Category Archives: Sources
Mayor takes more backward steps from his Air Quality Strategy and London Plan
Posted on Posted onConsultation on draft Supplementary Planning Guidance (SPG) on ‘The Control of Dust and Emissions during Construction and Demolition’ Mayor is proposing to entrench weak standards for Non-Road Mobile Machinery at ‘High risk sites’ across most of Greater London from 1 September … Continue reading
Thousands may be driving diesel vehicles illegally after Government failures
Posted on Posted onTens of thousands of motorists may be driving diesel vehicles illegally and risk losing their insurance or resale value – many without realising it – after Government fails to protect them Government has confirmed it is illegal to use a … Continue reading
Carcinogenic diesel exhaust disclosed for every significant road in London
Posted on Posted onClean 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 worst roads in 2012 were A406 (North Circular), A282 (Dartford … Continue reading
Highest NO2 of any capital city in Europe again
Posted on Posted onBoris Johnson must act in ‘Green Week’ in the ‘Year of Air’ after failing miserably to reduce air pollution London again has the highest levels of nitrogen dioxide (NO2), a toxic gas, of any capital city in Europe according to … Continue reading
Investigation into Government’s failure to control carcinogenic diesel exhaust
Posted on Posted onGovernment 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, with the Mayor of London, to weaken NO2 laws Investigation … Continue reading
Tube dust is not ‘safe’
Posted on Posted onHealth 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 paper’. The paper provides a clear, concise summary of current … Continue reading
Mayor’s plans for tunnel between Silvertown and Greenwich peninsula are unlawful
Posted on Posted onObjection to the option of a new road tunnel between Silvertown and Greenwich peninsula Mayor should be prioritising measures to reduce air pollution, not increase it. In any event, breaches of air pollution laws must be mitigated in full and … Continue reading
Mayor must stop financially incentivising carcinogenic diesel exhaust
Posted on Posted onConsultation 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 this consultation, which closes on the 8 February. CAL is … Continue reading
Defra ‘systematically hiding’ information about dangerous air pollutants
Posted on Posted onResponse to Defra consultation on statistical releases on (i) emissions of air pollutants and (ii) air quality statistics I am writing on behalf of Clean Air in London (CAL) to respond to the informal consultation by the Department for Environment … Continue reading
Building public understanding of air pollution
Posted on Posted onPresentations at Masterclass at Public Service Events conference titled ‘Public health: an update and way forward’ on 24 October 2012. See: http://www.publicserviceevents.co.uk/masterclass-client/224/public-health/4279 Simon Birkett, Founder and Director of Clean Air in London, on ‘Building public understanding of air pollution’ CAL … Continue reading
Few local authorities know if their schools use air filters that protect children
Posted on Posted onUpdated 24 November 2012 Air filtration in public buildings in London Few local authorities know if their buildings use regularly maintained air filters that comply with indoor air quality standard EN 13779, particularly schools Summary and recommendations Indoor air quality … Continue reading
Four of nine UK zones have already breached nitrogen dioxide time extension
Posted on Posted onTime extensions for nitrogen dioxide (NO2) have been breached already in Leicester, North Wales, Nottingham and Portsmouth Worsening in each of the last three years of one of the most important determinants of public health i.e. exposure to fine particles … Continue reading
New runways (or airports) would breach legal limits for air pollution
Posted on Posted onDraft Aviation Policy Framework – Response from Clean Air in London Government and Mayor of London are lobbying to weaken air pollution laws Dear Sir or Madam I am writing on behalf of Clean Air in London (CAL) to respond … Continue reading
Guide: Indoor air quality can be worse than outdoor
Posted on Posted onIndoor air quality (IAQ) can be worse than outdoor (or ambient) air quality (AAQ) due to the many sources of pollution within buildings and homes. Clean Air in London (CAL) is therefore campaigning to build public understanding of indoor air … Continue reading
‘Clean Air in London’ congratulates Policy Exchange on ‘Something in the Air’
Posted on Posted onThe blockbuster report shows: over 85% of the areas with England’s worst air pollution are in London; diesel exhaust is at the heart of air pollution problems in cities; the vulnerable are much more likely to be exposed to air … Continue reading