Category Archives: World News

Vietnam mulls test of motorbike emissions to cut urban air pollution 

Posted on July 19, 2016 by Respro® UK Ltd

Vietnam is considering a plan to test motorbike emissions in its five largest cities after tests found the vehicle has become a major polluter. Vietnam Register, which checks vehicle quality, has urged the Ministry of Transport to test around 23 … Continue reading →

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Increase in childhood, adult asthma linked to London’s 1952 Great Smog 

Posted on July 18, 2016 by Respro® UK Ltd

London’s Great Smog of 1952 resulted in thousands of premature deaths and even more people becoming ill. The five December days the smog lasted may have also resulted in thousands more cases of childhood and adult asthma. Researchers studied how … Continue reading →

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Classic cars to be charged £10 London T-Charge after 2017 

Posted on July 15, 2016 by Respro® UK Ltd

In an effort to cut dangerous pollution levels in the centre of London, Mayor Sadiq Khan has announced a new £10 T-Charge for the most polluting cars entering the centre of London. London Mayor Sadiq Khan has confirmed plans to … Continue reading →

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Oxford Street to be car-free by 2020 in bid to tackle air pollution

Posted on July 14, 2016 by Respro® UK Ltd

Oxford Street will be pedestrianised by 2020, the Mayor of London’s office has announced. The central London shopping hub is one of the busiest in the capital and is visited by more than four million people a week, according toThe … Continue reading →

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EU set to impose stricter air pollution limits

Posted on July 13, 2016 by Respro® UK Ltd

National Emissions Ceiling Directive to put further national limits on toxic pollutants such as NO2 and particulates Plans for tighter national caps on the levels of dangerous air pollutants in EU member states have moved a step closer to fruition, … Continue reading →

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Air pollution standards breached again in Timaru 

Posted on July 12, 2016 by Respro® UK Ltd

Timaru had its 18th high pollution day for 2016 on Monday, four more than the number of breaches recorded by the same time last year and the fifth time air quality standards were breached for the month. The latest breach … Continue reading →

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Calls for a new clean air act in the UK 

Posted on July 12, 2016 by Respro® UK Ltd

Last week Sadiq Khan, the Mayor of London, joined campaigners to call for a new clean air act. This July marks the 60th anniversary of the original legislation that transformed the air in our cities and saved many lives. The … Continue reading →

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‘There is no escape’: Nairobi’s air pollution sparks Africa health warning 

Posted on July 11, 2016 by Respro® UK Ltd

Pollution in the Kenyan capital is ‘beyond imagination’. With Africa’s predicted rise in population – and a constant stream of dirty secondhand cars from Europe and Japan – this urban health crisis could kill 1.5 million within a generation A minibus … Continue reading →

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