Tag: Air Pollution
Incinerators are bad for climate change, health and recycling
Published on September 25, 2021 January 6, 2022 by greenlordsmedia
There is no logical reason why you would want to replace the Edmonton Incinerator in North London, nor build any of the other 50 new waste incinerators that are in the planning pipeline at the moment.
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Categories Air Pollution, Climate change, Incineration, Other issues•Tags Air Pollution, Climate change, Environment
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Give Metro Mayors more power to act on air pollution
Published on September 1, 2021 January 6, 2022 by greenlordsmedia
I have tabled the following amendment to the Environment Bill that would enable Metro Mayor to set tough air pollution standards for their area and give local authorities more power to act on sources of bad air such as wood burning stoves.
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Categories Air Pollution, Other issues•Tags Air Pollution, Environment
Children deserve clean air
Published on October 27, 2018 by iwin1961
This week, I attended the Clean Air Parents' Network Reception in Parliament, where I met with parents and carers who are campaigning to protect children and babies from dirty air.
The Clean Air Parents' Network launched their new campaign at the reception, calling for a Clean Air for Children Programme, which would introduce a range of emergency measures to protect children and babies' lungs from illegal and harmful levels of air pollution where they learn and where they play.
The Clean Air for Children Programme sets out a clear plan which ensures local action, with the support of central government, to address air pollution and protect children and babies from its harmful effects.
All children should have the best start in life, and the air they breathe should not stunt the growth of their lungs or contribute to them developing future illnesses such as asthma and lung cancer. Yet despite this, children across the UK are exposed to dirty air every day, and thousands of schools, nurseries and playgrounds are located near roads with illegal and harmful levels of air pollution.
Children living in the most deprived areas are four times more likely to have under-developed lungs, whilst for the 1 in 11 children in the UK who have asthma, air pollution is not a distant threat but an immediate risk to their health and wellbeing.
If you're a parent or carer, you can join the Clean Air Parents' Network by signing up on their website or joining the Facebook group.
Categories Air Pollution•Tags Air Pollution, Children, Environment, Human Rights
Clean Air Bill must include new agency to enforce the right to clean air
Published on March 15, 2018 by iwin1961
Four Parliamentary Committees have issued a joint report on air pollution today. One of its key recommendations is that there needs to be a new Clean Air Bill and that should establish a right to clean air. I have already committed to bringing forward such a Bill in the Lords, drafted by Clean Air London.
The pressure is building on the Government to act. Geraint Davies MP in the Commons and myself in the Lords, are both bringing forward draft bills to lay out what the Government needs to do. We need clean air to be a human right and with Brexit happening in the next two years, we need to urgently create an independent, environmental enforcement agency. I believe that we need a Citizen's Commission to help people take the government and corporations to court if they fail in their responsibilities to public health and the environment. The loss of European Commission oversight with Brexit is both a threat to existing environmental protections and also, an opportunity to create something stronger in its place.
Categories Air Pollution•Tags Air Pollution, public health