Topic: | Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Air pollution on Chiswick High Road | |
Posted by: | Jonathan Bingham | |
Date/Time: | 05/11/15 13:06:00 |
We can also look to other countries for evidence of the impact of air pollution. Indian and Chinese cities have chronically high levels and children there are really suffering - far beyond what would be predicted on simple economic grounds. It's beyond question that their breathing difficulties are due to pollution so it surely follows that air pollution here also causes damage - it's just not as obvious. Other countries can also demonstrate that high vehicle use is not unavoidable - Holland, Germany and Denmark all show that it is possible to get much higher levels of cycling than we do, and they get the benefit of less congestion and pollution. And yes, Tom's voice is so sadly missed on this subject. |