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  1. There are serious life-shortening consequences of breathing polluted air

    by Dr Karine Nohr

    A British landmark study of over 3,400 London children aged between 6 and 9 years old measured the impact of air quality improvement following the introduction of London’s Ultra Low Emission Zone (ULEZ) and found that reduced emissions are strongly associated with accelerated lung growth in children. Just published by one of the global leading medical journals, the ‘Lancet Public Health’ , the ‘CHILL’ study is one that all of us, everywhere, need to understand.

    The study measured the health of children’s lungs living in areas that would subsequently become low-emission traffic zones and then re-measured annually for 5 years after the introduction of ULEZ. 

    Prior to the study, children living in these traffic areas had reduced lung size and reduced lung function.

    Key findings of the study were that after the introduction of ULEZ, London children not only had reversed stunting of the growth of their lungs, with many of them coming back up to the normal size expected for their lungs, but they also had increased lung capacity. The proportion of London children suffering from clinically impaired lung capacity had dropped significantly.

    This is such an important finding for protecting the health of our children.

    This study provides strong evidence that traffic-related air pollution is a serious risk factor for lung disease and early death and behoves us all to take the impact of our use of fossil fuels very seriously, driving being the most significant contributant of air pollution.

    Despite controversy, Sheffield Councillors introduced a CAZ in 2023, and pollution levels have dropped sharply. 

    Dr Laura-Jane Smith, a London consultant in Respiratory Medicine, sees patients every day in her clinics who are fighting for their breath. She said that her adult patients who live in the ULEZ area are also reporting that they are breathing better and they are having fewer flare-ups that could see them end up in hospital. 

    Now there is clear proof of how much harm is done to the lungs by vehicle use. So should we all start asking ourselves, ‘How essential is it for me to make this journey by car?’

    The argument that has been used by some car drivers that any driving restrictions are ‘infringements of their rights’ must be weighed against infringement of the right of the rest of us, particularly children, but also adults, the right to breathe clean air, and the serious life-shortening consequences of breathing polluted air. 

    #AirPollution #CAZ #CHILL #CleanAirZone #climateChange #DrLauraJaneSmith #environment #health #LancetPublicHealth #lungCapacity #RespiratoryMedicine #sustainability #ULEZ #UltraLowEmissionZone
  2. There are serious life-shortening consequences of breathing polluted air

    by Dr Karine Nohr

    A British landmark study of over 3,400 London children aged between 6 and 9 years old measured the impact of air quality improvement following the introduction of London’s Ultra Low Emission Zone (ULEZ) and found that reduced emissions are strongly associated with accelerated lung growth in children. Just published by one of the global leading medical journals, the ‘Lancet Public Health’ , the ‘CHILL’ study is one that all of us, everywhere, need to understand.

    The study measured the health of children’s lungs living in areas that would subsequently become low-emission traffic zones and then re-measured annually for 5 years after the introduction of ULEZ. 

    Prior to the study, children living in these traffic areas had reduced lung size and reduced lung function.

    Key findings of the study were that after the introduction of ULEZ, London children not only had reversed stunting of the growth of their lungs, with many of them coming back up to the normal size expected for their lungs, but they also had increased lung capacity. The proportion of London children suffering from clinically impaired lung capacity had dropped significantly.

    This is such an important finding for protecting the health of our children.

    This study provides strong evidence that traffic-related air pollution is a serious risk factor for lung disease and early death and behoves us all to take the impact of our use of fossil fuels very seriously, driving being the most significant contributant of air pollution.

    Despite controversy, Sheffield Councillors introduced a CAZ in 2023, and pollution levels have dropped sharply. 

    Dr Laura-Jane Smith, a London consultant in Respiratory Medicine, sees patients every day in her clinics who are fighting for their breath. She said that her adult patients who live in the ULEZ area are also reporting that they are breathing better and they are having fewer flare-ups that could see them end up in hospital. 

    Now there is clear proof of how much harm is done to the lungs by vehicle use. So should we all start asking ourselves, ‘How essential is it for me to make this journey by car?’

    The argument that has been used by some car drivers that any driving restrictions are ‘infringements of their rights’ must be weighed against infringement of the right of the rest of us, particularly children, but also adults, the right to breathe clean air, and the serious life-shortening consequences of breathing polluted air. 

