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More than 4.5 million affected, says UN group, while tests suggest children's shorter height increases exposure on busy roads

Mayor's Office announces £1m fund to help tackle air pollution in the capital's worst affected schools, as study finds air quality is worse in some classrooms than it is outside

Professor Russell Viner of the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health argues that delivering on the goals of the Climate Change Act would result in cleaner air and lower health risks for children

Efforts to cut carbon dioxide set to usher in radically cleaner air by mid-century

Analysis of green certified buildings reveals they have provided around $6bn in health and climate benefits on top of $7.5bn of energy savings

Heatwaves, pollution and disease are the main health issues linked to global warming but action to halt emissions would deliver huge benefits

Global inventory of nitrogen oxide emissions shows highly polluting diesel cars are 'urgent public health issue'

Study tracking 6.6 million people estimates effect on one in 10 cases of Alzheimer's while those living by busy roads are 12 per cent are more likely to be diagnosed with dementia

NICE proposals to reduce health impacts of air pollution also include removing speed bumps and implementing "no vehicle idling" areas around schools

As WMO warns 2016 very likely to be hottest year on record, influential medical journal launches new initiative to track response to climate 'health crisis'