Tag Archives: Boris Johnson

The Return of London’s Fog

Posted on November 10, 2015 by Respro® UK Ltd

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 →

Posted in Air Quality, Europe, London, UK | Tagged Air Pollution, Boris Johnson, Clean Air Act 1956, coal fires, Inversion, King's College London, London, London Mayor, Oxford Street, pea souper, Sulfur Dioxide SO2, UK | Leave a comment

Diesel cars: What’s all the fuss about?

Posted on September 17, 2015 by Respro® UK Ltd

Diesel cars are taking a right hammering at the moment, but how bad is the problem and why isn’t more being done to address it? Diesel cars are taking a right hammering at the moment. Dirty engines spewing out noxious … Continue reading →

Posted in Air Quality, Europe | Tagged Air Pollution, Boris Johnson, Carbon Dioxide CO2, diesel exhaust fumes, Health Effects of Air Pollution, London, London Mayor, Munich, Nitrogen Dioxide NO2, NOx, Paris, PM - Particulate Matter, UK | Leave a comment

Diesel vehicles could be banned from cities to clean up killer air pollution

Posted on September 16, 2015 by Respro® UK Ltd

All Londoners must play their part in cleaning up the capital’s killer air pollution, former science minister Lord Drayson urged today. He called for a quicker switch to electric cars, vans and buses and for more people to cycle and … Continue reading →

Posted in Air Quality, Europe, London, UK | Tagged Air Pollution, Birmingham, Boris Johnson, Derby, diesel exhaust fumes, Leeds, London, London Mayor, Nitrogen Dioxide NO2, Nottingham, Southampton, UK, Ultra Low Emission Zone (ULEZ) | Leave a comment

London mayoral elections: Tackling air quality is a priority, but we must go beyond the nanny-state approach in addressing pollution

Posted on August 12, 2015 by Respro® UK Ltd

At their hustings last week the six Labour mayoral hopefuls called on Londoners to change their behaviour to tackle the scourge of air pollution. Dame Tessa Jowell wanted Londoners to give up driving in in their cars. She would pedestrianise … Continue reading →

Posted in Air Quality, London, UK | Tagged Air Pollution, Boris Johnson, London, London Mayor, UK | Leave a comment

Flat batteries on ‘Boris bus’ add fuel to criticism of London mayor

Posted on July 21, 2015 by Respro® UK Ltd

Boris Johnson is facing criticism over another of his pet projects after batteries in dozens of the London mayor’s new Routemaster-style hybrid buses malfunctioned. Many of the “Boris buses”, which cost £350,000 each and were intended to halve CO2 emissions, … Continue reading →

Posted in Air Quality, Europe, London, UK | Tagged Air Pollution, Boris Johnson, diesel exhaust fumes, London, London Mayor, UK | Leave a comment

MEPs vote for tougher air pollution limits

Posted on July 17, 2015 by Respro® UK Ltd

Governments across the EU could soon face a new round of tough new air pollution targets, after MEPs on the European parliament’s environment committee narrowly voted in favour of fresh round of air quality standards. The committee on Wednesday voted … Continue reading →

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Revealed: London’s air pollution ‘is making thousands more people die early each year’

Posted on July 16, 2015 by Respro® UK Ltd

Thousands more Londoners are dying early each year due to toxic air than previously thought, ground-breaking research reveals today. The study by respected academics has the death toll from air pollution in the capital hitting nearly 10,000 a year. For … Continue reading →

Posted in Air Quality, Europe, London, UK | Tagged Air Pollution, Bexley, Boris Johnson, diesel exhaust fumes, Enfield, Greenwich, Havering, King's College London, Lewisham, London, London Mayor, Nitrogen Dioxide NO2, PM2.5, Redbridge, Research, Southwark, UK, Ultra Low Emission Zone (ULEZ), Wandsworth | Leave a comment

Nearly 9,500 people die each year in London because of air pollution – study

Posted on July 15, 2015 by Respro® UK Ltd

Counting impact of toxic gas NO2 for the first time suggests more than twice as many people as previously thought die prematurely from pollution in UK capital Nearly 9,500 people die early each year in London due to long-term exposure … Continue reading →