UK GOVERNMENT
The government signed the ‘Clean Air Strategy’

14th January 2019

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UNITED NATIONS

‘Countries have a legal obligation to ensure a healthy environment’.

‘Air pollution claims 7 million lives every year.’

4th March 2019

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PUBLIC HEALTH ENGLAND

‘Air pollution is the biggest environmental threat to health in the UK with between 28,000 and 36,000 deaths a year.’ (70% attributed to road traffic emissions.)

11th March 2019

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UK GOVERNMENT

UK government committed to reduce emissions by 80% to reach its 2050 target.

14th March 2019

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UNECE
United Nations Economic Commission for Europe Gothenburg Protocol: Which sets national emission limits for SO2 NOx NH3 and volatile organic compounds for countries to meet from 2010 onwards.

Amended 4th October 2019

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AIR QUALITY NEWS

‘Highways England are failing to spend the £75 million pollution fund. Of the 8,865 miles of motorway and 2,571

major A roads most recent data suggest that over a third have illegal levels of Nitrogen Dioxide (NO2)’

7th November 2019

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EU
National Emission Ceiling Directive (2001/81/EC)

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EU
2008 Ambient air quality directive (2008/50/EC) – sets legally binding limits for concentrations in outdoor air of major air pollutants that impact public health such as particulate matter (PM10 and PM2.5) And nitrogen dioxide NO2)

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The roundabouts of Fishbourne and Stockbridge at the A27 have already reached the highest emissions according to the data from the National Atmospheric Emissions Inventory.

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