Cars must be banned from cities , rather than replaced by electric vehicles , according to the UK government ’s leading adviser on air pollution . Professor Frank Kelly commented that while electric vehicles do not produce exhaust fumes , they are still responsible for tiny pollution particles produced by brake and tyre dust for which there are no safe limits . Recent research from the European Commission discovered that nearly 90 % of all organic matter comes from these particles . How we manage and plan for growing urbanisation will be key to so many global aspirations from improving air quality and human health, maintaining economic success and combatting climate change.” An estimated 29,000 people die prematurely in the UK each year from particle pollution , more than the 23,500 who die from NO2 pollution .
Cars must be banned from cities , rather than replaced by electric vehicles , according to the UK government ’s leading adviser on air pollution . Professor Frank Kelly commented that while electric vehicles do not produce exhaust fumes , they are still responsible for tiny pollution particles produced by brake and tyre dust for which there are no safe limits . Recent research from the European Commission discovered that nearly 90 % of all organic matter comes from these particles . An estimated 29,000 people die prematurely in the UK each year from particle pollution , more than the 23,500 who die from NO2 pollution .