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Articles tagged with: air quality
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Environment
By British Safety Council
New legally binding air quality targets ‘fall well short of ambitious’, safety body warns
British Safety Council has warned that new legally binding air quality targets for the UK, which passed the final stages of parliamentary scrutiny earlier this week, fall well short of what is needed to keep people safe.
Air pollution alerts aren't doing enough to protect people suffering from toxic air
Environment
By Sarah Woolnough
Air pollution alerts aren't doing enough to protect people suffering from toxic air
The threats posed by air pollution can’t be overstated. Responsible for an estimated 36,000 premature deaths a year in the United Kingdom, toxic air creates new lung conditions and worsens existing ones, sometimes even leaving people hospitalised.
Air pollution is a problem we can solve - but the Government must show ambition in the Environment Act Partner content
Health
By Impact on Urban Health
Air pollution is a problem we can solve - but the Government must show ambition in the Environment Act
If the Government is serious about addressing health inequality, it must set ambitious targets for clean air.
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Health
By British Safety Council
Lack of ambition shown by Government in its proposed air quality targets
Commenting on the publication today (Wednesday) by Defra of a consultation on its proposed environmental targets for a range of factors including air quality, water, biodiversity, and resource efficiency as well as waste, British Safety Council Chief Executive, Mike Robinson, said:
This silent killer must be tackled alongside climate change Partner content
Environment
By British Safety Council
This silent killer must be tackled alongside climate change
For two whole weeks, the world’s attention has been focused on Glasgow and the vital attempts to forge an agreement that can keep global warming below 1.5 degrees Celsius.
Air quality: It’s time for joined-up thinking so that we can all breathe easier Partner content
Environment
By Policy@Manchester
Air quality: It’s time for joined-up thinking so that we can all breathe easier
The UK has an opportunity to lead the way on the global problem of air pollution – but as the latest figures highlight, there’s no time to waste on an issue this pressing.