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Articles tagged with: air pollution
We cannot allow another generation to grow up breathing filthy air
Environment
By Wera Hobhouse MP
We cannot allow another generation to grow up breathing filthy air
Thousands of people in Bath are now breathing cleaner air thanks to ambitious action to tackle air pollution and the devastating impact it can have on our health.
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Communities
By Policy@Manchester
Communities, traffic and positive action to address air pollution
Air pollution levels in Greater Manchester are some of the highest in the UK. As air pollution can potentially worsen pre-existing health conditions, Greater Manchester residents are increasingly concerned about the high rates of air pollution and are seeking to find practical, place-based solutions to tackle the issue. In this article, Professor Sheena Cruickshank from The University of Manchester addresses the Ardwick Climate Action Community A6 closure event to show how road closures can help decrease air pollution levels and suggests the need to foster more place-based, community-centred solutions to tackle air pollution across Greater Manchester.
The shocking truth about air pollution on the parliamentary estate
Environment
By Barry Sheerman MP
The shocking truth about air pollution on the parliamentary estate
In the past, Parliament has passed ground-breaking acts that transformed air quality in this country; from public health legislation passed in the 19th century which regulated smoke from coal in industrial towns and cities, to the 1956 “Great Smog” Clean Air Act and, in recent memory, the 2021 Environment Act, with its binding targets on air quality.
Collaboration between industry, the health service and government on the Life Sciences Vision can help deliver the levelling up agenda Partner content
Health
By Sanofi
Collaboration between industry, the health service and government on the Life Sciences Vision can help deliver the levelling up agenda
Chris Green MP, Vice-Chair of the Life Sciences APPG, and Nicole Farmer, General Manager, UK&Ire at Sanofi assess the impact of the Government's Life Sciences Vision and how we can unlock the benefits for patients and the wider economy, and improve diagnosis and treatment of respiratory conditions.
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.
Health Disparities White Paper must level up heart health Partner content
Environment
By British Heart Foundation
Health Disparities White Paper must level up heart health
For a child growing up in Blackpool – let’s call her Mia – the barriers to good heart health are set early on.
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.
Levelling up will fail if it does not improve lung health
Health
By Sarah Woolnough
Levelling up will fail if it does not improve lung health
The government’s levelling up white paper sets high ambitions to improve the health and living standards for everybody in the UK by 2030.
We need bold action to tackle pollution by passing a new Clean Air Act
Environment
By Luke Pollard MP
We need bold action to tackle pollution by passing a new Clean Air Act
Labour are calling for a Clean Air Act, which would establish a legal right to breathe clean air, ensuring the UK law on air quality matches the targets set by the World Health Organisation.
Clean Air Day 2021: Why now is the time to get serious about tackling air pollution Partner content
Environment
By British Safety Council
Clean Air Day 2021: Why now is the time to get serious about tackling air pollution
Clean Air Day, being marked today, is an opportunity to improve public understanding of air pollution, build awareness of how air pollution affects our health and explain the actions we can all take to tackle air pollution, helping to protect the environment and our health.
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.
Government must go further to tackle air pollution in the landmark Environment Bill
Environment
By David Warburton MP
Government must go further to tackle air pollution in the landmark Environment Bill
Air pollution is now the leading environmental threat to human health in the UK. Cleaning it up is an imperative, and we now have that opportunity through the landmark Environment Bill.
Let’s Make 2021 the Year we Help Britain’s Outdoor Workers Breathe Easy Partner content
Environment
By British Safety Council
Let’s Make 2021 the Year we Help Britain’s Outdoor Workers Breathe Easy
For many outdoor workers, ambient air pollution has turned the simple act of breathing into a deadly occupational hazard. The British Safety Council’s Time to Breathe campaign is now calling for action to tackle this invisible killer
Cutting air passenger duty shows the government is going backwards on climate action
Environment
By Caroline Lucas MP
Cutting air passenger duty shows the government is going backwards on climate action
Rather than making flying even cheaper, ministers should get on with the job of investing in a green economy that will provide sustainable jobs for the future
The race to jet zero - is emission-free transatlantic air travel really possible?
Environment
By Kate Proctor
The race to jet zero - is emission-free transatlantic air travel really possible?
Like his garden bridges and sub-sea tunnels, announcing the UK was going to pioneer the first emission-free transatlantic aircraft had the hallmarks of what critics describe as one of Boris Johnson’s vanity projects. It was an ambitious and typically eye-catching promise, delivered in the brief lull in the coronavirus pandemic last July.
Ella inquest should pave the way for a new Clean Air Act
Environment
By Baroness Jones of Moulsecoomb
Ella inquest should pave the way for a new Clean Air Act
Ella’s mother's campaign to get air pollution recognised as the cause of her daughter’s death is a breakthrough, but it should not have taken 7 years. We need a new Clean Air Act with legal teeth to deliver the urgent action needed.