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Think tank IPPR has unveiled a new plan to help the Mayor & government radically cut air pollution and boost Londoners health.  A cut in London air pollution to bring it to within legal limits could give Londoners up to an extra 1.7 months’ life expectancy.  Air pollution in London is a health emergency and is the second most significant social factor in someone’s health after smoking.

IPPR builds on the measures recently proposed by the Mayor of London for his current term by arguing that London will also need a radical plan for after 2020 to comply with legal limits.  This plan will need support from London’s government & communities and from across the political spectrum, complemented by action from national government.

IPPR propose that the Mayor of London should:

• Phase out diesel cars in inner London by the end of the next mayoral term
• Consider a charge on all non-zero emissions cars in inner London by 2025, with action on buses, vans and lorries too
• Phase out diesel taxis by 2025
• Make sure the revenues raised by road charging are reinvested into the public transport network, car sharing, cycling, walking and other sustainable options

IPPR:  Londoners could live nearly two months longer with new air pollution plan

Is the answer no diesel & electric cars 2030 at the latest?

Poor air quality is not something that you can always ‘see’