Make central London diesel-free to solve air pollution crisis – report

IPPR study on delivering clean air in the capital comes as the high court is due to rule on the UK government’s air quality planRidding inner London of virtually all diesel vehicles would solve the capital’s air pollution crisis, according to research published as the high court is due to rule on the government’s air quality plan. Illegal levels of air pollution cause about 9,500 early deaths a year in London and a new report from the Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR)