An adult person takes around 20,000 breaths every single day. Our body constantly needs to breathe to be able to perform its vital functions. This is why clean air and emissions should be a major concern for all of us. In 2013, Labour promised cleaner air through a fancy and costly campaign. In 2017, when a snap election was called, Labour went on to claim that Joseph Muscat had kept his word and provided us with clean air. All the irresponsible talk about the ‘Cancer Factory’ had been forgotten and we were supposed to be thankful for having a power station that runs on gas. Labour has, on purpose, omitted from all its propaganda the fact that the BWSC power station, on its own, reduced emission by 20 per cent – which fell from 2,028 to 1,644 CO² equivalent kilotons as confirmed by national statistics. The interconnector, planned by a Nationalist administration, continued to reduce emissions by 60 per cent. One has to ask what did Labour actually do to reduce … [Read more...] about Cleaner air: broken promises
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Clean air zones and congestion charges: All you need to know
The government has ordered Coventry City Council to implement a Clean Air Zone (CAZ), which could see cars, taxis, buses and lorries having to pay a fee to drive into the city. It comes as the city council's £83million plan to cut pollution was rejected by the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA). Coventry City Council has been under severe pressure to reduce its nitrogen dioxide (NO2) levels as the city is forecast to exceed legal limits in 2021. In March, the council sent their Local Air Quality Action Plan to the government in an effort to avoid having to implement a CAZ. These proposals included the use of electric-powered taxis, retrofitting cleaner engines on 100 buses, introducing new walking and cycling routes, road closures and traffic restrictions. However, this was insufficient for DEFRA, who have directed the council to implement a CAZ "as soon as possible". What is a Clean Air Zone? Clean Air Zones are areas inside cities where polluting traffic … [Read more...] about Clean air zones and congestion charges: All you need to know
All the locations in the UK where you’ll be charged for driving in clean air zones – find out how much you’ll have to pay
MOTORISTS could soon be charged to drive through some of UK's major cities. Stricter regulations were introduced this week in central London to help encourage drivers to use more environmentally-friendly motors. Drivers are now being charged to travel through the capital as a part of the Ultra Low Emission Zone, which operates 24 hours a day. But other major cities are considering adopting the regulations to help reduce pollution. Leeds and Birmingham are set to introduce similar programs next year, while several other councils are debating if they should roll out their own clean air zone. What are clean air zones? Clean air zones (CAZs) are areas where the local government has implemented tighter regulations to improve air quality. The restrictions have been implemented after the Supreme Court ordered ministers in 2015 to take urgent action to reduce air pollution across the UK. But there are two different types of clean air zones - charging and non-charging. You will be forced to pay … [Read more...] about All the locations in the UK where you’ll be charged for driving in clean air zones – find out how much you’ll have to pay
Remote Cape with ‘world’s cleanest air’ offers smog respite
As much of Asia wheezes, coughs and sniffles its way through another smog season, one isolated and windswept corner of Australia is serving as the global standard for clean air. With panoramic views of swaying tussock grass and the vast crystalline expanse of the Southern Ocean, Tasmania's beautiful Cape Grim peninsula is an unlikely reference point for the scientific world. But since 1976, this wild and blustery spot has been home to the Cape Grim Baseline Air Pollution Station -- a small Australian government facility with the seemingly eccentric task of bottling air. "Our job is essentially to find air as clean as you're likely to find anywhere in the world and measure just how polluted it is," Sam Cleland, the officer in charge of the station, told AFP. Looking out from his office atop the high sea cliffs, the nearest landmass to the west is Argentina, and there is nothing to the south except Antarctica. The facility's isolated location makes it perfect for collecting what many … [Read more...] about Remote Cape with ‘world’s cleanest air’ offers smog respite
Health secretary: child’s death is reminder why we must tackle air pollution
News / UK by Press Association 14/01/2019, 1:47 pm FacebookTwitterWhatsAppEmail Send us a story Sign up to our Daily newsletter Health Secretary Matt Hancock has said he hopes more people will be persuaded to support the drive for clean air after a nine-year-old girl’s death was linked to unlawful levels of air pollution. Ella Kissi-Debrah lived 25 metres from the South Circular Road in Lewisham in south east London – one of the capital’s busiest roads, and died in February 2013 after three years of seizures and 27 visits to hospital for asthma attacks. On Friday her family was given permission by the Attorney General to apply for a fresh inquest, after their lawyers said the original held in 2014 did not investigate the potential impact of air pollution. Speaking as the government’s Clean Air Strategy was launched, and asked what he would say to Ella’s family, Mr Hancock told the Press Association: “That I hope as a society … [Read more...] about Health secretary: child’s death is reminder why we must tackle air pollution