Clean air campaigners fear Sadiq Khan could see air pollution as less of a priority than he did.
City Hall said the Sadiq Khan remained "totally committed" to cleaner air in London and aimed to meet tighter WHO rules "as soon as possible"
However, City Hall said the mayor remained "totally committed" to clean air and aimed to meet tighter WHO rules "as soon as possible". , and an exemption for electric vehicles paying the congestion charge being lifted, and I am not squaring that with being the right direction for the mayor." "He was too defensive during the mayoral election campaign, got boxed in on road-pricing and emissions measures and has not left himself with much flexibility," Mr Birkett argued.
to a lower “interim” limit of 20 ug/m3, and eventually a limit of 10 ug/m3 to reduce the health impact of air pollution.City Hall says the mayor needs government help to deliver his 2030 net-zero target for London"It would be disastrous to take his eye off the ball when the WHO has slashed its air quality guidelines," Mr Birkett said.
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