Tag Archives: London Mayor

Mayor’s office: keep children out of the playground when air pollution is bad

Posted on March 4, 2013 by Respro® UK Ltd

The Mayor’s office have advised that London’s schoolchildren should be kept indoors for their own safety when air pollution is bad – on average once a month. LBC Radio’s Daniel Freedman spoke to Matthew Pencharz, the Mayor’s environmental advisor, who … Continue reading →

Posted in Air Quality, London, UK | Tagged , , , , , | Leave a comment

Boris Johnson’s sticky pollution solution shown to be a £1.4m failure

Posted on February 15, 2013 by Respro® UK Ltd

Boris Johnson has spent £1.43m “gluing” pollution from vehicles to London’s roads using a method that air-quality experts have found does not work. In 2010 Transport for London started a trial using dust suppressants – calcium magnesium acetate (CMA) – … Continue reading →

Posted in Air Quality, London, UK | Tagged , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Boris Johnson announces plans for Ultra Low Emission Zone

Posted on February 14, 2013 by Respro® UK Ltd

London could have the world’s first Ultra Low Emission Zone, according to Mayor Boris Johnson who has announced plans to improve air quality. Only zero and low-emission vehicles would be allowed in the central London zone by 2020, said Mr … Continue reading →

Posted in Air Quality, London, UK | Tagged , , , , , | Leave a comment

The great Boris information smog

Posted on December 5, 2012 by Respro® UK Ltd

On this date in 1952, London was devoured by The Great Smog, a five-day air pollution catastrophe that might eventually have claimed 12,000 lives. Sixty years on, the Information Commissioner has a solicitor’s letter in his in-tray. It complains on … Continue reading →

Posted in Air Quality, London | Tagged , , , , , , | 1 Comment

Greens call for school children to wear face masks in order to combat effects of air pollution

Posted on July 27, 2012 by Respro® UK Ltd

The Green Party has called for air pollution masks to be distributed to children attending schools within 150 metres of busy roads in Tower Hamlets to protect their health. Almost one in every five children in the East End is … Continue reading →

Posted in Air Quality, Health Effects of Air Pollution, Medical Studies, UK | Tagged , , , , , | Leave a comment

London Mayor urged to ban over 10-year-old taxis

Posted on June 19, 2012 by Respro® UK Ltd

Three central London councils are urging the Mayor of London to ban taxi cabs over 10 years old in a bid to reduce pollution and improve air quality.The call for action over old taxis comes as part of a wide-ranging … Continue reading →

Posted in Air Quality, London, UK | Tagged , , , , | Leave a comment

Boris Johnson resisted Labour appeal to tackle London air pollution

Posted on May 4, 2012 by Respro® UK Ltd

The London Mayor, Boris Johnson resisted attempts by the previous Labour government to make him clean up dangerous air pollution in London, according to ministerial briefing papers released under the Freedom of Information Act. Boris Johnson resisted Labour appeal to … Continue reading →

Posted in Air Quality, Health Effects of Air Pollution, London, UK | Tagged , , , , | Leave a comment

London election: Mayors’ air pollution records compared

Posted on April 26, 2012 by Respro® UK Ltd

The battle continues… The BBC has published a comparison between previous London mayors and Boris Johnson’s performance on tackling air quality. Air pollution in London is still the highest in Europe and more than twice the World Health Organisation limits. … Continue reading →

Posted in Air Quality, Health Effects of Air Pollution, London, UK | Tagged , , , | Leave a comment