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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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Londoners could be PAID to walk or cycle as a replacement for ULEZ driving charge
Dr Ian Mudway from the Environmental Research Group, Imperial College London comments on smart charging scheme.
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Gas stoves might be a killer in the kitchen
Professor Frank Kelly, Battcock Chair of Community Health and Policy at Imperial College London talks about waves of emerging evidence which suggests breathing gases can lead to the development…
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