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Category Archives: UK
Diesel charge trial launched in central London
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
Posted in Air Quality, Europe, London, UK
Tagged Air Pollution, D-charge, diesel exhaust fumes, London, UK
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Latest diesel car models remain highly polluting, tests show
Six new vehicles including Land Rover and Suzuki are adding to air pollution crisis, despite stricter rules coming in months The latest diesel car models are failing to meet pollution limits when on the road, just three months ahead of … Continue reading
Posted in Air Quality, UK
Tagged Air Pollution, diesel exhaust fumes, Equa Index, NOx, UK
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Side street routes to avoid city pollution can cut exposure by half
Clean air signposts and online walking maps to sidestep diesel fumes would benefit public health, finds study Taking a side street route when walking through a city cuts a person’s air pollution exposure by half, according to a new study. … Continue reading
UK government sued for third time over illegal air pollution from diesels
Environmental lawyers who have defeated ministers twice return to court in a bid to remove ‘major flaws’ from air quality plans Environmental lawyers are taking the government to the high court for a third time in a bid to remove … Continue reading
Dirty diesel: why ships are the worst offenders
In all the controversy over toxic air pollution from diesel cars, little is heard of a worse source of pollution – shipping. Large ocean-going ships tend to use bunker fuel, the world’s dirtiest diesel fuel – a toxic, tar-like sludge … Continue reading
Posted in Air Quality, UK, World News
Tagged Air Pollution, Carbon Dioxide CO2, diesel exhaust fumes, NOx, shipping, UK
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Edinburgh’s bid for low emission zone
Edinburgh is to bid to have Scotland’s first Low Emission Zone to tackle air pollution. Councillors have agreed to approach the Scottish government, which has said it will fund one pilot by 2018. Lorries, vans and buses which did not … Continue reading
Posted in Air Quality, Europe, UK
Tagged Air Pollution, Edinburgh, Low Emission Zone (LEZ), Scotland, UK
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Air pollution kills more people in the UK than in Sweden, US and Mexico
WHO figures show people in Britain are more likely to die from dirty air than those living in some other comparable countries People in the UK are 64 times as likely to die of air pollution as those in Sweden … Continue reading
Posted in Air Quality, Europe, Health Effects of Air Pollution, UK
Tagged Air Pollution, UK, World Heath Organization (WHO)
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UK government agrees to publish air pollution strategy in next week
No 10 will not challenge high court judgment, which rejected ministers’ efforts to keep policy secret until after election A draft plan to tackle air pollution will finally be published within the next week, after No 10 said it would … Continue reading
