Topic: Air quality

London’s Ultra Low Emission Zone – will it make the city healthier?

A new Ultra Low Emission Zone (ULEZ) is being introduced in London, to reduce harmful emissions from traffic and improve air quality. Those who drive polluting vehicles into the city centre will face a daily...Read more

26-04-2019|Comment|author: Ian Mudway

London air pollution is restricting children’s lung development – new research

Air pollution is known to contribute to early deaths from respiratory and cardiovascular disease. There is also mounting evidence to show that breathing polluted air increases the risk of dementia. Children are vulnerable, too: exposure...Read more

06-02-2019|Comment|author: Ian Mudway and Chris Griffiths

Global initiative calls for safer streets and cleaner air for children

A major international conference, ‘Every Journey, Every Child’ at London’s City Hall last month called for urgent action by government, industry and international agencies to tackle ‘the needless deaths of thousands of children worldwide due to...Read more

03-11-2017|Comment|author: Adrian Voce