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Tonight on @Channel4News
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and I have an exclusive report on the UK’s toxic air, with new modelling showing how dangerous air pollution reaches far beyond city centres (1/7)
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CityCyclingEdinburgh Forum » Cycling News
Air Pollution Warning
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Posted 2 years ago #
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Scientists uncover link between car fumes and lung cancer that helps explain why so many non-smokers develop the disease globally
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Posted 2 years ago # -
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There are also important differences in air pollution between the richest and least well-off areas. These differences are not confined to London. Across England, the greatest air pollution is found in the poorest and also in the least white communities. During the first decade of this century, the gap between air pollution in the most and least deprived places got worse, not better.
But looking at the quality of air that we breathe only shows us part of the problem. There is evidence that the least well-off are more vulnerable to air pollution. This includes studies from Italy and the UK.
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https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/jul/28/air-breathe-uk-depends-race-income
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She added these duties appeared even more important considering that the government “did not meet the emission reductions required for PM2.5 in 2021 [fine particulate matter]” – indicating insufficient progress is being made towards the UK’s legally binding emission reduction commitments.
In her response Coffey indicated that the plans would proceed, and disagreed that there would be a “reduction in the level of environmental protection”. She claimed the “intent in removing regulations 9 and 10 of the NECR is to reduce administrative burdens and aid transparency regarding air quality emissions policy”.
Lawyers and environment experts have criticised her response, saying it amounts to weakening existing legal air pollution protections.
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Posted 1 year ago # -
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Tiny particles from the wear of vehicle brakes, tyres and roads already make up about half of the air pollution particles from traffic. This will be getting worse because our car fleet is getting heavier and there are no clear policies to control this pollution source.
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Posted 1 year ago # -
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Tiny particles from the wear of vehicle brakes, tyres and roads already make up about half of the air pollution particles from traffic. This will be getting worse because our car fleet is getting heavier and there are no clear policies to control this pollution source.
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Posted 1 year ago # -
there are no clear policies to control this pollution source.
accchhtuually...
https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/ip_22_6495
Regulate emissions from brakes and tyres: the Euro 7 standards rules will be the first worldwide emission standards to move beyond regulating exhaust pipe emissions and set additional limits for particulate emissions from brakes and rules on microplastic emissions from tyres. These rules will apply to all vehicles, including electric ones.
I'm not sure what qualifies as a clear plan but I'd say an update to the Euro Emissions Standards is as close as one is likely to get.
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Air pollution from traffic is linked to some of the more severe forms of dementia, and could be a significant cause of the condition among those who are not already genetically predisposed to it, research suggests
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