Pollution
Air pollution: what isn’t counted, doesn’t count
The more we discover about air pollution in London the more we realise that we have been systematically conned.
The government has learned nothing from previous attempts to revive major road-building
As expected, the spending review is a very mixed bag for sustainable transport. While some funding for buses has been saved, and already-announced investment in the railways safeguarded, the government made a big play of new roads, setting itself on a collision course with environmental campaigners.
Poorest areas in London have worst pollution
When it comes to London’s exceptionally poor air quality Mayor of London Boris Johnson has his head stuck firmly in the sand.
CO2 levels are about to hit their highest level in human history
In the next few days, and for the first time in human history, the concentration of CO2 in the atmosphere will hit 400 parts per million (ppm), a level long seen as critical in measuring the damage done to the earth by man-made pollution.
Supreme Court rules UK government is breaching pollution laws
The UK will need to improve its plans for tackling air pollution after the Supreme Court ruled yesterday that the government has breached laws that protect people from the harmful effects of air pollution.
Air pollution is linked to the early deaths of over 4,000 Londoners a year. It’s time to get serious about traffic reduction
I have spent more than a decade being told that air pollution is getting better and everything will be okay. Now, the scientists are about to tell everyone who will listen, that it just isn’t true.