    #AirPollution #CAZ #CHILL #CleanAirZone #climateChange #DrLauraJaneSmith #environment #health #LancetPublicHealth #lungCapacity #RespiratoryMedicine #sustainability #ULEZ #UltraLowEmissionZone
  3. There are serious life-shortening consequences of breathing polluted air

    by Dr Karine Nohr

    A British landmark study of over 3,400 London children aged between 6 and 9 years old measured the impact of air quality improvement following the introduction of London’s Ultra Low Emission Zone (ULEZ) and found that reduced emissions are strongly associated with accelerated lung growth in children. Just published by one of the global leading medical journals, the ‘Lancet Public Health’ , the ‘CHILL’ study is one that all of us, everywhere, need to understand.

    The study measured the health of children’s lungs living in areas that would subsequently become low-emission traffic zones and then re-measured annually for 5 years after the introduction of ULEZ. 

    Prior to the study, children living in these traffic areas had reduced lung size and reduced lung function.

    Key findings of the study were that after the introduction of ULEZ, London children not only had reversed stunting of the growth of their lungs, with many of them coming back up to the normal size expected for their lungs, but they also had increased lung capacity. The proportion of London children suffering from clinically impaired lung capacity had dropped significantly.

    This is such an important finding for protecting the health of our children.

    This study provides strong evidence that traffic-related air pollution is a serious risk factor for lung disease and early death and behoves us all to take the impact of our use of fossil fuels very seriously, driving being the most significant contributant of air pollution.

    Despite controversy, Sheffield Councillors introduced a CAZ in 2023, and pollution levels have dropped sharply. 

    Dr Laura-Jane Smith, a London consultant in Respiratory Medicine, sees patients every day in her clinics who are fighting for their breath. She said that her adult patients who live in the ULEZ area are also reporting that they are breathing better and they are having fewer flare-ups that could see them end up in hospital. 

    Now there is clear proof of how much harm is done to the lungs by vehicle use. So should we all start asking ourselves, ‘How essential is it for me to make this journey by car?’

    The argument that has been used by some car drivers that any driving restrictions are ‘infringements of their rights’ must be weighed against infringement of the right of the rest of us, particularly children, but also adults, the right to breathe clean air, and the serious life-shortening consequences of breathing polluted air. 

    #AirPollution #CAZ #CHILL #CleanAirZone #climateChange #DrLauraJaneSmith #environment #health #LancetPublicHealth #lungCapacity #RespiratoryMedicine #sustainability #ULEZ #UltraLowEmissionZone
  4. There are serious life-shortening consequences of breathing polluted air

    by Dr Karine Nohr

    A British landmark study of over 3,400 London children aged between 6 and 9 years old measured the impact of air quality improvement following the introduction of London’s Ultra Low Emission Zone (ULEZ) and found that reduced emissions are strongly associated with accelerated lung growth in children. Just published by one of the global leading medical journals, the ‘Lancet Public Health’ , the ‘CHILL’ study is one that all of us, everywhere, need to understand.

    The study measured the health of children’s lungs living in areas that would subsequently become low-emission traffic zones and then re-measured annually for 5 years after the introduction of ULEZ. 

    Prior to the study, children living in these traffic areas had reduced lung size and reduced lung function.

    Key findings of the study were that after the introduction of ULEZ, London children not only had reversed stunting of the growth of their lungs, with many of them coming back up to the normal size expected for their lungs, but they also had increased lung capacity. The proportion of London children suffering from clinically impaired lung capacity had dropped significantly.

    This is such an important finding for protecting the health of our children.

    This study provides strong evidence that traffic-related air pollution is a serious risk factor for lung disease and early death and behoves us all to take the impact of our use of fossil fuels very seriously, driving being the most significant contributant of air pollution.

    Despite controversy, Sheffield Councillors introduced a CAZ in 2023, and pollution levels have dropped sharply. 

    Dr Laura-Jane Smith, a London consultant in Respiratory Medicine, sees patients every day in her clinics who are fighting for their breath. She said that her adult patients who live in the ULEZ area are also reporting that they are breathing better and they are having fewer flare-ups that could see them end up in hospital. 

    Now there is clear proof of how much harm is done to the lungs by vehicle use. So should we all start asking ourselves, ‘How essential is it for me to make this journey by car?’

    The argument that has been used by some car drivers that any driving restrictions are ‘infringements of their rights’ must be weighed against infringement of the right of the rest of us, particularly children, but also adults, the right to breathe clean air, and the serious life-shortening consequences of breathing polluted air. 

