Nitrogen dioxide, the pollutant at the heart of the legal case, has been at illegal levels in 90% of the country’s air quality zones since 2010 and largely stems from diesel vehicles. Make central London diesel-free to solve air pollution crisis – report Read moreIn the high court on Wednesday, Mr Justice Garnham agreed. Nobody in this house doubts the importance of the issue of air quality.”The government’s own estimates show air pollution causes at least £27.5bn a year and in April MPs called the issue a “public health emergency”. The government has said it will transfer all EU rules into UK law but, post-Brexit, the government could revise air pollution legislation. Its approval depended on the effectiveness of the government’s national air pollution plan to meet legal requirements on air quality.

Source: The Guardian November 02, 2016 16:30 UTC