Category Archives: UK

Mapped: Where is air pollution killing the most people?

Over 28,000 people die from air pollution in the UK every year, according to government statistics. Air quality is a significant issue in the UK, with 38 of Britain’s 43 air quality zones exceeding EU safety limits for nitrogen dioxide, and … Continue reading

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The Return of London’s Fog 

IN January, researchers at King’s College London announced that pollution levels on Oxford Street, in central London, had exceeded limits set for the entire year in just the first four days of 2015. Similarly alarming numbers have been recorded for … Continue reading

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New strategy to cut air pollution 

A new national strategy aimed at improving air quality by reducing pollution has been published by the Scottish government. It includes a commitment to meet European legal air quality limits across Scotland by 2020. Ministers also pledged to adopt World … Continue reading

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Calls to ban diesel cars from London over VW emissions scandal 

There are calls for London to ban diesel vehicles from the capital following the Volkswagen (VW) emissions scandal. The Liberal Democrats on the London Assembly said diesels should be banned or face stringent tests to stop the city’s air becoming … Continue reading

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Improvements in Glasgow air pollution levels

Glasgow is revoking a city-wide air quality management plan after a major improvement in pollution levels. The city council declared the whole of Glasgow an air quality management area in 2012 after targets were exceeded. The authority said tests had … Continue reading

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UK, Germany and France lobbying for weakened cap on toxic car pollution 

MEPs outraged as biggest three European countries push for watered down nitrogen oxide targets ahead of crucial EU vote Europe’s biggest countries are lobbying for a proposed EU cap on nitrogen oxide (NOx) pollution from cars to be weakened in … Continue reading

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UK toxic car pollution tests delayed by lack of equipment 

The government has little idea of how much deadly nitrogen oxide (NOx) is being emitted by individual passenger cars because it has only one £100,000 machine able to test real-world emissions, it has emerged. Until now, government vehicle inspectors have … Continue reading

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Putting a price on NOx health impacts

At the heart of the VW revelations are tests for exhaust emissions of nitrogen oxides. These are a family of pollutants that become dominated by nitrogen dioxide as they mix in the air, causing most UK cities and towns to … Continue reading

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