    #AirPollution #CAZ #CHILL #CleanAirZone #climateChange #DrLauraJaneSmith #environment #health #LancetPublicHealth #lungCapacity #RespiratoryMedicine #sustainability #ULEZ #UltraLowEmissionZone
  5. There are serious life-shortening consequences of breathing polluted air

    by Dr Karine Nohr

    A British landmark study of over 3,400 London children aged between 6 and 9 years old measured the impact of air quality improvement following the introduction of London’s Ultra Low Emission Zone (ULEZ) and found that reduced emissions are strongly associated with accelerated lung growth in children. Just published by one of the global leading medical journals, the ‘Lancet Public Health’ , the ‘CHILL’ study is one that all of us, everywhere, need to understand.

    The study measured the health of children’s lungs living in areas that would subsequently become low-emission traffic zones and then re-measured annually for 5 years after the introduction of ULEZ. 

    Prior to the study, children living in these traffic areas had reduced lung size and reduced lung function.

    Key findings of the study were that after the introduction of ULEZ, London children not only had reversed stunting of the growth of their lungs, with many of them coming back up to the normal size expected for their lungs, but they also had increased lung capacity. The proportion of London children suffering from clinically impaired lung capacity had dropped significantly.

    This is such an important finding for protecting the health of our children.

    This study provides strong evidence that traffic-related air pollution is a serious risk factor for lung disease and early death and behoves us all to take the impact of our use of fossil fuels very seriously, driving being the most significant contributant of air pollution.

    Despite controversy, Sheffield Councillors introduced a CAZ in 2023, and pollution levels have dropped sharply. 

    Dr Laura-Jane Smith, a London consultant in Respiratory Medicine, sees patients every day in her clinics who are fighting for their breath. She said that her adult patients who live in the ULEZ area are also reporting that they are breathing better and they are having fewer flare-ups that could see them end up in hospital. 

    Now there is clear proof of how much harm is done to the lungs by vehicle use. So should we all start asking ourselves, ‘How essential is it for me to make this journey by car?’

    The argument that has been used by some car drivers that any driving restrictions are ‘infringements of their rights’ must be weighed against infringement of the right of the rest of us, particularly children, but also adults, the right to breathe clean air, and the serious life-shortening consequences of breathing polluted air. 

    #AirPollution #CAZ #CHILL #CleanAirZone #climateChange #DrLauraJaneSmith #environment #health #LancetPublicHealth #lungCapacity #RespiratoryMedicine #sustainability #ULEZ #UltraLowEmissionZone
  6. A piece nominally about #Bradford's #CleanAirZone.

    It started with a friend in #Saltaire flagging long-running health studies of children born in Bradford — and the way the Aire Valley's shape concentrates pollution.

    Titus Salt built Saltaire in the 1850s to escape Bradford's foul air. 150 years later, a trunk road runs through same valley that now traps traffic's exhaust. Debate argues about charge; valley barely gets a mention.

    machina.mmalc.com/saltaire-caz/

    #AirQuality
    #Pollution
    #PublicHealth

  7. A piece nominally about #Bradford's #CleanAirZone.

    It started with a friend in #Saltaire flagging long-running health studies of children born in Bradford — and the way the Aire Valley's shape concentrates pollution.

    Titus Salt built Saltaire in the 1850s to escape Bradford's foul air. 150 years later, a trunk road runs through same valley that now traps traffic's exhaust. Debate argues about charge; valley barely gets a mention.

    machina.mmalc.com/saltaire-caz/

    #AirQuality
    #Pollution
    #PublicHealth

  8. A piece nominally about #Bradford's #CleanAirZone.

    It started with a friend in #Saltaire flagging long-running health studies of children born in Bradford — and the way the Aire Valley's shape concentrates pollution.

    Titus Salt built Saltaire in the 1850s to escape Bradford's foul air. 150 years later, a trunk road runs through same valley that now traps traffic's exhaust. Debate argues about charge; valley barely gets a mention.

    machina.mmalc.com/saltaire-caz/

    #AirQuality
    #Pollution
    #PublicHealth

  9. A piece nominally about #Bradford's #CleanAirZone.

    It started with a friend in #Saltaire flagging long-running health studies of children born in Bradford — and the way the Aire Valley's shape concentrates pollution.

