EEA reports ‘slow’ improvement in Europe’s air quality
9% of Europeans living in towns and cities were exposed to nitrogen dioxide emissions in excess of the EU’s annual limit value in 2015, figures published by the European Environment Agency have suggested.
UN report expresses ‘alarm’ at UK’s air quality plan
A UN advisor on human rights has criticised the ‘urgency’ of the UK government’s plan to tackle harmful levels of air pollution in towns and cities, prompting a strong response from Defra.
