lcc healthy air

•  29,000 premature deaths caused by air pollu7on -‐ 4,300 in London alone

•  Levels of nitrogen dioxide on some of London’s busiest roads are currently more than triple legal limits

•  Diesel is the key culprit

•  Certain groups, including children, older people and people with asthma are more vulnerable

•  Poorer areas tend to have worse air quality

Raise public awareness of the health impacts of air pollu7on

•  Raise public awareness of the health impacts of air pollu7on

•  Encourage behaviour that helps reduce air pollu7on and exposure to it

•  Persuade all levels of government to take stronger ac7on so that the UK complies fully with air quality law.

Present

London, 24th May 2012

Encourage behaviour that helps reduce air pollu7on and exposure to it

Resources

Persuade all levels of government to take stronger ac7on so that the UK complies fully with air quality law.

Maria Arnold marnold@clientearth.org 0203 030 5969

www.healthyair.org.uk @HealthyAirUk www.facebook.com/healthyairuk

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