Category Archives: London

How to stop the construction industry choking our cities

Posted on April 22, 2017 by Respro® UK Ltd

Building firms need to start treating diesel emissions in the same way as asbestos, says air pollution expert Poor air quality, with diesel the biggest culprit, is now thought to be the cause of 40,000 deaths in the UK each … Continue reading →

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London parents could face ban on taking kids to school by car 

Posted on April 11, 2017 by Respro® UK Ltd

Parents who use a car on the school run will be fined up to £130 in parts of London to tackle air pollution and dangerous driving, the Standard has learned. The unprecedented action is being taken around two primaries and … Continue reading →

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Thousands of British children exposed to illegal levels of air pollution 

Posted on April 5, 2017 by Respro® UK Ltd

More than 2,000 schools and nurseries close to roads with damaging levels of diesel fumes, joint investigation by Guardian and Greenpeace reveals Hundreds of thousands of children are being exposed to illegal levels of damaging air pollution from diesel vehicles … Continue reading →

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Paris and London mayors announce scheme to gauge car emissions 

Posted on March 30, 2017 by Respro® UK Ltd

The mayors of Paris and London announced a new scheme for monitoring emissions from vehicles on Wednesday, aimed at improving air quality in the two capitals. Anne Hidalgo of Paris and London’s Sadiq Khan said the system would set up … Continue reading →

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London’s quality of life ranking slips over pollution and traffic 

Posted on March 15, 2017 by Respro® UK Ltd

London has slipped down a list of the best cities in the world for quality of life due to high levels of traffic and pollution. The capital placed 40th in the 19th annual Mercer Quality of Life Survey. London was … Continue reading →

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London mayor Sadiq Khan launches low-emission bus zone‎ 

Posted on March 10, 2017 by Respro® UK Ltd

The first of 12 low-emission bus zones (LEBZ) has been launched by London mayor Sadiq Khan as part of his strategy to tackle air pollution. It was established earlier in Putney High Street, one of the most polluted areas of … Continue reading →

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Car buyers should have ‘long, hard think’ about diesel 

Posted on February 25, 2017 by Respro® UK Ltd

The transport secretary suggests drivers should try to buy the least polluting vehicles possible. The transport secretary has said drivers considering buying diesel cars should take a “long, hard think”. Chris Grayling made the remarks to the Daily Mail, which … Continue reading →

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Revealed: thousands of children at London schools breathe toxic air 

Posted on February 24, 2017 by Respro® UK Ltd

Exclusive: 802 schools, nurseries and colleges are in areas where levels of nitrogen dioxide breach EU legal limits Tens of thousands of children at more than 800 schools, nurseries and colleges in London are being exposed to illegal levels of … Continue reading →

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