The nation’s lung health divide
Analysis from Asthma + Lung UK reveals a stark north/south divide in the likelihood of someone with a lung condition being hospitalised or dying. The leading lung health charity’s CEO, Sarah Woolnough, urges UK governments to end the lung health lottery by investing in earlier diagnosis, improved care and respiratory research. The health of our […]
Millions at risk from toxic air, our alert system needs updating to protect them
There are an estimated 3.4 million people in the UK living with lung conditions asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) that are made worse by toxic air. Days of high air pollution can bring about terrifying bouts of breathlessness, coughing, wheezing and other symptoms, which can be fatal. Air pollution doesn’t just affect people […]
Beware the big polluters who make net zero pledges
As companies prepare for COP26, beware the promises made by big polluters
Air pollution: ‘Lives are at stake’
Clean Air Day: a day dedicated to raising awareness about the dangers of air pollution.
Report links poor air quality to 64,000 deaths a year
A report by EFRA has linked air pollution to 64,000 deaths a year in the UK.
Dan Jarvis on the National Tree Strategy
Labour’s MP for Barnsley Central, Dan Jarvis, led a debate on the National Tree Strategy in Westminster Hall on Wednesday morning. Mr Jarvis said that “the benefit that trees bring to our natural environment, our economy, and our society, cannot be overlooked or understated.” Here is a clip of Mr Jarvis talking about the importance […]
The health case against fuel
Plans to unfreeze fuel duty in order to boost NHS should be just the start – cars damage the health service and soak up much-needed funding.
UK government ordered to clean up Britain’s toxic air
Clean air campaigners win five year legal battle against the government
Boris Johnson says children should be bussed in to breathe London’s toxic air
New figures reveal dangerous levels of pollution in London
Comment: Only ending our reliance on cars will clean our air
There is no technological fix to air pollution
