Tag Archives: EU

5,000 deaths annually from dieselgate in Europe

Posted on September 19, 2017 by Respro® UK Ltd

Excess emissions from diesel cars cause about 5,000 premature deaths annually across Europe, a new study shows. Since the late 1990s the share of diesel cars in the EU has risen to around 50% in the fleet, with important variations … Continue reading →

Posted in Air Quality, Europe, France, Germany, Health Effects of Air Pollution, Italy, Medical Studies | Tagged Air Pollution, diesel exhaust fumes, dieselgate, EU, France, Germany, Italy, NOx | Leave a comment

Air pollution, Europe’s largest environmental health hazard

Posted on May 9, 2017 by Respro® UK Ltd

Health issues surrounding air quality were brought into the spotlight this week with World Asthma Day, which takes place every year in May. There is no doubt that air pollution is unhealthy and that it aggravates conditions such as asthma. … Continue reading →

Posted in Air Quality, Europe, Health Effects of Air Pollution | Tagged Air Pollution, Asthma, Barcelona, Berlin, Birmingham, Cancer, cardiovascular disease, Cologne, EU, European Commission, France, Germany, Glasgow, Hamburg, Health Effects of Air Pollution, Italy, Leeds, London, Lyon, Madrid, Marseille, Milan, Munich, Nitrogen Dioxide NO2, Paris, Rome, Spain, Turin, UK, World Heath Organization (WHO) | Leave a comment

How European cities are trying to cut deadly air pollution

Posted on January 17, 2017 by Respro® UK Ltd

As Paris steps up its crackdown on the city’s worst-polluting vehicles (in French), Euronews looks at what other European cities are doing to tackle the deadly problem. From today (Monday, January 16), the French capital will begin enforcing a scheme … Continue reading →

Posted in Air Quality, Europe, France, Germany, Italy, Spain, UK | Tagged Air Pollution, diesel exhaust fumes, EU, European Environment Agency (EEA), France, Germany, Italy, London, Milan, Munich, Nitrogen Dioxide NO2, Norway, Oslo, Paris, PM2.5, UK | 1 Comment

Brixton Road breaches annual air pollution limit in five days

Posted on January 7, 2017 by Respro® UK Ltd

A south London road has breached its annual air pollution limit for 2017 in just five days. Readings taken in Brixton Road found levels of nitrogen dioxide (NO2), linked to nearly 5,900 early deaths a year, repeatedly breached the EU … Continue reading →

Posted in Air Quality, Europe, London, UK | Tagged Air Pollution, Brixton, EU, London, London Mayor, Low Emission Zone (LEZ), Nitrogen Dioxide NO2, Sadiq Khan, UK | Leave a comment

London’s black communities disproportionately exposed to air pollution – study

Posted on October 12, 2016 by Respro® UK Ltd

Black, African and Caribbean people are exposed to higher illegal nitrogen dioxide levels than the percentage of the population they account for Black communities in London are disproportionately more likely to breathe illegal levels of air pollution than white and … Continue reading →

Posted in Air Quality, Europe, Health Effects of Air Pollution, London, UK | Tagged Air Pollution, EU, Hackney, Lambeth, London, London Mayor, Nitrogen Dioxide NO2, Sadiq Khan, Southwark, UK, Ultra Low Emission Zone (ULEZ) | Leave a comment

Air pollution kills hundreds in Birmingham and it’s not being cut fast enough

Posted on September 2, 2016 by Respro® UK Ltd

Quitting the EU could make our air pollution problem even worse, it’s been claimed Attempts to clean up Birmingham’s filthy air are failing. And the problem could get even worse once the UK leaves the European Union. That’s the claim … Continue reading →

Posted in Air Quality, Europe, UK | Tagged Air Pollution, Birmingham, Coventry, Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs (Defra), Dudley, EU, Nitrogen Dioxide NO2, Sandwell, Solihull, UK, Walsall, Wolverhampton | Leave a comment

Brexit May Turn London’s Fog to Smog If U.K. Ditches EU Rules

Posted on August 4, 2016 by Respro® UK Ltd

Londoners may find it harder to catch their breath if the U.K.’s decision to leave the European Union weakens air-quality standards, according to S&P Global Inc. Inside the 28-nation bloc, the U.K. is legally bound to keep air pollution below … Continue reading →

Posted in Air Quality, Europe, London, UK | Tagged Air Pollution, EU, London, London Mayor, Sadiq Khan, World Heath Organization (WHO) | Leave a comment

Children in hundreds of London schools exposed to illegal levels of air pollution

Posted on July 4, 2016 by Respro® UK Ltd

Over 400 schools across London are currently exceeding legal air pollution limits, new figures released on Friday by the Mayor of London Sadiq Khan has shown. The analysis shows 443 schools across the capital are exposed to air quality in … Continue reading →