Despite promising to reduce pollution, a central London masterplan has been met with opposition from air quality groups. Martin Guttridge-Hewitt attempts to navigate the confusion and asks if planning processes that fail to engage communities are valid in the climate age.
In a classic piece of juxtaposition, a recent Guardian front page led with the news that doctors were to consider the impact of air pollution when assessing patients, directly above a spectacular image of a New Year’s firework display in Sydney.