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Tag Archives: Boris Johnson
Councils failing to monitor most British schools for dangerous air pollution
Councils are failing to monitor most schools in Britain for dangerous air pollution despite government advice, freedom of information requests have revealed. All Britain’s 433 local councils were asked by the British Lung Foundation (BLF) whether they placed pollution monitors … Continue reading
Why air pollution in schools is such a big deal – and what to do about it
Ian Colbeck: About 3,000 British schools are in areas where air quality is poor, with those in poorer communities suffering more Former London mayor Boris Johnson has been accused of holding back negative findings from a 2013 report on the … Continue reading
Posted in Air Quality, London, UK
Tagged Air Pollution, Boris Johnson, London, London Mayor, Nitrogen Dioxide NO2, UK
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‘Air pollution more concerning than gang violence in central London’
Air pollution is now the top issue of concern among residents in London’s historic centre, town hall chiefs revealed today. A fifth of people named it in a survey in Westminster as a very or fairly big problem — more … Continue reading
Posted in Air Quality, Europe, London, UK
Tagged Air Pollution, Boris Johnson, London, London Mayor, UK, Ultra Low Emission Zone (ULEZ)
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Turn off your engines while queuing at Tower Bridge, drivers are told
Drivers are to be urged to switch off their engines when queuing at Tower Bridge to reduce toxic fumes being belched out at one of London’s most prominent tourist attractions. Signs will flash when the bridge is raised urging motorists … Continue reading
Posted in Air Quality, Europe, London, UK
Tagged Air Pollution, Boris Johnson, London, London Mayor, UK, Ultra Low Emission Zone (ULEZ)
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London drivers urged to turn off engines in bid to tackle air pollution
Plans announced by Boris Johnson would see the capital’s drivers encouraged by signs and volunteers to turn off their engines in traffic jams London drivers will be encouraged by volunteers and signs to turn off their engines in traffic jams … Continue reading
London breaches air pollution limit for the whole of 2016 in just over seven days
London breached its own legal limit on air pollution for the whole of 2016 in just over seven days, according to worrying new figures. Under EU rules the capital is allowed to exceed the maximum safe levels of nitrous oxide … Continue reading
Posted in Air Quality, London, UK
Tagged Air Pollution, Boris Johnson, Knightsbridge, London, London Mayor, Nitrogen Dioxide NO2, Oxford Street, Putney, UK, Ultra Low Emission Zone (ULEZ)
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MPs call for diesel cars scrappage scheme to tackle air pollution
Environmental audit committee joins Boris Johnson in calling for payments to encourage people to ditch diesel cars, as part of measures to clean up UK air The government should consider a scrappage scheme for diesel cars to get polluting vehicles … Continue reading
Posted in Air Quality, UK
Tagged Air Pollution, Boris Johnson, Carbon Dioxide CO2, diesel exhaust fumes, dieselgate, London Mayor, NOx, UK
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