    Titus Salt built Saltaire in the 1850s to escape Bradford's foul air. 150 years later, a trunk road runs through same valley that now traps traffic's exhaust. Debate argues about charge; valley barely gets a mention.

    machina.mmalc.com/saltaire-caz/

    #AirQuality
    #Pollution
    #PublicHealth

  10. A piece nominally about #Bradford's #CleanAirZone.

    It started with a friend in #Saltaire flagging long-running health studies of children born in Bradford — and the way the Aire Valley's shape concentrates pollution.

    Titus Salt built Saltaire in the 1850s to escape Bradford's foul air. 150 years later, a trunk road runs through same valley that now traps traffic's exhaust. Debate argues about charge; valley barely gets a mention.

    machina.mmalc.com/saltaire-caz/

    #AirQuality
    #Pollution
    #PublicHealth

  11. Couple caught in Bristol CAZ trap scammed by fake website before paying official fee for wrong date

    Scammed, ‘entrapped’ and led down a bureaucratic rabbit hole 06:00, 28 Jun 2026 A sign on the A4…
    #Bristol #UnitedKingdom #UK #GB #England #Headlines #News #Europe #EU #BristolCityCouncil #Britain #CleanAirZone #GreatBritain #motoring #Premium #Traffic&Travel
    europesays.com/uk/1056070/

  12. Birmingham City Council fines itself £470,000 over Clean Air Zone

    Birmingham City Council has issued fines totalling more than £470,000 to itself. The penalties are for breaching the…
    #Birmingham #UnitedKingdom #UK #GB #England #Headlines #News #Europe #EU #Britain #CleanAirZone #government #GreatBritain
    europesays.com/uk/998036/

  13. I had a theory that what he wanted was for HMG to enforce a charging #CleanAirZone so he could turn round and say “nasty central government made me…” Of course, if he’d just got on with it the fuss would have been forgotten about by now.

  14. Plans to charge more for Bristol Clean Air Zone have been ruled out as anti-pollution campaigners slam plan

    There were plans to increase the daily charge from £9 to £10, £12 or £14The Clean Air Zone…
    #Bristol #UnitedKingdom #UK #GB #England #Headlines #News #Europe #EU #BristolCityCouncil #Britain #CleanAirZone #Environment #GreatBritain #GreenParty #Hartcliffe #LabourParty #LiberalDemocrats #Politics #Withywood
    europesays.com/uk/554690/

  15. Bristol Clean Air Zone charges could increase to £14 a day

    The higher fee could deter drivers of non-compliant vehicles from entering the zoneThe Clean Air Zone covers an…
    #Bristol #UnitedKingdom #UK #GB #England #Headlines #News #Europe #EU #BristolCityCouncil #Britain #CleanAirZone #Environment #GreatBritain #money #Traffic&Travel #Transport #YourMoney
    europesays.com/uk/539711/

  16. 's filthy air.
    A long way to go.

    "All in all, the measures will get Greater Manchester’s air to 40.3 micrograms of nitrogen dioxide in one cubic metre of air.
    "The UK legal limit is officially 40, but results under 40.4 are rounded down, making TfGM’s plan compliant.
    "But the World Health Organisation’s recommended limit is just 10."

    signs are down, but our pollution 'is like smoking 150 cigarettes a year'. Now what? - Manchester Evening News
    manchestereveningnews.co.uk/ne

  17. #Manchester's filthy air.
    A long way to go.

    "All in all, the measures will get Greater Manchester’s air to 40.3 micrograms of nitrogen dioxide in one cubic metre of air.
    "The UK legal limit is officially 40, but results under 40.4 are rounded down, making TfGM’s plan compliant.
    "But the World Health Organisation’s recommended limit is just 10."

    #CleanAirZone signs are down, but our pollution 'is like smoking 150 cigarettes a year'. Now what? - Manchester Evening News
    manchestereveningnews.co.uk/ne

  18. #Manchester's filthy air.
    A long way to go.

    "All in all, the measures will get Greater Manchester’s air to 40.3 micrograms of nitrogen dioxide in one cubic metre of air.
    "The UK legal limit is officially 40, but results under 40.4 are rounded down, making TfGM’s plan compliant.
    "But the World Health Organisation’s recommended limit is just 10."

    #CleanAirZone signs are down, but our pollution 'is like smoking 150 cigarettes a year'. Now what? - Manchester Evening News
    manchestereveningnews.co.uk/ne

  19. #Manchester's filthy air.
    A long way to go.

