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‘What London’s new clean air plan means for lungs and pockets’
Dr Gary Fuller [School of Public Health] talks to the Evening Standard about the impact of the Ultra-Low Emission Zone and discusses the increase in toxic air post COVID as commuters return to work. Listen to the Podcast here.
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Chair of House of Commons Science Committee visits White City
Greg Clark MP, Chair of the House of Commons Science and Technology Committee, visited the Environmental Research Group as part of his visit to the White City Campus on 7th March, 2020. Read here for more information.
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WHO air quality safety targets achievable across most of the UK by 2030 – Report Pathway to WHO: achieving clean air in the UK
You can find out more about the Pathway to WHO: achieving clean air in the UK and the report by following this link.
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Air pollution in London contributes to over 1,700 hospital admissions for asthma
The report from Imperial College London’s Environmental Research Group modelled the impact of air pollution in London on asthma admissions, comparing levels of pollution from 2019 to 2016. The report was commissioned by the Greater London Authority via Imperial Projects. Read more here. To read the report please click here.
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Imperial (and Professor Frank Kelly, ERG) featured in Impact and Innovation 110 publication
A new publication from Upstream – a partnership between Hammersmith & Fulham Council and Imperial – highlights leaders in innovation and impact. Read more here.
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Driving: More 50mph zones on the way for Welsh roads?
New zones with driving speeds limited to 50 miles per hour (mph) could be introduced on two more sections of Welsh roads to tackle pollution, reports BBC News. The Welsh government wants to reduce levels of nitrogen dioxide (NO2), a by-product of burning fuel that has been linked to health issues. According to Imperial’s Professor Frank Kelly, […]
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Cleaner air would help 150, 000 breathe easier
The Times reports on a new Imperial study showing that the number of people with respiratory diseases would fall by 150,000 a year by 2030 if the government delivered on promises to improve air quality. “We understand the sources of air pollution that must be targeted and we have the technologies to reduce emissions to […]
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Housing and schools should not be built in air pollution hotspots, experts warn.
London News Online reports on a meeting of the London Assembly environment committee in which experts advised them that new schools and affordable housing targeted at young families should not be built in areas of London that are ‘known pollution hotspots’. Imperial’s Dr Ian Mudway warned that the long-term health risks associated with toxic air […]
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BBC Science Focus: Does the air pollution on the London Underground harm your health?
“On any given weekday, the London Underground sees up to five million passengers hopping on and off its network. Its 11 lines serve 272 stations, and at peak times there can be over 500 trains hurtling around beneath the streets of London… But how fresh is the air that you’re breathing on the tube? ‘The […]
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The Pathway to Healthy Air in the UK
This new report shows that if the government is successful in implementing planned environmental, transport and clean air policies, levels of fine particulate matter (PM2.5) could fall within the recommended interim guideline (WHO-10) from the World Health Organisation across the vast majority of the UK by 2030. Click on the The Pathway to Healthy […]
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