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Boris Johnson advised his London air pollution plans are too little, too late

Mayor’s proposed ultra low emission zone to reduce vehicle pollution should happen sooner than 2020 and cover a wider area, says London Assembly Boris Johnson’s plan for an “ultra low emission zone” (ULEZ) to reduce London’s air pollution from dirty … Continue reading

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Why is Air Pollution in London’s Oxford Street so Bad?

One of the busiest roads in the City of Westminster and an ever-popular destination for shoppers and tourists alike, London’s Oxford Street has breached its legal limit for air pollution per annum in just the first four days of this … Continue reading

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Air pollution: The big smoke

VISITING Oxford Street, a road teeming with tatty shops and overcrowded with people, is plainly a trial. Less plainly, levels of nitrogen dioxide (NO2), a noxious gas, have been found to be around three times higher there than the legal … Continue reading

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Oxford Street already breaches 2015 air pollution limit

Hourly mean for levels of NO2 on busy shopping street have been breached on 19 occasions in 2015 so far Busy shopping destination Oxford Street in London has after only five days exceeded national allowances for levels of nitrogen dioxide … Continue reading

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London must move faster on air pollution

Thanks to European judges, the UK government may be taking a closer interest in Boris Johnson’s strategy for cleaning London’s air. A case wonin the European Court of Justice (ECJ) by environmental group Client Earth has increased the legal pressure … Continue reading

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An ultra low emission zone won’t clean London’s air alone

Boris Johnson’s plan to improve the capital’s air quality by making central London an ultra low emission zone (ULEZ) has now gone out to consultation. It will require all motor vehicles driven within the zone to spew little if any … Continue reading

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