The Research Brief: cleaning up England’s lethal air
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“There is no single recipe”: Bogotá’s mayor on its low-emission zone
As London’s controversial Ulez scheme is expanded, the Colombian capital and other cities around the world are following suit.
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Rosamund Kissi-Debrah: “Without Ulez expansion, more children are going to die”
The air pollution campaigner on her daughter Ella’s death and why Keir Starmer was wrong about London’s Ultra Low Emissions…
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My borough shows low-traffic neighbourhoods are a roaring success
Initially, so-called Mini-Hollands were met with protests. But the evidence from Waltham Forest shows they work.
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Rishi Sunak can’t save the British motorist
With or without Ulez, driving is becoming unaffordable for millions of people.
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Rishi Sunak’s LTNs review exposes the hollow promises of devolution
Both parties promise to end decades of centralisation – but only if the beneficiaries stick rigidly to Whitehall’s plans.
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Charity chief: “We know it’s controversial but clean air zones work”
Reducing air pollution is crucial for tackling respiratory disease, says Sarah Woolnough of Asthma + Lung UK.
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The lawyers taking polluters to court: “No company is above the law”
The CEO of ClientEarth on how legal action is breaking political stasis on the climate.
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Pollution is a public health menace – we have an obligation to intervene
As city mayors, it is our responsibility to protect those we represent.
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Why we signed up to the ICS Clean Air Framework
We can’t achieve the NHS’s net zero goals without action on air pollution.
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Air pollution is the biggest environmental risk to the UK’s health – here’s why
Air quality is connected to poor health outcomes and healthcare authorities can work to improve it.
The Policy Ask with Mark Girolami: “Computer science should be compulsory at GCSE level”
The Alan Turing Institute’s chief scientist on the importance of computing education and using data to clean up the UK’s…
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Government failing to address “deadly issue” of air pollution
The Public Accounts Committee has called for a new approach to tackling poor air quality.
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The Policy Ask with Nick Bowes: “It is high time we reversed the over-centralisation of our country”
Sadiq Khan's former director of policy on devolution, productivity and LGBTQ+ rights.
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Pollution is responsible for one in six deaths each year
Nine million people a year die from pollution, more than the number who die from smoking.
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Mother bereaved by air pollution waits to meet Boris Johnson after nearly a year
Rosamund Adoo-Kissi-Debrah wanted to know lessons would be learned from the death of her daughter, Ella.
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“The polluter must pay”: why rich countries could be sued for destroying the climate
Poorer nations that suffer the effects of extreme weather are looking to seek financial climate justice via the courts.
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