    "All in all, the measures will get Greater Manchester’s air to 40.3 micrograms of nitrogen dioxide in one cubic metre of air.
    "The UK legal limit is officially 40, but results under 40.4 are rounded down, making TfGM’s plan compliant.
    "But the World Health Organisation’s recommended limit is just 10."

    #CleanAirZone signs are down, but our pollution 'is like smoking 150 cigarettes a year'. Now what? - Manchester Evening News
    manchestereveningnews.co.uk/ne

  20. Slightly playing devil’s advocate, I’m not sure how much we value preventative healthcare in the UK (see also erosion of General Practice and public health depts) and sometimes sound interventions get binned for crap reasons #CleanAirZone

  21. This is why urban areas need a combination of a #CleanAirZone to get rid of the worst polluting vehicles, and a #CongestionCharge to reduce the total, and generate money to pay for public transport and #ActiveTravel alternatives. Do our politicians have the will and leadership to act?

    RE: https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:mkhjvd5flljqdjyqz3kbmsn6/post/3lhqsfc54lk25

  22. This is why urban areas need a combination of a #CleanAirZone to get rid of the worst polluting vehicles, and a #CongestionCharge to reduce the total, and generate money to pay for public transport and #ActiveTravel alternatives. Do our politicians have the will and leadership to act?

    RE: https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:mkhjvd5flljqdjyqz3kbmsn6/post/3lhqsfc54lk25

  23. "After one year of the zone, nitrogen dioxide from traffic was lower, GP visits for respiratory illnesses were down by 25% and those for heart problems decreased by 24%. This added up to an average of 732 fewer visits a month, compared with pre-Covid levels, and the trend showed that benefits were increasing over time."

    theguardian.com/environment/20

    #CleanAirZone #Health #England #FuckCars

  24. "After one year of the zone, nitrogen dioxide from traffic was lower, GP visits for respiratory illnesses were down by 25% and those for heart problems decreased by 24%. This added up to an average of 732 fewer visits a month, compared with pre-Covid levels, and the trend showed that benefits were increasing over time."

    theguardian.com/environment/20

    #CleanAirZone #Health #England #FuckCars

  25. "After one year of the zone, nitrogen dioxide from traffic was lower, GP visits for respiratory illnesses were down by 25% and those for heart problems decreased by 24%. This added up to an average of 732 fewer visits a month, compared with pre-Covid levels, and the trend showed that benefits were increasing over time."

    theguardian.com/environment/20

    #CleanAirZone #Health #England #FuckCars

  26. "After one year of the zone, nitrogen dioxide from traffic was lower, GP visits for respiratory illnesses were down by 25% and those for heart problems decreased by 24%. This added up to an average of 732 fewer visits a month, compared with pre-Covid levels, and the trend showed that benefits were increasing over time."

    theguardian.com/environment/20

    #CleanAirZone #Health #England #FuckCars

  27. "After one year of the zone, nitrogen dioxide from traffic was lower, GP visits for respiratory illnesses were down by 25% and those for heart problems decreased by 24%. This added up to an average of 732 fewer visits a month, compared with pre-Covid levels, and the trend showed that benefits were increasing over time."

    theguardian.com/environment/20

    #CleanAirZone #Health #England #FuckCars

  28. Several UK cities have introduced a #CleanAirZone. Cities with a CAZ fared slightly better in the 2021-2023 period (11% drop ) than those without (5% drop, excluding Sheffield as data not available). Apologies for the small sample sizes, so this analysis should be taken with a grain of salt. #AirPollution #LetPompeyBreathe greenpompey.org.uk/let-pompey-

  29. Several UK cities have introduced a #CleanAirZone. Cities with a CAZ fared slightly better in the 2021-2023 period (11% drop ) than those without (5% drop, excluding Sheffield as data not available). Apologies for the small sample sizes, so this analysis should be taken with a grain of salt. #AirPollution #LetPompeyBreathe greenpompey.org.uk/let-pompey-

  30. Several UK cities have introduced a #CleanAirZone. Cities with a CAZ fared slightly better in the 2021-2023 period (11% drop ) than those without (5% drop, excluding Sheffield as data not available). Apologies for the small sample sizes, so this analysis should be taken with a grain of salt. #AirPollution #LetPompeyBreathe greenpompey.org.uk/let-pompey-