Tag Archives: Ultra Low Emission Zone (ULEZ)

The truth about London’s air pollution 

Posted on February 6, 2016 by Respro® UK Ltd

Invisible pollution kills up to 9,000 people a year in the capital. But under government plans, from school gates to shopping streets, Londoners will be breathing dangerous air until 2025. What more can be done? In the morning, this traffic … Continue reading →

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London breaches air pollution limit for the whole of 2016 in just over seven days 

Posted on January 15, 2016 by Respro® UK Ltd

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 →

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The lethal effects of London fog

Posted on December 29, 2015 by Respro® UK Ltd

After the Great Smog of 1952 killed up to 12,000 Londoners, the country cleaned up its act. But today, pollution of another kind may be just as insidious – and almost as lethal. Imagine smog so thick that you can’t … Continue reading →

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UK pushing for limits on air pollution to be relaxed, documents reveal 

Posted on December 14, 2015 by Respro® UK Ltd

In papers seen by the Guardian, government calls for carmakers to be allowed to far exceed the nitrogen oxides limit until 2021 The UK is pushing for a weakening of air pollution limits and a delay to their introduction in … Continue reading →

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Calls to ban diesel cars from London over VW emissions scandal 

Posted on November 2, 2015 by Respro® UK Ltd

There are calls for London to ban diesel vehicles from the capital following the Volkswagen (VW) emissions scandal. The Liberal Democrats on the London Assembly said diesels should be banned or face stringent tests to stop the city’s air becoming … Continue reading →

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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 →

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City Hall introduces new air quality standards for London construction site equipment 

Posted on September 2, 2015 by Respro® UK Ltd

London construction sites will be required to update or replace some of their most polluting equipment, after the introduction of new standards aimed at improving the capital’s air quality. City Hall yesterday implemented a Low Emission Zone for construction machinery … 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 →

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