit values as part of its lobbying, ...

Clean Air in London Awards 2013

Bianca Jagger, Founder and Chair of The Bianca Jagger Human Rights Foundation, receives award and special mention Inaugural Clean Air in London Awards recognise 24 contributions to improving air quality ...

Mayor’s backward steps, wish lists for others and failure to tackle air pollution

Mayor has today lost control of his own destiny.  It is now up to ClientEarth and the Supreme Court or the European Commission to force action The Mayor of London ...

Tube dust is not ‘safe’

Health and Environment Committee air quality work programme  Clean Air in London (CAL) congratulates the Health and Environment Committee (Committee) on the publication of ‘Air pollution in London – Issues ...

WHAT about air pollution?

Presentation titled ‘WHAT about air pollution in West Hampstead and Camden?’ to West Hamsptead Amenity and Transport on 10 February 2014. Useful links: https://cleanair.london/ http://www.londonair.org.uk/london/asp/annualmaps.asp http://www.howpollutedismyroad.org.uk/roads.php http://www.howpollutedismyroad.org.uk/schools.php    

Mayor must stop financially incentivising carcinogenic diesel exhaust

Consultation on proposed changes to the Congestion Charging Scheme (Greener Vehicle Discount) Dear Sir or Madam I am writing on behalf of Clean Air in London (CAL) with comments on ...

Mayor caught lobbying to weaken international air pollution laws

Mayor of London is lobbying for ‘flexibility’ in possible new laws and hiding his communications with 11 other European cities and regions in the lobbying group BBC investigation discovers the Mayor’s ...

Public Health Presents…

Presentation titled ‘Building public understanding of air pollution’ to Public Health Presents – the tri-borough public health forum for the London boroughs of Hammersmith and Fulham, Kensington and Chelsea and ...

Boroughs should consider urgently declaring new Air Quality Management Areas

Clean Air in London considers Brent, Bromley, Hillingdon, Lewisham, Newham and Sutton should consider urgently declaring Air Quality Management Areas or extending existing ones The Greater London Authority (GLA) has ...

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