The Particulate Matter in toxic air pollution is so small it can not be seen but can be absorbed through the skin and lung tissue. Nitrogen Dioxide is also invisible and odourless We can not see or smell the pollution but it is there and it is causing damage to peoples health and thousands of deaths each year …
Nov 14 2014
Defra report which shows ALL emissions strategies in London have failed and Mayors Age limit on Taxis is improper
Defra report which shows ALL emissions strategies in London have failed and Mayors Age limit on Taxis is improper. In 2013 Defra published a report following testing in London by the Environmental Research Group ( Kings College) of 100,000 vehicles in London which included 10,000 taxis. Please see link for Defra report (a summary of …
Nov 14 2014
The Unlawful and Improper London Taxi Age Limit
The Unlawful and Improper London Taxi Age Limit 1/ In 2010 the Environmental Audit Committee conducted an Inquiry into air quality with the purpose of advising Local Authorities on strategies to reduce pollution. 2/ Tim Yeo chaired that Inquiry and initiated the idea of a taxi age limit. He discussed it at the Inquiry …
Nov 12 2014
MP’s and Peers support Campaign for Air Pollution Public Inquiry
PRESS RELEASE 12/11/14 For Immediate Release Members of both Houses of Parliament call for an urgent Public Inquiry into air pollution in the UK Last night John McDonnell, Labour MP for Hayes and Harlington sent a letter to the Chair of the Environmental Audit Committee calling for an Public Inquiry into air pollution …
Nov 05 2014
Pedestrianise Oxford Street ; but not at street level?
http://www.standard.co.uk/business/cityspy/city-spy-time-for-a-walk-down-the-high-street-8312642.html The recent testing carried out by the Environmental Research Group at Kings College London showed that Oxford Street is one of the most polluted roads in the world. The reason for this is undoubtedly diesel pollution. http://www.londonair.org.uk/london/asp/news.asp?NewsId=OxfordStHighNO2 More recent testing carried out by Ricardo and Brighton and Hove Council has clearly shown how most …
Oct 11 2014
Cycle Tube Network?
Could abandoned Tube stations and tunnels be solution to Cycle Safety. They are the subject of fascination for many Londoners, but disused Tube stations are set to be sold off for more lucrative purposes. Transport for London (TFL) is planning to invite companies to bid to convert the abandoned spaces into tourist attractions including hotels, …
Sep 08 2014
Questions to Mayor about testing London Taxis to prove age limit would reduce pollution
Below are some of the questions that the MAYOR has been asked by Assembly Members over the last 3 or 4 years. He has been asked many many times about proper Emissions testing of taxis to prove that an age limit would reduce pollution and he continually sidestepped or ignored the questions Dave …
Sep 06 2014
Environmental Audit Committee members submit evidence of their own pollution tests
This is the updated report from the Environmental Audit Committee website; they have published results from the Kings College London testing which the Committee members themselves participated. 5 members of the committee have submitted their own test results as evidence; a telling action in itself The results show that the pollution is at its …
Sep 06 2014
Mayors written evidence to the Environmental Audit Committee in 2011
http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm201012/cmselect/cmenvaud/writev/air/m28.htm paragraph 11 (copied from below) 11. NO2 levels have not fallen in recent years as modelling had predicted. This is a problem across major cities in the UK and across the EU. Emerging evidence, including a report by King’s College London, suggests that this may be due to the failure of recent …
Sep 06 2014
Evidence to Environmental Audit Committee
http://data.parliament.uk/writtenevidence/committeeevidence.svc/evidencedocument/environmental-audit-committee/action-on-air-quality/written/11629.html Written evidence submitted by David Davies. 1/Introduction Thousands of people throughout the UK are dying from Air Pollution confirmed by a recent World Health Organisation report. The Government and Local Authorities have failed to implement effective Air Quality Strategies and the EU is taking action to fine the UK. In May 2013 …