A 10 point plan to clean up London's air

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To mark the publication of it's latest report, Up in the Air: Part 2, Policy Exchange's Richard Howard sets out a 10 point plan to solve London's air pollution crisis

London is facing an air pollution crisis. Our recent report Up in the Air: Part 1 documented the fact that more than 12 per cent of London's total area exceeded legal and healthy limits for nitrogen dioxide...

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