Tag Archives: UK

Red card on environment for ‘greenest government ever’

Posted on September 16, 2014 by Respro® UK Ltd

The government is failing to reduce air pollution, protect biodiversity and prevent flooding, a cross-party body of MPs has said.The Environmental Audit Committee dished out a “red card” on these three concerns after examining efforts made since 2010. The MPs … Continue reading →

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Boris Johnson’s diesel car scrappage scheme could cost £300m

Posted on September 11, 2014 by Respro® UK Ltd

Boris Johnson has said his plan to cut air pollution by paying diesel car owners up to £2,000 each to switch to cleaner models would cost as much as £300m. The scheme would mean taking more than 150,000 polluting models … Continue reading →

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Call for urgent action to address Europe’s air pollution

Posted on September 9, 2014 by Respro® UK Ltd

European Respiratory Society publishes new data showing ‘clear link’ between exposure to air pollution and deteriorating lung health in adults The European Respiratory Society has called for urgent action to tackle air pollution in Europe following the release of new … Continue reading →

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Date of Boris’s air quality evidence to MPs announced

Posted on August 29, 2014 by Respro® UK Ltd

Boris Johnson is to be quizzed by MPs about his environmental policies and their part in cleaning up London’s air quality on September 10th. The Mayor and his senior environment advisor, Matthew Pencharz, will appear before the Environmental Audit Committee … Continue reading →

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UK air pollution fuels official concern

Posted on August 28, 2014 by Respro® UK Ltd

A small group of politicians could be spotted in Parliament Square last month struggling to squeeze wires and tubes into jacket pockets and handbags. As traffic thundered around them, members of the Environmental Audit Committee (EAC) were being fitted with … Continue reading →

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Tour de France massively improved air quality in Huddersfield

Posted on August 18, 2014 by Respro® UK Ltd

The air quality in Huddersfield improved dramatically when roads closed around the Tour de France Grand Départ in July, monitoring has found. The council shut dozens of roads around the route,  from Ainley Top to Holme Moss, as well as … Continue reading →

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Mayor’s new scheme to tackle old, polluting construction machinery & boost air quality

Posted on August 15, 2014 by Respro® UK Ltd

• London is first city in the world to require construction equipment to meet standards for both particulates (PM10) and nitrogen oxides (NOx) • Construction machinery emissions will be cut by approximately 40 per cent by 2020 helping London achieve … Continue reading →

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Experts to survey town’s traffic after residents complain over air pollution

Posted on August 14, 2014 by Respro® UK Ltd

‘ENOUGH is enough’, say residents who believe air pollution is harming their health. People living on Boot Hill in Weymouth are seriously worried about high level of pollution on the road. A new report shows that the levels of nitrogen … Continue reading →

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