Category Archives: Europe

The downside of summer sunshine

Posted on July 10, 2017 by Respro® UK Ltd

The June heatwave brought dangerously high ozone levels and caused serious summer smog The hottest June day in the UK since 1976 caused widespread summertime smog across southern England and the Midlands. Sevenoaks in Kent and Lullington Heath, East Sussex, measured the … Continue reading →

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France to ban sales of petrol and diesel cars by 2040

Posted on July 7, 2017 by Respro® UK Ltd

Move by Emmanuel Macron’s government comes a day after Volvo said it would only make fully electric or hybrid cars from 2019 France will end sales of petrol and diesel vehicles by 2040 as part of an ambitious plan to meet … Continue reading →

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Air pollution issues go back to court

Posted on July 5, 2017 by Respro® UK Ltd

Air pollution is forcing the UK government back to court for the seventh time. The environmental legal group ClientEarth says minsters failed to conduct their recent public consultation on clean air properly. It also says the government’s pollution plans for … Continue reading →

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Luxury cruise liners ‘have worse air pollution than Piccadilly Circus’

Posted on July 3, 2017 by Respro® UK Ltd

Some come with 10-storey slides, running tracks and private gyms while one boasts as many trees as a small city suburb. But the luxury ocean liners luring record numbers of tourists on to round-the-world cruises may not be as healthy … Continue reading →

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‘Ban parents from leaving engines on’, says guidance 

Posted on June 30, 2017 by Respro® UK Ltd

Parents should be banned from leaving the car running while waiting outside school gates, to cut air pollution, according to official health guidance. The guidance also calls for councils to set up clean-air zones that could ban the most polluting … Continue reading →

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Germany moves to crack down on vehicle emissions

Posted on June 28, 2017 by Respro® UK Ltd

Germany will discuss a national plan to cut pollution from diesel engines and set up a new organisation to test vehicles to try to restore consumer confidence after Volkswagen’s emissions scandal, ministers said on Tuesday. The moves – almost two years … Continue reading →

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Munich to ban diesel vehicles from city following court order

Posted on June 27, 2017 by Respro® UK Ltd

Munich has announced it will implement a ban on diesel vehicles, in its ongoing attempt to combat illegal air pollution. The mayor of the German city, who made the announcement, said he saw “no other way” to resolve the issue … Continue reading →

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Diesel charge trial launched in central London 

Posted on June 26, 2017 by Respro® UK Ltd

Diesel car drivers will be charged an extra £2.45 an hour from today to park in parts of central London, in an attempt to combat toxic air. Westminster council is launching a trial of the “D-charge” on pay-to-park bays in … Continue reading →

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