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London’s low emission zone is working – so why are cities around the world so cautious about clean air?

One daysingle sourceOne outlet reported this themselves - 1 of the 2 reports ran its copy.
All 2 reports on Sun, 23 August 2026

What it is about

Alastair HarperUCLHLondonBarcelonaBogotáAdriana SotoVaca JonesVictor IndasiNick HopkinsonDonald TrumpElla Adoo-Kissi-DebrahChris GriffithsZohran MamdaniAndy BurnhamSadiq KhanKeir StarmerQueen Mary University LondonClean Air FundImperial College LondonWorld Health Organization

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How it spread - 1 original report, 1 reprint

  1. Sun, 23 August 2026

    1 report
    • The Guardian World07:00first to report

      Similar initiatives have been launched from Barcelona to Bogotá, but they have misinformation, political pressure and vested interests stacked against them Ten years ago, Alastair Harper was an advocate for young people’s health sitting in a stuffy meeting room in London planning an air pollution campaign. “My phone started buzzing,” he said. “I took the call, and then told the room I needed to leave immediately. “I had to get to UCLH [one of London’s major hospitals]. My own child was headed...

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