http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ CityCyclingEdinburgh Forum » Topic: "Air pollution in Scotland 'creating public health crisis' " en Mon, 06 Apr 2026 04:06:48 +0000 http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=14208&page=10#post-351834 Mon, 21 Jun 2021 09:34:36 +0000 chdot 351834@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2021/jun/21/medical-leaders-urge-boris-johnson-to-bring-air-pollution-below-who-limit" rel="nofollow">https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2021/jun/21/medical-leaders-urge-boris-johnson-to-bring-air-pollution-below-who-limit</a> </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=14208&page=10#post-344996 Wed, 27 Jan 2021 12:14:14 +0000 chdot 344996@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>“</p> <p>UK mayors urge Boris Johnson to commit to tougher air pollution targets</p> <p>Cross-party group sign joint letter after inquest into death of nine-year-old Ella Kissi-Debrah</p> <p>“</p> <p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2021/jan/27/uk-mayors-boris-johnson-tougher-air-pollution-targets" rel="nofollow">https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2021/jan/27/uk-mayors-boris-johnson-tougher-air-pollution-targets</a></p> <p>Needs a bit more ‘urging’ in Scotland too. </p> <p>How many SP manifestos will it be in?? </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=14208&page=10#post-344474 Wed, 20 Jan 2021 14:12:56 +0000 chdot 344474@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>“</p> <p>Limiting air pollution 'could prevent 50,000 deaths in Europe' </p> <p>World Health Organization estimates air pollution kills more than 7 million people each year </p> <p>“</p> <p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2021/jan/20/limiting-air-pollution-could-prevent-50000-deaths-in-europe" rel="nofollow">https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2021/jan/20/limiting-air-pollution-could-prevent-50000-deaths-in-europe</a> </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=14208&page=10#post-344144 Fri, 15 Jan 2021 13:15:04 +0000 chdot 344144@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>“</p> <p>Dr David R Boyd, UN special rapporteur on human rights and environment, agreed with Mehta’s analysis, telling the Guardian: “Air pollution causes 7 million premature deaths annually, so it is understandable if people feel compelled to migrate in search of clean air to safeguard their health. Air pollution is a global public health disaster that does not get the attention it deserves because most of the people who die are poor or otherwise vulnerable.” </p> <p>“</p> <p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2021/jan/15/air-pollution-will-lead-to-mass-migration-say-experts-after-landmark-ruling" rel="nofollow">https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2021/jan/15/air-pollution-will-lead-to-mass-migration-say-experts-after-landmark-ruling</a> </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=14208&page=10#post-342929 Tue, 29 Dec 2020 13:48:44 +0000 chdot 342929@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2020/dec/29/mother-of-girl-who-died-from-asthma-urges-mayor-to-rethink-silvertown-tunnel" rel="nofollow">https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2020/dec/29/mother-of-girl-who-died-from-asthma-urges-mayor-to-rethink-silvertown-tunnel</a> </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=14208&page=10#post-342125 Wed, 16 Dec 2020 15:43:57 +0000 crowriver 342125@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Golly gosh! Really?</p> <p>"The Scottish Government’s pursuit of a road building programme that may produce more, rather than fewer, car journeys may make achieving the desired reduction in car travel more difficult. In addition, the Scottish Government will also have to carefully manage demand for car travel as we exit the coronavirus pandemic, to prevent unsustainable travel choices becoming embedded in people’s daily routines."</p> <p><a href="https://spice-spotlight.scot/2020/12/16/back-to-the-future-reducing-car-travel-in-scotland/" rel="nofollow">https://spice-spotlight.scot/2020/12/16/back-to-the-future-reducing-car-travel-in-scotland/</a> </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=14208&page=10#post-342116 Wed, 16 Dec 2020 13:07:28 +0000 chdot 342116@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>“<br /> Ella Kissi-Debrah: Air pollution a factor in girl's death, inquest finds </p> <p>“</p> <p><a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/amp/uk-england-london-55330945" rel="nofollow">https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/amp/uk-england-london-55330945</a> </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=14208&page=10#post-338568 Tue, 06 Oct 2020 13:31:10 +0000 chdot 338568@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2020/oct/06/air-pollution-particles-in-young-brains-linked-to-alzheimers-damage" rel="nofollow">https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2020/oct/06/air-pollution-particles-in-young-brains-linked-to-alzheimers-damage</a> </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=14208&page=10#post-338428 Sat, 03 Oct 2020 09:48:58 +0000 chdot 338428@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2020/oct/03/dramatic-plunge-in-london-air-pollution-since-2016-report-finds" rel="nofollow">https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2020/oct/03/dramatic-plunge-in-london-air-pollution-since-2016-report-finds</a> </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=14208&page=10#post-337173 