The UK government’s formal response to calls from MPs for stronger action to combat air pollution has been criticised by campaigners. A report published on Tuesday found that the UK’s current approach was not working and called for a new approach. ’s cities was a “public health emergency” and called for clean air zones, the power for all cities to charge polluting vehicles and a diesel scrappage initiative. “Worse, it encourages the belief that Brexit can simply sweep away the problem (it can’t). The government’s response, which came as warnings were issued on high levels of air pollution around Hull and across northern England, has limited the number of cities that can charge such vehicles to five and rejected the scrappage scheme.
The UK government’s formal response to calls from MPs for stronger action to combat air pollution has been criticised by campaigners. A report published on Tuesday found that the UK’s current approach was not working and called for a new approach. ’s cities was a “public health emergency” and called for clean air zones, the power for all cities to charge polluting vehicles and a diesel scrappage initiative. The government’s response, which came as warnings were issued on high levels of air pollution around Hull and across northern England, has limited the number of cities that can charge such vehicles to five and rejected the scrappage scheme.