Tag Archives: European Commission
Landmark legal victory for ClientEarth
Posted on Posted onSupreme Court declares UK in breach of nitrogen dioxide legal limits and refers case to the Court of Justice of the European Union Simon Birkett, Founder and Director of Clean Air in London, said: “Congratulations to ClientEarth on its landmark … Continue reading
Right wing anarchists lobbying EU Environment Ministers to weaken health protections
Posted on Posted on‘Year of Air’ in 2013 Government is expected to lobby for weaker public health protections at an informal meeting of EU Environment Ministers in Dublin next Monday and Tuesday Instead, we must hammer harmful emissions against the anvil of air … Continue reading
Most-read stories of 2012
Posted on Posted onA look back at the media releases and campaign letters that proved the most popular in 2012. January ‘Clean Air in London’ lodges complaint over breaches of air pollution laws in London http://cleanairinlondon.org/legal/clean-air-in-london-lodges-complaint-over-breaches-of-air-pollution-laws-in-london/ Guide to health impacts: ‘Invisible’ air pollution … Continue reading
Mayor releases 750 pages of details about his lobbying to weaken air pollution laws
Posted on Posted onMayor releases first tranche of information about his lobbying to weaken air pollution laws Information reveals lobbying on an industrial scale to influence hundreds of organisations and individuals across Europe. It would have caused a scandal if released before the … Continue reading
Mayor caught lobbying to weaken international air pollution laws
Posted on Posted onMayor of London is lobbying for ‘flexibility’ in possible new laws and hiding his communications with 11 other European cities and regions in the lobbying group BBC investigation discovers the Mayor’s partners include the some of the most polluted areas of … Continue reading
Four of nine UK zones have already breached nitrogen dioxide time extension
Posted on Posted onTime extensions for nitrogen dioxide (NO2) have been breached already in Leicester, North Wales, Nottingham and Portsmouth Worsening in each of the last three years of one of the most important determinants of public health i.e. exposure to fine particles … Continue reading
New runways (or airports) would breach legal limits for air pollution
Posted on Posted onDraft Aviation Policy Framework – Response from Clean Air in London Government and Mayor of London are lobbying to weaken air pollution laws Dear Sir or Madam I am writing on behalf of Clean Air in London (CAL) to respond … Continue reading
Complaint to Commission
Posted on Posted on‘Clean Air in London’ (CAL) calls for Caroline Spelman MP to be held accountable and resign for the UK misleading the European Commission (Commission) over its Plans and Programmes for nitrogen dioxide (NO2) and other serious public health failings Commission … Continue reading
Guide to legal issues: UK is cheating on air quality laws and misleading the European Commission
Posted on Posted onUK is cheating on air quality laws and misleading the European Commission Air quality laws are breached every day by a factor or two or more along London’s busiest roads (and elsewhere). No other public health or environmental standard is breached … Continue reading
‘Clean Air in London’ lodges complaint over breaches of air pollution laws in London
Posted on Posted onMs Catherine Day Secretary-General European Commission Secretariat-General B-1049 Brussels Belgium Commissioner Potočnik Commissioner for the Environment European Commission Environment Directorate-General B-1049 Brussels Belgium By email and registered post: SG-PLAINTES@ec.europa.eu and janez.potocnik@ec.europa.eu 15 January 2012 Dear Secretary-General Day and Commissioner Potočnik Complaint … Continue reading
‘Year of Air’ in 2013 must deliver continuity and the further tightening of health and legal protections
Posted on Posted onCommissioner Janez Potočnik Commissioner for the Environment European Commission B-1049 Brussels Belgium By email: janez.potocnik@ec.europa.eu env-air@ec.europa.eu aqdsurvey@tno.nl scott.brockett@ec.europa.eu 30 September 2011 Dear Commissioner Potočnik ‘Year of Air’ in 2013 must deliver continuity and the further tightening of health and legal protections … Continue reading
European Commission grants ‘temporary and conditional exemption’ to comply with PM10 daily limit value
Posted on Posted onMayor Johnson stumbles and falls after backward steps on air quality ‘Wake-up call’ to Mayor and so-called ‘greenest Government’ in run-up to London 2012 Olympics Clean Air in London (CAL) hails European Commission’s temporary and conditional exemption as an ideal … Continue reading
European Commission singles out UK with final written warning over levels of dangerous airborne particles
Posted on Posted onEuropean Commission singles out United Kingdom with final written warning over levels of dangerous airborne particles (PM10) in London and Gibraltar ‘Clean Air in London’ warmly welcomes the European Commission’s action and says it must act as a wake-up call … Continue reading
European Commission rejects UK application for a time extension to comply with PM10 daily limit value
Posted on Posted onEuropean Commission rejects United Kingdom application to delay compliance with health based air quality laws for dangerous airborne particles (PM10) in London “The Commission found the air quality plan for Greater London did not meet the minimum requirements of the … Continue reading
European Commission starts legal action against UK to enforce health based air quality laws for PM10
Posted on Posted onEuropean Commission starts legal action against the United Kingdom to enforce health based air quality laws for particulate matter (PM10) Campaign for Clean Air in London congratulates Commissioner Dimas and thanks key supporters The European Commission started infringement proceedings on … Continue reading