Tue, 08 Sep 2020 17:52:27 +0000 wishicouldgofaster 337173@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Get ready for -<br /> War on motorist and what about the disabled (although strangely the disabled are ignored when it comes to drivers parking on pavements) </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=14208&page=10#post-337146 Tue, 08 Sep 2020 10:48:20 +0000 gembo 337146@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>@neddie, yes but as you know you are describing the resolution of cognitive dissonance </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=14208&page=10#post-337144 Tue, 08 Sep 2020 10:37:25 +0000 chdot 337144@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2020/sep/07/cutting-air-pollution-in-europe-cities-would-improve-health-of-poor-says-watchdog" rel="nofollow">https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2020/sep/07/cutting-air-pollution-in-europe-cities-would-improve-health-of-poor-says-watchdog</a> </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=14208&page=10#post-322933 Thu, 20 Feb 2020 11:37:18 +0000 neddie 322933@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Cognitive dissonance there from Christine Jardine:</p> <p>"We want to reduce traffic, but we don't want to stop-up any rat-runs in case motorists divert to St John's Rd and Queensferry Rd, further jamming them up and increasing pollution"</p> <p>The only solution to this is to stop-up rat-runs <strong>and </strong>to introduce pay-per-use charges along the arterial routes </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=14208&page=10#post-322886 Wed, 19 Feb 2020 16:42:55 +0000 chdot 322886@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>“</p> <p>The public want less traffic and cleaner air but fear if the plans get it wrong there could be a risk of concentrating pollution along hotspots in the west of Edinburgh, such as St John’s Road and Queensferry Road.</p> <p>“</p> <p>? </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=14208&page=10#post-322851 Wed, 19 Feb 2020 10:59:04 +0000 HankChief 322851@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p><a href="https://www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com/news/environment/air-pollution-its-clear-edinburgh-has-real-problem-christine-jardine-1741710" rel="nofollow">https://www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com/news/environment/air-pollution-its-clear-edinburgh-has-real-problem-christine-jardine-1741710</a> </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=14208&page=10#post-317947 Mon, 18 Nov 2019 11:25:33 +0000 neddie 317947@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Had the misfortune to cycle in to town from Bonnyrigg today, along Lasswade Rd.</p> <p>My word the pollution was bad. Absolutely disgusting, sickening fumes along the entirety of Lasswade Rd.</p> <p>People are literally poisoning their own children with this s***</p> <p>This has to stop.</p> <p>And I passed a liveried van on the the descent into Lasswade, only to catch them up again at the bottom of Kirk Brae. Plus a red Fiesta driver that gave me a close-ish pass near the bypass, caught her again at Causewayside. I wasn't even going that fast... Pathetic. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=14208&page=10#post-316081 Mon, 21 Oct 2019 08:15:36 +0000 chdot 316081@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2019/oct/21/scores-more-heart-attacks-and-strokes-on-high-pollution-days-figures-show" rel="nofollow">https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2019/oct/21/scores-more-heart-attacks-and-strokes-on-high-pollution-days-figures-show</a> </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=14208&page=10#post-315940 Wed, 16 Oct 2019 17:33:36 +0000 Murun Buchstansangur 315940@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>"How Nottingham cut air pollution with UK’s only workplace parking levy"</p> <p><a href="https://www.ft.com/content/d4fb89b0-ee61-11e9-ad1e-4367d8281195" rel="nofollow">https://www.ft.com/content/d4fb89b0-ee61-11e9-ad1e-4367d8281195</a> </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=14208&page=10#post-315934 Wed, 16 Oct 2019 15:24:27 +0000 fimm 315934@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/cities/2019/oct/16/urban-living-makes-us-miserable-this-city-is-trying-to-change-that" rel="nofollow">https://www.theguardian.com/cities/2019/oct/16/urban-living-makes-us-miserable-this-city-is-trying-to-change-that</a><br /> "<em>The 'Glasgow effect' implies cities make us sad. Can the city prove the opposite?<br /> David Walsh of the Glasgow Centre for Population Health set out to understand why Glaswegians have a 30% higher risk of dying prematurely than those living in similar post-industrial British cities.</em>"</p> <p>Transport gets a mention as do many other things. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=14208&page=10#post-315889 Wed, 16 Oct 2019 09:31:29 +0000 chdot 315889@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2019/oct/16/little-progress-made-in-tackling-air-pollution-in-europe-research-says" rel="nofollow">https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2019/oct/16/little-progress-made-in-tackling-air-pollution-in-europe-research-says</a> </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=14208&page=10#post-315808 Tue, 15 Oct 2019 11:35:10 +0000 chdot 315808@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>“ it's only 21 euros from Brussels to Prague.”</p> <p>Yep, did that last year - inexplicably cheap.</p> <p>Sadly it’s about the same for EDI to Prague by cheapest plane. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=14208&page=10#post-315807 Tue, 15 Oct 2019 11:30:44 +0000 HankChief 315807@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>We're experimenting with a family train trip to Paris (&amp; London) next year but may look to expand our horizons if that is a success.</p> <p>For those considering such escapades, I can thoroughly recommend Seat61 as an invaluable source of info &amp; tips.</p> <p><a href="https://www.seat61.com/Europe-train-tickets.htm" rel="nofollow">https://www.seat61.com/Europe-train-tickets.htm</a> </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=14208&page=10#post-315790 Tue, 15 Oct 2019 09:51:41 +0000 Rosie 315790@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>@mgj - yes, from Edinburgh there are always those extra hours and cost.</p> <p>I want to go to Stockholm next year. I suppose it would be a ferry from Newcastle to Amsterdam and trains the rest of the way. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=14208&page=10#post-315781 Mon, 14 Oct 2019 22:38:21 +0000 mgj 315781@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>We are taking the train to Croatia in the summer, and it is cheaper than flying, not least because partners 10 year old goes with a much greater discount than you get when flying. Looking forward to the adventure of overnights across the north of Italy. Most expensive part will be getting to London. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=14208&page=10#post-315768 Mon, 14 Oct 2019 19:09:42 +0000 Rosie 315768@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>@HankChief - I went to Prague by train in August. 1 day Edinburgh - Brussels, 1 Brussels to Prague (supposedly 4 trains the Brussels-Prague leg but with diversions and missing connections, was 6). I hate flying and love trains and did enjoy the journey, if nothing else for envying the Germans their bike space on trains. Also it's only 21 euros from Brussels to Prague. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=14208&page=10#post-315757 Mon, 14 Oct 2019 16:53:32 +0000 HankChief 315757@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>This is a good idea. Wonder if it will take off (#BadPun)<br /> <em><br /> "A growing number of firms have pledged to give their employees extra days off a year to go on holiday by train rather than flying there."</em></p> <p><a href="https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2019/10/12/employers-ease-flying-guilt-awarding-extra-holiday-time-rail/" rel="nofollow">https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2019/10/12/employers-ease-flying-guilt-awarding-extra-holiday-time-rail/</a> </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=14208&page=10#post-313543 Mon, 02 Sep 2019 14:01:01 +0000 amh13 313543@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Having lived abroad near Milan, Edinburgh's air pollution doesn't seem that bad at all. </p> <p>In Milan, during most of the year the smog is visible and sometimes is so bad that it reduces visibility considerably. I've never witnessed this happening in Scotland. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=14208&page=10#post-313537 Mon, 02 Sep 2019 13:39:05 +0000 chdot 313537@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p><a href="https://www.gov.scot/binaries/content/documents/govscot/publications/publication/2019/08/cleaner-air-scotland-strategy-independent-review/documents/cleaner-air-scotland-strategy-independent-review/cleaner-air-scotland-strategy-independent-review/govscot%3Adocument/cleaner-air-scotland-strategy-independent-review.pdf" rel="nofollow">https://www.gov.scot/binaries/content/documents/govscot/publications/publication/2019/08/cleaner-air-scotland-strategy-independent-review/documents/cleaner-air-scotland-strategy-independent-review/cleaner-air-scotland-strategy-independent-review/govscot%3Adocument/cleaner-air-scotland-strategy-independent-review.pdf</a> </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=14208&page=9#post-312443 Mon, 12 Aug 2019 15:14:32 +0000 chdot 312443@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2019/aug/12/raise-car-fuel-prices-to-fight-air-pollution-says-rightwing-thinktank" rel="nofollow">https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2019/aug/12/raise-car-fuel-prices-to-fight-air-pollution-says-rightwing-thinktank</a> </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=14208&page=9#post-311147 Mon, 22 Jul 2019 21:27:44 +0000 HankChief 311147@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Ed1 - you are right about 2m3 being arbitrary.</p> <p>I trying to think of it in the terms of Roseburn, where those opposed are trying to argue the bike scheme will increase pollution to illegal levels.</p> <p>So my counter would be that it wouldn't take many cars with more than the 80mg/km (Euro 6 NOx limit) of pollution to fill the entire space with illegal pollution...</p> <p>...and they will be doing that on the entire length of their journey so arguing against Roseburn's cycle lane is just going to leave us more pollution at other locations. </p>